What an honor…

After this manner, therefore, pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Matthew 6:9‭-‬13 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/mat.6.9-13.KJV

We, as Christians, have the honor of speaking to and calling God our Father! The King of the universe and Lord over all of creation wants us to consider ourselves His children. Adopted by the blood of Jesus and His grace when we accepted our salvation through our belief in Him. God wants to know your needs, even though HE knows them already. He wants to hear our requests by our voices to Him because He loves us.

God wants us to know Him and the only way to do that is to read His Word. Many people know about the Bible and may have one in their homes but it doesn’t help you to have one if you have never read it. Understanding its words and the message it contains is not required because the Holy Spirit will teach you as you read it and you will begin to know the mind of God. The Bible was written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit so it is true and the very words of God Himself. There are no lies or omissions in any part of it because it tells the story of the Jewish people and their history but it is also the story of the Promise given to Adam from the beginning.

Seek your wisdom and education from God Himself and that is only available by the diligent study of His Word by prayer and daily reading of it.

I will praise You

O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth. Isaiah 25:1 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/isa.25.1/1086

We will have trouble in this life…

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:10 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/mat.5.10/68517

God’s Word is Powerful!

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/heb.4.12/69833

God knows us before we are born

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jeremiah 29:11 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/jer.29.11/68507

Be humble in His presence

It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:31 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/heb.10.31.KJV

We don’t have to worry about God striking us down with a lightening bolt, but consider that you are in the presence of the Creator! The One who named the Stars of the heavens and stretched out the fabric of time and space. We are made to be useful for His Kingdom and called to be heirs and joint heirs with Jesus. In God’s sight you are important.

He loves you with a love that we can’t understand. The depth of it cannot be found. That’s why Jesus came to pay for all of our sins, so we could be free from the bondage of sin. Praise the Lord!

Be generous… joyfully

The liberal soul shall be made fat: And he that watereth shall be watered also himself. Proverbs 11:25 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/pro.11.25/61806

Pride, the root of sin

I may get some blowback from this post but it is the truth. Pride is the root of sin because that is what started Satan’s downfall. I realize that we can be proud of our accomplishments or our children but the kind of pride that I am speaking of here is “boastful pride”. The kind that brought Nebuchadnezzar from his throne to live with the “wild beasts until he acknowledged God“. He was boastful and said so to himself (and God) until he was driven from his throne by God.

Pride can cause so many sins in our lives. Especially when you think more highly of your accomplishments than you should. God is the Creator and it is He Who gives each of us our gifts and abilities to be and do all of the things that we do. There is no such thing as a “self-made man”. God formed each of us in the womb and gave each of us a specific purpose for our lives. It is up to us to seek Him out in order to find our purpose and then allow Him to develop that ability for His Kingdom.

Don’t be like the king of Babylon. Is it possible for us to be so prideful and boastful? Yes, you see it on TV many times. On the news from Washington, DC. We see it in many sports and the people who are so talented to play professionally in those sports. The problem is that we have forgotten where our talents and abilities come from. God put your DNA together and He is the one who gave you your abilities and strengths. No actor or football player or any other kind of athlete could be as good as they are if God had not given them those abilities before they were born. He had a plan for their life and He is the One that should be praised for their accomplishments.

Give Him the glory for your home and family and all of your accomplishments because ultimately He is the One Who allowed you and gave you the ability to be and do all of the things that got you to your successful life as it is today.

If not now…when?

The world is experiencing such turmoil from natural disasters and from wars and diseases that seem to change on a daily basis. There are many who are asking why, but all of this was foretold in the Bible. Of course, there are so many in our country and around the world who don’t put much stock in the Bible or the prophecies contained within it. So why would people of influence pay any attention to an “old book” as many refer to the Bible? Most are interested in what they can see and touch, not in an “old book” that Christians pay attention to.

If not now…when? When will people believe? God has placed so many signs in the heavens and in each of us as well as the world itself, yet most seem to ignore the signs all around them. The joy when a baby is born as well as the miracle of the birth, the eyes that each of us sees with that even the theory of evolution cannot explain. These things that we take for granted all of the time only come from God and His grace toward us.

Jesus came to live as one of us and He did so in such a way that He was able to die on a cross for our sins…all of our sins. He was and is the Lamb of God just as John the Baptist said but one day soon He will be coming back to rule the world as the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. I suggest that any of you who do not know Jesus as your Savior, please seek Him out soon and invite Him into your heart.

If you don’t know Him yet…why not? If not now, when will you seek Him to be your Savior?