Father God, let this touch someone’s heart today. Let them know You, have been with them every moment and they are loved and cherished by You, and You are a gift to them as well as them being a gift to You in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
If we could love others as God loves us we would see the value of obedience to God in this area, there would be such a run on the church growth that it would alarm the world and amaze the believer. If you go to the Lords house this weekend you will be amazed at the better week you will have at your house. The Lord’s home is your home. He invites you. You are His family. The Lord created you to be His child. It reads in Matthew 6:25 NIV: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? “Here is where we put our emphasis and Jesus said where we should put the least. “But seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness: (Gods and Your righteousness) and all these things shall be added unto you.” {“For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) God loves us too much to let us define ourselves. So, he gives us a way to be redefined, made new, a completely different creature. And, that way is through his son. The life and example of Jesus is not only to be admired, but followed in right speaking, walking and giving of yourself in righteousness. This is God’s gift to us His Son who was righteous when He walked this earth.}
{It reads in Zechariah 4:6 NIV: So, he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.}
No program, project or person can ever take the place of the Holy Spirit. The sooner the Church (Which are the people) replaces the strain of pushing with the Spirit’s leading, the easier our task will be. We are guilty of depending on our own working and wisdom, and not depending upon the Holy Spirit and His power. If we would be happy in our Christian experience, we need to relieve ourselves of the strain of so many works of our own and submit all to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Simply turn it over to the Holy Spirit. He takes the strain and suspense out of it all.
{Let’s Pray}
Oh, Holy Spirit, in Jesus; name and for the glory of God, move in and through us and do what Jesus would be doing if He were here in the flesh in His Precious Name Amen.
“A psalm of David.” It reads in Psalm Chapter 23:
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He refreshes my soul.
He guides me along the right paths
For his name’s sake.
Even though I walk
Through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
For you are with me;
Your rod and your staff,
They comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
In the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup overflows.
Surely your goodness and love will follow me
All the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
The responsibility of caring for and leading belongs to the Shepherd; (Jesus) the responsibility of obedience and following belongs to the sheep. Only Jesus our Savior can take the strain out of life and the fear out of death. The man or woman who puts their faith in God will not be afraid of the future. Have faith in God.
You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday. A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.
Psalm 91:5-10
Our gracious Lord has provided for our protection, as well as our pardon. “Be not afraid, only Believe. Living with God, and for Him, has a lot of built-in benefits that we can’t afford to be without. “My Presence shall go with You. If God be for us, who can be against us?
It reads in 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other. (It is not religious talk, but the love of God relived in Christian acts of the believer that will win this world to Jesus Christ. In Word and deed.) And in fact, you do love all of God’s family throughout Macedonia. Yet we urge you, brothers and sisters, to do so more and more, and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.
{Believers Who Have Died}
It reads in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. (What a beautiful picture of the future! But remember, there is no regeneration! “Except a man or woman be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of the Lord of Heaven.” You can take care of that in the next moment by turning from your sins and inviting Jesus into your heart and learn not to sin again.) For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. (Every Christian ought to be ready to go on a moment’s notice and yet willing to work a lifetime waiting for Jesus’ return. “Even so, come Lord Jesus! Come!”) After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so, we will be with the Lord forever.
{Let’s Pray}
Father God, I thank You and praise You for teaching me the important principles of life in this passing, bio-degradable world. I have taken this truth to heart. I never want to forget that I was born with nothing and remember how there is no permanent residency in this life. Only thing that is permanent is eternity with You. I thank You and praise You for Your amazing plan of redemption, and that by grace I have been given an eternal inheritance that will not fade away. I Thank you, praise You that in Jesus, I have all I need for life and godliness, and that I been clothed with His own righteousness. Keep me from being tempted by the glittering prizes of this fleeting world system, and when I am tempted by material possessions, help me to recognize them as the temporary clutter of a world that is passing away. I thank You, praise You, love you and give You all the glory and honor of new life in Jesus Precious Name Amen.
{Power Verse}
“For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
1 Timothy 6:7
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