Sometimes the winter months seem to drag on and on. The snow piles up and it keeps getting colder as time goes on. It can be rather discouraging with all the roof clearing and shoveling. Granted, it can be good exercise to shovel if you are healthy enough to do it.
Winters in Northern Maine can be rough and tough. Many customers that I encounter at the grocery store where I work are discouraged with the long winter so I try to cheer them up by saying things like, "Well, at least we don't have any alligators, poisonous snakes, or giant spiders." Sometimes you just need to look at the bight side of things.
Sometimes we can look at the spiritually dark world around us and feel discouraged. We live in an increasingly negative world. There is a lot of evil and wickedness happening all around us, but we believers in Jesus Christ must remember that we have a wonderful living hope in the Lord.
This world is not all there is. This world is not our home. The home for the believer in Jesus Christ is in Heaven where we will dwell with Him forever. It won't be boring. It will be beyond our wildest imaginations. It will be amazingly lovely and beyond words. It will be good because we will finally be with Jesus.
We must endure for a short time the small afflictions that come against us, but in the end it will all be worth it because of the wonderful promises that we have in Christ our Lord. For the time being we will face troubles and trials, but one day we will find rest at our Savior's feet.
What a great day that will be when my Jesus I shall see!
Lord,
Thank You for the Living hope that we have in You.
Come Soon, Lord Jesus.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Monday, February 25, 2019
Giving Directions
I got up rather early this morning so I could do that dreaded chore of raking snow off of the roof. There was probably a little over a foot and a half of snow up there. I worked for a long time and I only got the front part done. It is a very good workout I must say. There was also a lot of shoveling on the ground level as well. I even had my snowshoes on and made a nice path for myself so I could reach the front of the trailer.
I was about halfway done the front section of the roof when I heard someone say, "Hey, excuse me!" I turned and looked towards the direction of where the voice came from. There was a car that had pulled into the driveway and man was standing beside it. He wanted directions to get to a Health Clinic in town. So, I gave him detailed directions to get to where he was going. I never feel comfortable telling people how to get to a place out of fear I will get them lost.
Sometimes I feel like I give too many details and just confuse people. Other times people just give me that weird look as if they are saying, "This guy has no idea what he is talking about." Sometimes I just feel like going into one of those old "Bert and I" routines and tell them, "You can't get there from here!" (Insert a heavy down east Maine accent.)
I really hope I was clear with my directions and I hope that man found the clinic. I am glad God's directions are clear in regards of how we can be reconciled back to Him. There is only one way to God and that is through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Jesus (John 14:6).
The Bible is clear we have all sinned and we have all fallen short of the high standards of a Holy God. God demonstrated His love to each one of us by sending Jesus on a rescue mission to save us from our sins. Jesus went obediently to the Cross shedding His blood for you and me. Jesus took the punishment that you and I deserve to reconcile us back to the Father.
Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. There is only one name under Heaven in which we must be saved by and that is the name of Jesus Christ. There is a narrow path and few will find it. The gate to destruction and death is very wide and most people are on that road.
Jesus is the narrow path. Jesus is the only answer for our sin debt. Jesus paid our sin debt on the Cross. We must repent of our sins and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior in order to be saved. We can't save ourselves. We are not good enough. I am thankful for God's Amazing Grace.
I am thankful for the Holy Spirit that dwells within everyone that has come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. When we put our faith and trust in Christ we know that we are going in the right direction. The Holy Spirit and God's Word, the Bible will keep us on track.
May we be clear in telling people how to have a relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ. We live in a very troubling world where people feel hopeless. There is an answer for their despair and His name is Jesus. May the Lord lead someone to us that we can give them directions to Him.
Lord,
We love You.
Thank You for the opportunities You give to us to share Your love with others.
Help us to be clear with our directions to others so they can find You.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
I was about halfway done the front section of the roof when I heard someone say, "Hey, excuse me!" I turned and looked towards the direction of where the voice came from. There was a car that had pulled into the driveway and man was standing beside it. He wanted directions to get to a Health Clinic in town. So, I gave him detailed directions to get to where he was going. I never feel comfortable telling people how to get to a place out of fear I will get them lost.
Sometimes I feel like I give too many details and just confuse people. Other times people just give me that weird look as if they are saying, "This guy has no idea what he is talking about." Sometimes I just feel like going into one of those old "Bert and I" routines and tell them, "You can't get there from here!" (Insert a heavy down east Maine accent.)
I really hope I was clear with my directions and I hope that man found the clinic. I am glad God's directions are clear in regards of how we can be reconciled back to Him. There is only one way to God and that is through His Son, Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Jesus (John 14:6).
The Bible is clear we have all sinned and we have all fallen short of the high standards of a Holy God. God demonstrated His love to each one of us by sending Jesus on a rescue mission to save us from our sins. Jesus went obediently to the Cross shedding His blood for you and me. Jesus took the punishment that you and I deserve to reconcile us back to the Father.
Whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. There is only one name under Heaven in which we must be saved by and that is the name of Jesus Christ. There is a narrow path and few will find it. The gate to destruction and death is very wide and most people are on that road.
Jesus is the narrow path. Jesus is the only answer for our sin debt. Jesus paid our sin debt on the Cross. We must repent of our sins and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior in order to be saved. We can't save ourselves. We are not good enough. I am thankful for God's Amazing Grace.
I am thankful for the Holy Spirit that dwells within everyone that has come to know Christ as their Lord and Savior. When we put our faith and trust in Christ we know that we are going in the right direction. The Holy Spirit and God's Word, the Bible will keep us on track.
May we be clear in telling people how to have a relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ. We live in a very troubling world where people feel hopeless. There is an answer for their despair and His name is Jesus. May the Lord lead someone to us that we can give them directions to Him.
Lord,
We love You.
Thank You for the opportunities You give to us to share Your love with others.
Help us to be clear with our directions to others so they can find You.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Never Alone In Our Storms
We all face various storms throughout our lives. There is a snow storm hitting the area right now where I live. We have been through so many that this one might not seem like a big deal for many of us Northern Mainers that have dealt with snow many times before. Winters however, can drag us down if we aren't careful. We may feel depressed or anxious when we hear of more snow approaching.
Storms can make us feel weary and they can tire us out rather fast. Sometimes the storms come one right after another. Storms of life are the same way. We lose a job, we lose our house, or we lose a parent of a loved one to disease. Life's storms can weigh us down and make us feel hopeless.
There are times we try to fool ourselves by telling others that we have been through storms before so one more won't bother us because we are tough. The thing is we aren't that tough at all. We are weak creatures and we can crumble easy with each passing storm.
I recall there was a storm on the Sea of Galilee one night. Jesus had just fed over 5000 people with some bread and a few fish. He sent the disciples away in a boat to go to the other side of the lake. Jesus stayed behind and sent the crowds away. Afterwards Jesus went up the mountain to pray. Jesus knew there was a storm brewing on the Sea of Galilee and yet we find Him sending His disciples into it. He prayed all night for His disciples as they were in the middle of a storm.
When we face a storm in our lives we can know that Jesus is praying for us. The Bible tells us that Jesus is interceding to the Father on our behalf during our worst storms. That should bring us great comfort and a wonderful hope. Jesus loves us so much that He is praying for us through our storm.
The Lord Jesus is also with us during our storms through His Spirit who dwells within each of us that have trusted Him as our Lord and Savior. We are never alone in our storms.
Lord,
Thank You for praying for us and being with us during our storms of life.
Things are hard down here, but You know that and You promise to see us through.
Lead us and guide us near to You O Lord.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Storms can make us feel weary and they can tire us out rather fast. Sometimes the storms come one right after another. Storms of life are the same way. We lose a job, we lose our house, or we lose a parent of a loved one to disease. Life's storms can weigh us down and make us feel hopeless.
There are times we try to fool ourselves by telling others that we have been through storms before so one more won't bother us because we are tough. The thing is we aren't that tough at all. We are weak creatures and we can crumble easy with each passing storm.
I recall there was a storm on the Sea of Galilee one night. Jesus had just fed over 5000 people with some bread and a few fish. He sent the disciples away in a boat to go to the other side of the lake. Jesus stayed behind and sent the crowds away. Afterwards Jesus went up the mountain to pray. Jesus knew there was a storm brewing on the Sea of Galilee and yet we find Him sending His disciples into it. He prayed all night for His disciples as they were in the middle of a storm.
When we face a storm in our lives we can know that Jesus is praying for us. The Bible tells us that Jesus is interceding to the Father on our behalf during our worst storms. That should bring us great comfort and a wonderful hope. Jesus loves us so much that He is praying for us through our storm.
The Lord Jesus is also with us during our storms through His Spirit who dwells within each of us that have trusted Him as our Lord and Savior. We are never alone in our storms.
Lord,
Thank You for praying for us and being with us during our storms of life.
Things are hard down here, but You know that and You promise to see us through.
Lead us and guide us near to You O Lord.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Friday, February 22, 2019
Jesus Understands
There will be times in life when we feel alone and that no one understands us or what we are going through. We all have gone through things that try our faith. We have all faced trials at one time or another. There is not one of us that is immune to trouble. Jesus told us that in this world we would have trouble and He was right. We must also remember what else He said. He tells us not to lose heart for He has overcome the world.
Jesus knows what we are going through even when no one else understands. Jesus came to earth to dwell among us. He came to this earth to live as a human being. Jesus was fully man and fully God. The Lord endured and experienced what is like to be like you and I. Jesus understands.
There is nothing that you and I have gone through that Jesus doesn't comprehend. The Lord was tempted yet He never gave into that temptation. Jesus never sinned. We sin. We stumble and fall. We make mistakes. Jesus didn't.
Jesus lived a perfect and sinless life. We can't. Jesus went to the Cross and died for our sins. He died for my sins, your sins, and for the sins of the entire human race. Then He conquered the grave by rising from the dead on the third day. Jesus is now at the right hand of the Father interceding in prayer for us.
Jesus paid the price for our sins. He took the punishment that you and I deserve. Whoever calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved. We must confess our sins to Him and come to Him with a humble heart. We need to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior in order to be saved. We are saved, not by works, but by grace through faith. Our faith will be shown by the works that the Lord provides for us to do for Him.
Jesus loves us and He wants everybody to come to Him. He doesn't desire that anyone should perish, but that everyone come to repentance of their sins and receive the free gift of salvation through His precious shed blood on the Cross.
When we feel alone and we feel that no one understands our suffering and pain. We can know that Jesus knows all about suffering and pain. Jesus understands what we are going through. We can go to Him in prayer with our concerns and know that He cares for us and He will help us in our time of need.
Lord,
Sometimes it feels like no one understands what we are going through.
Thank You that You understand everything.
Thank You for taking care of us and thank You for loving us.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
Jesus knows what we are going through even when no one else understands. Jesus came to earth to dwell among us. He came to this earth to live as a human being. Jesus was fully man and fully God. The Lord endured and experienced what is like to be like you and I. Jesus understands.
There is nothing that you and I have gone through that Jesus doesn't comprehend. The Lord was tempted yet He never gave into that temptation. Jesus never sinned. We sin. We stumble and fall. We make mistakes. Jesus didn't.
Jesus lived a perfect and sinless life. We can't. Jesus went to the Cross and died for our sins. He died for my sins, your sins, and for the sins of the entire human race. Then He conquered the grave by rising from the dead on the third day. Jesus is now at the right hand of the Father interceding in prayer for us.
Jesus paid the price for our sins. He took the punishment that you and I deserve. Whoever calls on the Name of the Lord will be saved. We must confess our sins to Him and come to Him with a humble heart. We need to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior in order to be saved. We are saved, not by works, but by grace through faith. Our faith will be shown by the works that the Lord provides for us to do for Him.
Jesus loves us and He wants everybody to come to Him. He doesn't desire that anyone should perish, but that everyone come to repentance of their sins and receive the free gift of salvation through His precious shed blood on the Cross.
When we feel alone and we feel that no one understands our suffering and pain. We can know that Jesus knows all about suffering and pain. Jesus understands what we are going through. We can go to Him in prayer with our concerns and know that He cares for us and He will help us in our time of need.
Lord,
Sometimes it feels like no one understands what we are going through.
Thank You that You understand everything.
Thank You for taking care of us and thank You for loving us.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Jesus Can Set Us Free
Sometimes life has it's challenges. We believers in Jesus Christ will encounter troubles in this world. We aren't promised an easy life. The Lord does promised us that He will always be with us and He will never leave us. People won't always like us nor our point of view. There will be people we encounter that will actually hate us not because of anything we have done, but because we belong to the Lord Jesus Christ.
When we repent of our sins and trust Jesus as our Lord and Savior our enemy, the devil, will try to trip us up and try to discourage us. The devil will try to make us become ineffective for the Lord's work. Our enemy is a defeated enemy. Jesus Christ gives us victory over the devil and his ways.
Sometimes life can be rather discouraging especially when the enemy's attacks keep coming at us. We may feel like giving up. We may even wonder if what we are doing is really worth while. I find that the enemy generally only attacks when he feels threatened.
Our battle isn't with people even though it seems like it at times. Our battle is with the forces of evil lead by the devil himself. We must pray and call out to the Lord to help us to stand firm against the attacks that come our way. We need to put on the full armor of God and be empowered by the Holy Spirit.
There are people all around us that have been entangled with sin for so long that they see no way out. They may want to be set free, but they don't know where to turn. They need to turn to the One who came to set the captives free. The need the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only One that can break the chains of addiction. Jesus is the only One who can break the sinful bondage in our lives. Jesus can set us free from all of that.
We must come to Him with a humble heart and we must approach Him with a willingness to repent of our sins. Jesus wants to set us free. Is there something in your life that you need to be set free from? Turn to Jesus Christ in prayer and seek His help. He will answer your cry and He will set you free.
Lord,
Set us free from any addiction in our lives.
We love You O Lord.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
When we repent of our sins and trust Jesus as our Lord and Savior our enemy, the devil, will try to trip us up and try to discourage us. The devil will try to make us become ineffective for the Lord's work. Our enemy is a defeated enemy. Jesus Christ gives us victory over the devil and his ways.
Sometimes life can be rather discouraging especially when the enemy's attacks keep coming at us. We may feel like giving up. We may even wonder if what we are doing is really worth while. I find that the enemy generally only attacks when he feels threatened.
Our battle isn't with people even though it seems like it at times. Our battle is with the forces of evil lead by the devil himself. We must pray and call out to the Lord to help us to stand firm against the attacks that come our way. We need to put on the full armor of God and be empowered by the Holy Spirit.
There are people all around us that have been entangled with sin for so long that they see no way out. They may want to be set free, but they don't know where to turn. They need to turn to the One who came to set the captives free. The need the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus is the only One that can break the chains of addiction. Jesus is the only One who can break the sinful bondage in our lives. Jesus can set us free from all of that.
We must come to Him with a humble heart and we must approach Him with a willingness to repent of our sins. Jesus wants to set us free. Is there something in your life that you need to be set free from? Turn to Jesus Christ in prayer and seek His help. He will answer your cry and He will set you free.
Lord,
Set us free from any addiction in our lives.
We love You O Lord.
Lead us and guide us by Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Sunday, February 17, 2019
The Good Samaritan
"One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”
26 Jesus replied, “What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?”
27 The man answered, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
28 “Right!” Jesus told him. “Do this and you will live!”
29 The man wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he was attacked by bandits. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him up, and left him half dead beside the road.
31 “By chance a priest came along. But when he saw the man lying there, he crossed to the other side of the road and passed him by.
32 A Temple assistant walked over and looked at him lying there, but he also passed by on the other side.
33 “Then a despised Samaritan came along, and when he saw the man, he felt compassion for him.
34 Going over to him, the Samaritan soothed his wounds with olive oil and wine and bandaged them. Then he put the man on his own donkey and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.
35 The next day he handed the innkeeper two silver coins, telling him, ‘Take care of this man. If his bill runs higher than this, I’ll pay you the next time I’m here.’
36 “Now which of these three would you say was a neighbor to the man who was attacked by bandits?” Jesus asked.
37 The man replied, “The one who showed him mercy.” Then Jesus said, “Yes, now go and do the same.”
- Luke 10:25-37
There came a time when a teacher of the law came up to Jesus one day to test Him. He asked Jesus what he needed to do in order to obtain eternal life. Jesus then did what He did many times, He asked a question back. Jesus asked, "What does the law of Moses say? How do you read it?"
The teacher of the law said, "You must love the Lord your God with all of your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind. And, Love your neighbor as yourself."
In order for us to truly love the Lord we must believe that He exist of course and we also must believe in the One He sent. God demonstrated His great love for all mankind by sending the most precious of gifts, Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son. We are called to love the Lord with all of our minds, bodies, souls, and strength. We ought to love the Lord with every fiber of our being. The Lord loves us this much. Should we not love Him the same.
Jesus demonstrated His great love for each of us by going obediently to the Cross where He shed His blood for our sins once and for all. Jesus rose from the dead on the third day conquering the grave and showing us that He is indeed God. We must come to the conclusion that we are sinners and we can't save ourselves and then receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior.
We ought to live for the Lord and walk in the power of the Holy Spirit who indwells everyone that has placed their faith and trust in Jesus Christ. We know we love the Lord because we have that desire to obey Him and His Holy Word, the Bible. We are also called to love out neighbors as ourselves.
We believers who say we love the Lord ought to be showing our love for Him by loving our neighbors. Without the love of God in our hearts it would be nearly impossible for us to have a true love for our neighbor. Sometimes we find it hard to love other people. Some people are hard to please and cranky. Some are hard hearted and stubborn. Some people like to complain and moan and groan. The more I think of those things that I just wrote the more I can relate to each one because I myself do those things at times. Sometimes I am not very lovable. Sometimes I am not very compassionate to my fellow human beings. I want to be, but there are times when the desire and power to do so is not there.
We all need compassion and mercy, don't we? We sure do. Thankfully, God is rich in mercy and full of compassion. The Lord Jesus told a parable to the teacher of the law who had asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor. We are all familiar with the story I am sure. People who have never cracked open a Bible in their lives have heard about the Good Samaritan.
The illustration goes like this. There was a man who was on a journey on a road heading from Jerusalem to Jericho. The road was dangerous. There were twists and turns. There were also plenty of hiding places for robbers to hide and jump out when you were least expecting it to take all that you had. This is what happened to this poor Jewish man. Robbers came out of the caves near the road and jumped him. They beat him so very severely with many blows and left him in a bloody heap on the side of the road. They took all of his belongings and all of his money. They even took his cloths. They not only took his stuff, but they robbed him of his dignity and his humanity. How awful!
The man lay there half dead on the side of the road when all of a sudden a priest came along. Surely, a priest would stop and help this man in dire need, but no he didn't. The priest say the man and crossed over to the other side of the road and kept going. Maybe the priest was in a hurry or he thought the man was dead and didn't what to get ceremonially unclean. Either way the priest didn't stop.
A while later a Levite or a Temple assistant, as the NLT Bible calls him, walked by. Surely he would stop to render aid to this man in distress, but no he kept on going. Can you imagine waiting for someone to help you in your time of need?
Then came a long a despised Samaritan. The Jews and Samaritans had a rocky relationship. They hated each other with a passion. The Jews looked down on Samaritans rather harshly. The Jews wanted nothing to do with the Samaritans. When this Samaritan man saw this badly beaten Jewish fellow on the side of the road he had compassion in his heart for him.
He stopped and went over to this badly injured man and he helped him. The Samaritan banged his wounds and treated him. Then he took him to and in and paid the inn keeper to look after this man in need.
Then after Jesus told this parable He asked the teacher of the law which of the three was a neighbor to the man who was beaten and left for dead. The teacher of the law answered that it was the one who showed mercy to him.
Jesus said, "Yes, now go and do the same."
There are many people all around us that are in need. They may not have been beaten by robbers, but they have been beaten by life itself. The devil may have knocked them around and robbed them of their joy or dreams. Some people may feel beaten by substance abuse and feel like they have been passed by and looked down on by the religious elite.
We believers in Jesus Christ need to love the Lord with all of hearts, minds, bodies, and souls. We also ought and must love our neighbors as ourselves. May we not think ourselves too good to lend a helping hand to those in despair and in need.
We may need to get out hands dirty and help someone that is stuck in the mud on the path of life. May we show compassion and the love of Christ to those in need.
Let us now go and do the same by showing mercy to those left on the side of life's road.
Lord,
We love You!
Help us to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Empower us by the Holy Spirit to show compassion to those in need.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen
Friday, February 15, 2019
When We Are Under Attack
There will be times when we will run into people who do not like us for one reason or another. There will be times people will hate us because we are followers of Jesus Christ. Sometimes we get mocked and made fun of. There are even times we even may be bullied. It is very tempting for us to lash out at the person and retaliate, but we must remain calm and pray for them.
We must not take the bait. These people are lost and serving Satan himself whether they know it or not. We believers in Jesus Christ must submit to the Lord and resist the devil so he will flee from us. We must stand upon the Word of God and be empowered by the Holy Spirit.
We must not cast our pearls to swine or we will be trampled upon and torn to pieces. The battle is not ours. The battle belongs to the Lord. We don't like getting called names and being mocked, but there are many Christians around out world that are going through much worse things for the Lord.
There is a young man whom I work with that mocks me because I belong to Jesus. Every chance he gets he mocks Jesus and Church. This man has brought up Jesus more often then I have which gets me wondering if he is totally against the Lord or he is actually searching, but going about it the wrong way.
This young man seems very angry though and his mocking seems to be increasing. I told my supervisor, but he said there was nothing he could do about it which makes me feel a little helpless, but I know the Lord will work things out.
I have been praying for thing young man and I would like everyone who reads this blog posting to pray for him as well. Pray for me as well to endure and not allow a fleshly response to emerge.
Lord,
Thank You for always being by our side.
Thank You that You are willing to help us when others don't
I thank You Lord for Your protecting.
Help me through this trial.
Help me to know the correct response.
I pray for that young man who is bulling me.
I pray for Your help O Lord.
In Jesus Name I pray,
Amen.
We must not take the bait. These people are lost and serving Satan himself whether they know it or not. We believers in Jesus Christ must submit to the Lord and resist the devil so he will flee from us. We must stand upon the Word of God and be empowered by the Holy Spirit.
We must not cast our pearls to swine or we will be trampled upon and torn to pieces. The battle is not ours. The battle belongs to the Lord. We don't like getting called names and being mocked, but there are many Christians around out world that are going through much worse things for the Lord.
There is a young man whom I work with that mocks me because I belong to Jesus. Every chance he gets he mocks Jesus and Church. This man has brought up Jesus more often then I have which gets me wondering if he is totally against the Lord or he is actually searching, but going about it the wrong way.
This young man seems very angry though and his mocking seems to be increasing. I told my supervisor, but he said there was nothing he could do about it which makes me feel a little helpless, but I know the Lord will work things out.
I have been praying for thing young man and I would like everyone who reads this blog posting to pray for him as well. Pray for me as well to endure and not allow a fleshly response to emerge.
Lord,
Thank You for always being by our side.
Thank You that You are willing to help us when others don't
I thank You Lord for Your protecting.
Help me through this trial.
Help me to know the correct response.
I pray for that young man who is bulling me.
I pray for Your help O Lord.
In Jesus Name I pray,
Amen.
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Loving God and Loving Others
Today is Valentine's Day when love is celebrated by couples all over the place. When we think of Valentine's we mostly think of flowers, chocolates, and romantic dinners. I almost forgot that there are those Valentine Cards that people give to someone they love.
I remember as a child taking a bag of Valentine's Day Cards to school for each of my class mates. I remember getting some cards that had a lollipop with it. Those were my favorite. When I grew older the only Valentine Cards I received were from my mother and to keep up that tradition my mother got me one this year as well. That is a great blessing.
I am a single forty-three year old who has never had the blessing of celebrating Valentine's Day and that used to bother me, but then I think of all the money I have saved. Sometimes we get bogged down on thinking of the things we don't have instead of being grateful for all that the Lord has blessed us with. I have never had a girlfriend or wife to show love to, but I am deeply loved by my Savior, Jesus Christ, and His love is more than enough.
Maybe the Lord will bless me some day by providing a lovely lady to be my wife, but even if He doesn't I am ok with that. I love the Lord Jesus Christ and I know He loves me. God has blessed me far more than I could ever possibly deserve. God is good.
The Lord has done an incredible work in my life and I thankful that He is still at work in me because I can attest that there is so much more work to be done in this heart of mine. I want to learn to love the Lord Jesus with more of my heart, mind, body, and soul. I want and I desire to love others as He so greatly loves me.
I am thankful for God's great love. This world needs to know about God's love and His wonderful mercy to those who place their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to reach out to others with the love of Christ in our hearts.
I am reminded of a story I heard about a mother who was sending her young son to school on Valentine's Day. The young child had special needs and he didn't have many friends. His mother knew that no one would give him a Valentine card at school even though the children were supposed to give one to everyone in the class, but no one ever gave one to her little boy. The boy and his mother spent time making a card for everyone of his classmates and the next day he went off to school to hand them out to the other kids in his class. The mother was nervous and felt sad for her son because she knew that no one would give him a card and she wondered what his reaction would be after school. That afternoon when the school bus arrived and her son got off answered her question. The little boy got off of the bus and ran excitedly to his awaiting mother, "Mommy, not one! Not One!." The mother started to choke up and cry, but the little boy continued, "Mommy, I didn't forget one classmate. I gave a Valentine to each one and not one was forgotten."
Sometimes in life we think of love as getting, but true love is found in giving. God loved us so much that He gave us the most precious gift of all, Jesus.
I like what I John 4:7-17 says,
"7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
I remember as a child taking a bag of Valentine's Day Cards to school for each of my class mates. I remember getting some cards that had a lollipop with it. Those were my favorite. When I grew older the only Valentine Cards I received were from my mother and to keep up that tradition my mother got me one this year as well. That is a great blessing.
I am a single forty-three year old who has never had the blessing of celebrating Valentine's Day and that used to bother me, but then I think of all the money I have saved. Sometimes we get bogged down on thinking of the things we don't have instead of being grateful for all that the Lord has blessed us with. I have never had a girlfriend or wife to show love to, but I am deeply loved by my Savior, Jesus Christ, and His love is more than enough.
Maybe the Lord will bless me some day by providing a lovely lady to be my wife, but even if He doesn't I am ok with that. I love the Lord Jesus Christ and I know He loves me. God has blessed me far more than I could ever possibly deserve. God is good.
The Lord has done an incredible work in my life and I thankful that He is still at work in me because I can attest that there is so much more work to be done in this heart of mine. I want to learn to love the Lord Jesus with more of my heart, mind, body, and soul. I want and I desire to love others as He so greatly loves me.
I am thankful for God's great love. This world needs to know about God's love and His wonderful mercy to those who place their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to reach out to others with the love of Christ in our hearts.
I am reminded of a story I heard about a mother who was sending her young son to school on Valentine's Day. The young child had special needs and he didn't have many friends. His mother knew that no one would give him a Valentine card at school even though the children were supposed to give one to everyone in the class, but no one ever gave one to her little boy. The boy and his mother spent time making a card for everyone of his classmates and the next day he went off to school to hand them out to the other kids in his class. The mother was nervous and felt sad for her son because she knew that no one would give him a card and she wondered what his reaction would be after school. That afternoon when the school bus arrived and her son got off answered her question. The little boy got off of the bus and ran excitedly to his awaiting mother, "Mommy, not one! Not One!." The mother started to choke up and cry, but the little boy continued, "Mommy, I didn't forget one classmate. I gave a Valentine to each one and not one was forgotten."
Sometimes in life we think of love as getting, but true love is found in giving. God loved us so much that He gave us the most precious gift of all, Jesus.
I like what I John 4:7-17 says,
"7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him.
10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.
12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.
13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.
14 Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
15 All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God.
16 We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.
17 And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world."
Without having a relationship with God through Jesus Christ we won't understand what the true meaning of love is and without Jesus we certainly won't be able to love others as we should. I am thankful for Jesus showing me His love by dying on the Cross for my sins and I am thankful that He conquered the grave by rising to life on the third day. He is at the right hand of God and one day He will come back. I am thankful that He gives us the Holy Spirit to indwell with in everyone of us that have trusted the Lord Jesus as our Lord and Savior.
Brothers and Sisters in Christ let us love God for all that He has done for us and let's love others as ourselves. People need to know this kind of love that God shows us. I am thankful that God loves me unconditionally. He knows my heart, He knows my every thought, He knows that words that I say, and He knows everything about me and He loves me anyway. What an Awesome Loving God!
I am not deserving of God's great love. None of us are. We must receive His love by trusting the One He sent. We need to come to Jesus Christ by faith and trust in His grace. Let's love God and love others.
Lord,
Thank You for Your love.
Help us to give love whether or not we receive love back.
May Your love shine through us into this dark negative world.
Help me and all of us to love like Jesus.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Monday, February 11, 2019
God Will Work Things Out
Life is full of ups and downs. We live in a very troubling world as we all know. There seems to be troubles here, there, and everywhere. No one can escape trouble in this world. We have all experienced troubles and challenges to one extent to another.
Even though we go through hard times we have a wonderful promise from God Himself. The Lord promises to be with us no matter what the difficulty is. There is nothing to difficult for the Lord to handle. We have a wonderful unshakable hope in the Lord Jesus.
We need to be secured to our wonderful anchor, Christ the Lord. Our live needs to be built on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ. We have wonderful promises from the Lord and we know that He is always faithful to fulfill every promise that He makes.
The Lord is willing to help us even when we feel overwhelmed by life's problems. The Lord is not surprised by anything that come our way. We know that the Lord can even bring good out of the difficulties that we face.
Romans 8:28 says,
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, whoa have been called according to his purpose."
Sometimes the things we go through in life are not good. We have all faced times of pain and sorrow. We have all been hurt by someone at some point in our lives either physically or emotionally. We may even bear scars on our very hearts from some trauma that we experienced in our past.
The Lord will help us heal and He will help us to forgive. The Lord can bring good out of the troubles that we face. We may not be able to see the good right off, but we can be confident in the Lord that He is working in our situation.
The Lord loves us and He wants us to trust Him. The Lord will work things out in our lives for our good.
Lord,
We praise Your Name.
You are Holy and Just in Your Judgments.
Pour out Your Holy Spirit into our lives.
Come Soon Lord Jesus
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Even though we go through hard times we have a wonderful promise from God Himself. The Lord promises to be with us no matter what the difficulty is. There is nothing to difficult for the Lord to handle. We have a wonderful unshakable hope in the Lord Jesus.
We need to be secured to our wonderful anchor, Christ the Lord. Our live needs to be built on the firm foundation of Jesus Christ. We have wonderful promises from the Lord and we know that He is always faithful to fulfill every promise that He makes.
The Lord is willing to help us even when we feel overwhelmed by life's problems. The Lord is not surprised by anything that come our way. We know that the Lord can even bring good out of the difficulties that we face.
Romans 8:28 says,
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, whoa have been called according to his purpose."
Sometimes the things we go through in life are not good. We have all faced times of pain and sorrow. We have all been hurt by someone at some point in our lives either physically or emotionally. We may even bear scars on our very hearts from some trauma that we experienced in our past.
The Lord will help us heal and He will help us to forgive. The Lord can bring good out of the troubles that we face. We may not be able to see the good right off, but we can be confident in the Lord that He is working in our situation.
The Lord loves us and He wants us to trust Him. The Lord will work things out in our lives for our good.
Lord,
We praise Your Name.
You are Holy and Just in Your Judgments.
Pour out Your Holy Spirit into our lives.
Come Soon Lord Jesus
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Embracing the Love of God
There are a lot of bad things going on in this crazy world of ours. There is a lot of anger and bitterness and resentment. It is hard to talk to people of different opinions in a civil way without it ending in a heated argument. There is one thing that hardly seems mentioned much anymore and that is love.
The people of this world need love. You and I need love. This coming Thursday is Valentine's Day in which we remember love. We usually buy a card and chocolate for someone to show our love and appreciation. I like what the Apostle Paul has to say about love in what is known as the love chapter of the Bible, I Corinthians 13. The verses I would like to look at are verses 4 through 13 which say,
"4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
The people of this world need love. You and I need love. This coming Thursday is Valentine's Day in which we remember love. We usually buy a card and chocolate for someone to show our love and appreciation. I like what the Apostle Paul has to say about love in what is known as the love chapter of the Bible, I Corinthians 13. The verses I would like to look at are verses 4 through 13 which say,
"4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud
5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.
7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
8 Prophecy and speaking in unknown languages and special knowledge will become useless. But love will last forever!
9 Now our knowledge is partial and incomplete, and even the gift of prophecy reveals only part of the whole picture!
10 But when the time of perfection comes, these partial things will become useless.
11 When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.
12 Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely.
13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love."
Love is patient and kind. We find it hard to be patient and sometimes kind in our world these days. Theses things don't come to us naturally because of our sinful selfish nature, but through the help of the Holy Spirit we can develop these qualities as well as other fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23).
There is no jealousy in true love. Love is not proud, boastful, or rude. The love the world tries to hand out is often times selfish and very shallow. True love is not just about warm and fuzzy feelings, but it encompasses a sacrifice. God loved the world so much that He gave. What did He give? He gave the world His Son, Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 says, " For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life."
The world has a sin problem. We are all born into this world with sin in our hearts. Our hearts are bent away from the living God from birth. We are all deserving to be cast away into a literal hell for all eternity because of our sin, but God out of His great love towards each one of us sent us the most precious gift possible. He sent us Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, to this earth to live a perfect sinless life.
Jesus says in John 15:13, "There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends."
Jesus showed each one of us the extent of His great love by stretching out His arms upon the Cross and dying there in our place. Jesus took the punishment you and I rightly deserve. We are all guilty of breaking God's Holy Law. I am eternally grateful for God's love and His mercy. We can't earn God's love or His grace. The Lord loves us unconditionally and it is His desire that no one should perish and be sent to hell.
God doesn't want to see you perish. He wants you to receive His love for you by receiving His perfect gift to you. His perfect gift of love is His Son, Jesus Christ. There is only one way into Heaven. There is only one way to receive forgiveness of your sins and that is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. John 14:6 says , "Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me."
Jesus is the only Way to the Father. There is only one way into Heaven and that is through Jesus Christ. We must come to the Lord and confess our sins to Him and receive Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. We do that by going to Him in prayer asking Him to forgive us for our sins and we need to ask Him in prayer to be our Lord and Savior. The loves us and He wants us to come to Him by faith. We need to trust in His grace.
Jesus loves you! He loves you more that words can possibly describe. I hope that you would come to know the love of Jesus Christ in a greater way throughout this year as you draw nearer to Him. If you have never received Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior or maybe you have wondered away from Him. I would like to invite you to go to Him right now wherever you are in life and pray to Him asking Him into your heart and your life.
Sometimes it is hard to love others around us because sometimes people are mean or don't think the way we do. The Lord tells us to love Him with all of our hearts, minds, and souls. He also tells us to love our neighbors as ourselves. We can't love our neighbors properly without first loving God who loved us first.
Let's love the Lord with all of our being and let us love each other. This world needs God's love. This world needs Jesus. Let's go out there and give them Heaven by showing them the love of Jesus Christ and telling them about His love for them.
Lord,
We love You.
Thank You for loving us so greatly.
We aren't very lovely at times we know.
Thank You for loving us despite ourselves.
Thank You for Your mercy and grace that keeps shining through to us.
We praise Your Name.
Help us to love You more and help us to want to love each other.
Empower us through Your Holy Word, the Bible and through Your Holy Spirit.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Friday, February 8, 2019
When Our Hearts Feel Troubled
There will come a point in our lives when our hearts will feel troubled. We have all experienced heart wrenching moments that cause us great emotional pain. Sometimes the loss of a friend or a loved one can cause out hearts to feel very troubled. We all experience hardships and difficult circumstances in this fallen world.
I remember reading in the Bible about the time Jesus was talking with His disciples just before He was to go to Jerusalem to be crucified. His conversation with the disciples troubled their hearts. Jesus told them that one of them would betray Him to the Pharisees and He would be killed. He also told Peter that He would deny knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. It was a heart wrenching night for the disciples. Here was there teacher whom they knew as the Messiah and He was saying that He was leaving them after 3 years or so. They had drawn close to Jesus. They had witnessed many miracles and they say many wonderful things during that time. Now their Master, Teacher, and Friend was leaving them and their hearts were troubled.
They were sad and their hearts were broken. Jesus knew their hearts were troubled and He knows when our hearts are troubled as well. He had some words for the disciples and those words are for us as well when our hearts feel overwhelmed with trouble. Those words are found in John 14:1-21 which says,
"1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.
I remember reading in the Bible about the time Jesus was talking with His disciples just before He was to go to Jerusalem to be crucified. His conversation with the disciples troubled their hearts. Jesus told them that one of them would betray Him to the Pharisees and He would be killed. He also told Peter that He would deny knowing Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. It was a heart wrenching night for the disciples. Here was there teacher whom they knew as the Messiah and He was saying that He was leaving them after 3 years or so. They had drawn close to Jesus. They had witnessed many miracles and they say many wonderful things during that time. Now their Master, Teacher, and Friend was leaving them and their hearts were troubled.
They were sad and their hearts were broken. Jesus knew their hearts were troubled and He knows when our hearts are troubled as well. He had some words for the disciples and those words are for us as well when our hearts feel overwhelmed with trouble. Those words are found in John 14:1-21 which says,
"1 “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.
2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?
3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am.
4 And you know the way to where I am going.”
5 “No, we don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.
7 If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”
8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”
9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am?
Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?
10 Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words I speak are not my own, but my Father who lives in me does his work through me.
11 Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me do.
12 “I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father.
13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.
14 Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!
15 “If you love me, obey my commandments.
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.
18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.
19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Since I live, you also will live.
20 When I am raised to life again, you will know that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.
21 Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them.”
We believers in Jesus Christ have a wonderful living hope to look forward to. Jesus has gone one ahead of us to prepare a place in Heaven just for us. The Lord will come back one day a take us to be with Him forever. There will be no more tears, no more pain, and no more death.
The Lord Jesus didn't leave us as orphans to fend for ourselves until He comes back to take us home. He gives the Holy Spirit to indwell everyone that has come to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Yes, we will face difficulties here on earth and our hearts will experience horrible grief, but we won't ever have to face those things alone for the Holy Spirit will help us through those deep and dark valleys.
God is Mighty and He is our help in our time of need. The days are full of trouble and I am afraid that before everything is said and done there will be more troubles that will come to us. We must not lose heart and we must try not to be afraid. We must trust the Lord Jesus Christ each and everyday.
We need to be grounded in the truth of His Word, the Bible, so we won't be led away by the devil's lies and schemes. I pray that you would continue to trust the Lord Jesus and call out to Him when your heart feels troubled. I hope you remember the wonderful hope and promises that we have from God.
Lord,
Our hearts feel troubled by many things these days.
Thank You for being with us through those troubles.
We praise Your Name.
Comfort those troubled hearts.
Help us to honor You in all that we do.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Thankful for God's Patience
There seems to be a lot of wicked and evil things happening in this world these days. Those who do bad things seem to get away with it and they may even seem to prosper in what they are doing. We must remember that God will judge those evil doers. The Lord will have the final say. Nothing escapes the Lord's notice.
We may wonder why the Lord doesn't take care of those who do evil and wicked things right now. The reason is that the Lord is patient. II Peter 3:9 says, "The Lord isn't really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He doesn't want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent."
We may wonder why the Lord doesn't take care of those who do evil and wicked things right now. The reason is that the Lord is patient. II Peter 3:9 says, "The Lord isn't really being slow about His promise, as some people think. No, He is being patient for your sake. He doesn't want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent."
Thanks be to the Lord for His patience. I am immeasurably thankful that the Lord is so patient because if He wasn't none of us would make it through to the next second. What an Awesome God we serve. Praise the Lord! Thank You, Lord Jesus, for Your patience and mercy.
It is not the Lord's desire for anyone to perish and go to hell for all eternity. The Lord desires that everyone come to repentance of their sins and receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Unfortunately some people will refuse to repent of their sins and they will refuse to come to the Lord Jesus for salvation and they will be sent to hell because they were still dead in their sins.
Jesus paid the price for our sins, but we must repent of our sins and receive Him as our Lord and Savior in order to be saved. We can't save ourselves. There are no amount of good works or good deeds that we can do to make us right with the true living God. Thankfully God made a way for us when there was no way to be seem. God sent His one and only Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth on a rescue mission save us from our sins and the penalty of our sins.
Jesus paid the price for our sins by shedding His blood on the Cross in our place. Jesus took the punishment that you and I so rightly deserve. There is still hope for our world today through Jesus Christ. People need to hear about Jesus and that He is still willing and able to save them because of what He did on the Cross.
The Lord Jesus will come again One Day and judge the world in His righteousness. He will punish those who refuse to repent of their sins and turn to Him for salvation. We believers in Christ Jesus, however, have a wonderful hope in the Lord Jesus.
The Lord not only forgives us believers of our sins, but He also give us an eternal Home in Heaven where we will dwell with Him for ever and ever. I can't wait for that wonderful day when we go to see Jesus and see Him as He is.
Come Soon Lord Jesus!
Lord,
Thank You for being so patient with me and all of us.
I praise Your Holy Name.
Fan the flame within us.
We surrender all to You O Lord.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
Friday, February 1, 2019
Humbling Ourselves In God's Presence
Sometimes it is easy to get angry and upset with all of the wickedness and evil going on in our world these days. It is heart wrenching to see people arguing back and forth with no real results taking place. Everything seems to be in chaos. It would be one thing if were just government officials getting mad at each other, but society as a whole has seemed to have gone of the rails sort of speak. There is a lot of troubling things going on in our world and it is easy to get discouraged and even afraid of what will happen next.
We all want to fix things, but we really have no idea how to go about it. It is almost like we have a hard time talking to each other without being offended or offending someone. People seem to be doing what is right in their own eyes and pride seems to have over taken a majority of people in one way or another. Pride is in all of us unfortunately whether we like to admit to it or not.
The Lord calls us to humble ourselves for when we do He will lift us up. When we fail to humble ourselves the Lord will step in and humble us in His way and that may not be very comfortable for us to endure. It is always best to pay attention to our attitudes and make sure they are in line with God's Holy Word and His principles.
God knows our hearts and He knows our deepest longings of our hearts. He knows how far we have strayed from Him. We know that He is always ready to forgive us through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. When our hearts grow prideful and we get lukewarm in our faith He is always waiting for us to come to Him. The Lord Jesus stands at the very door of our hearts and He is knocking hoping that we will open the door and fellowship with Him.
There is nothing better and sweeter than fellowshipping with the Lord Jesus Christ, the One who died for us, the One who Created us and everything. The Lord calls us to Be still in His presence. When was the last time you stopped rushing here and there and just got still in the presence of Almighty God? There is nothing like it. We can just close our eyes and raise our hands in praise and just be still.
The Lord will show up in a special way through the power of the Holy Spirit. God loves you always remember that. If you have strayed away from Him just know He is not mad at you. He is waiting for you with opened arms. If you feel that you have done something wrong just confess it to Him. He already knows what you did and He is willing and able to forgive you through Jesus sacrifice on the Cross.
Lord,
We come humbly before Your throne of grace.
We are Your unworthy servants.
Help us to be still in Your presence.
Help us to sense Your presence as we have never before.
O Lord we need a fresh dew of the Spirit to wash over us in these days.
Thank You Lord Jesus.
We praise Your Mighty Name.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
We all want to fix things, but we really have no idea how to go about it. It is almost like we have a hard time talking to each other without being offended or offending someone. People seem to be doing what is right in their own eyes and pride seems to have over taken a majority of people in one way or another. Pride is in all of us unfortunately whether we like to admit to it or not.
The Lord calls us to humble ourselves for when we do He will lift us up. When we fail to humble ourselves the Lord will step in and humble us in His way and that may not be very comfortable for us to endure. It is always best to pay attention to our attitudes and make sure they are in line with God's Holy Word and His principles.
God knows our hearts and He knows our deepest longings of our hearts. He knows how far we have strayed from Him. We know that He is always ready to forgive us through the shed blood of Jesus Christ. When our hearts grow prideful and we get lukewarm in our faith He is always waiting for us to come to Him. The Lord Jesus stands at the very door of our hearts and He is knocking hoping that we will open the door and fellowship with Him.
There is nothing better and sweeter than fellowshipping with the Lord Jesus Christ, the One who died for us, the One who Created us and everything. The Lord calls us to Be still in His presence. When was the last time you stopped rushing here and there and just got still in the presence of Almighty God? There is nothing like it. We can just close our eyes and raise our hands in praise and just be still.
The Lord will show up in a special way through the power of the Holy Spirit. God loves you always remember that. If you have strayed away from Him just know He is not mad at you. He is waiting for you with opened arms. If you feel that you have done something wrong just confess it to Him. He already knows what you did and He is willing and able to forgive you through Jesus sacrifice on the Cross.
Lord,
We come humbly before Your throne of grace.
We are Your unworthy servants.
Help us to be still in Your presence.
Help us to sense Your presence as we have never before.
O Lord we need a fresh dew of the Spirit to wash over us in these days.
Thank You Lord Jesus.
We praise Your Mighty Name.
In Jesus Name we pray,
Amen.
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