Something to think about.
If You Want a Better Life
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. James 4:7,8
We
must live intentionally. We must willfully submit. We must actively,
purposely resist the devil. We must search after, move toward, engage
with God and He will engage with us. It is our turn to seek after Him.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
If You Want a Better Life
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Spirit, Faith
Something to think about.
Spirit, Faith
26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. James 2:26
If the spirit of God does not live in you, you’re incapable of faith and unable to produce faith inspired deeds.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Maturity
Something to think about.
Maturity
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4
To
those who are lost trials, tribulation, hurt and lost are just negative
aspects of life without reason. They just happen. But when they happen
to a Christian it is an opportunity to cling to God in the midst of the
calamity, a chance to know Him better.
Maturity is knowing that in
the midst of the pain we can hold on to our faith expecting and knowing
that God will bring us through.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Equipped
Something to think about.
Equipped
20 May the God
of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back
from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21
equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in
us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for
ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13 20-21
God can and wants to equip you “with everything good for doing his will”, the only question is do you want to be equipped?
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Having Vision
Something to think about
Having Vision
1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,
let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily
entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame,
and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2
Keep
your eyes and focus on Jesus our savior who is sitting at the right
hand of God. Stay firm, finish the race set before you that you may also
be invited to sit before the throne of God.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Pleasing God
Something to think about.
Pleasing God
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone
who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those
who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6
To please God you must have faith, belief, and you must seek him. Ironically if you do these things you will be rewarded.
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Forgotten
Something to think about
Forgotten
16 "This is the covenant I will make with them after that time, says the Lord. I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds." 17 Then he adds: "Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more." Hebrews 10: 16-17
If his laws are in your heart, in your mind, your sins will be remembered no more.
Leia Mais…
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The Hope of Man
Something to think about.
The Hope of Man
If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. 1 Corinthians 15:19
If Christ is not eternal we are all wasting our time.
Leia Mais…
Monday, December 21, 2015
Faith Is
Something to think about.
Faith Is
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1
Though you have never seen Him you know He is. Our belief or non belief does not negate the fact of His existence because He is.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Thirsty?
Something to think about.
Thirsty?
Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14
The water He is referring to is the word of God, His words. His word is the only thing that will lead to salvation and eternal life.
Leia Mais…
Friday, December 18, 2015
A Living Hope
Something to think about.
A Living Hope
Blessed be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy,
he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,1 Peter 1:3
Our hope lies in the reality of the resurrection of Christ. In a living Christ not a dead deity.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
A Pattern to Follow
Something to think about.
A Pattern to Follow
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love. John 15:9
We need to remain in total awareness of what Christ did for us because he loves us. He didn't love us, He loves us.
Leia Mais…
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
The Plan of God, Before the Beginning of Time
Something to think about.
The Plan of God, Before the Beginning of Time
9
who has saved us and called us to a holy life--not because of anything
we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was
given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now
been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who
has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light
through the gospel. 2 Timothy 1:9-10
The giving of grace, victory
over death were planned before we came on the seen. God foresaw and
predestined the plan of salvation before time began. He is complete in
his power, love and provision.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
They Don't Know Him
Something to think about.
They Don't Know Him
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. 1 John 3:1
The world can’t see this, they are blind to the wonder of God.
Monday, December 14, 2015
We Are Not Worthy
Something to think about.
We Are Not Worthy
but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8
Even today God still loves those who are committed to sin and continues to offer salvation to all who will accept it.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
God Is Not Waiting to Stomp on You
Something to think About.
God Is Not Waiting to Stomp on You
9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10
He wants us to live together with Him.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Your Castle, Your Fort, Your Fortress
Something to think about.
Your Castle, Your Fort, Your Fortress
The
LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of
trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O
LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you. Psalm 9:9
Overcome or
overwhelmed, run to him that will never forsake you. He will sustain
and revive you, He will lift you up and restore you.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Hope, Trust, Assurance
Something to think about.
Hope, Trust, Assurance
Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 136:26
Because of His love we have hope and a future.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Modern Deception
Something to think about.
Modern Deception
8 See
to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive
philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of
this world rather than on Christ. 9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10 and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. Colossians 2:8-10
The
answers are not in intellectualism, science or philosophy they are in
the one that is above all power and authority - Christ Jesus
Monday, December 7, 2015
Our Ever Present Rock
Something to think about
Our Ever Present Rock
The LORD
is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the
stronghold of my life of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1
The one constant unmovable reality of existence, The Lord God, there is none other.
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Something Spiritual Is Happening
Something to think about.
Something Spiritual Is Happening
12
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the
rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world
and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 4:12
With all of the evil that seems to be oppressing
humanity all over the globe. It appears to me that evil spiritual
forces are making their presence felt through evil physical realities.
Friday, December 4, 2015
A Prayer for You and Me
Something to think about.
A Prayer for You and Me
17
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious
Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you
may know him better. 18 I pray also that the eyes of your heart
may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has
called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20
which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated
him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, Ephesians 1: 17-20
How,who, what would you be if you received everything he prayed for in this prayer?
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
This Is Your Father
Something to think about.
This Is Your Father
The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17
He celebrates you.
Leia Mais…
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
What Are You Focus On?
Something to think about.
What Are You Focus On?
16
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and
momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far
outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on
what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is
eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Focus on what is permanent, which is God your creator.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)