if my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/2ch.7.14/17054
O come, let us worship and bow down: Let us kneel before the LORD our maker. Psalm 95:6 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/psa.95.6/10809
Each of us was known to God from the beginning. He has known you and your choices since before the Earth was created. He chose each of us to be His at that time and He knew when we would come to Him. He also knew beforehand each ability that each of us would have and what we would be able to do for His Kingdom. Could we refuse to be His? We could but eventually, His will would bring us to the point of giving our life to Him.
I felt the call to give my life to Him over thirty-eight years ago and I refused to go in that direction. But, twenty-two years ago He got my attention by bringing my son into the world and convicting me of my need to be an example to this child. Granted, I haven’t been a perfect example and I doubt that many people think they have been a perfect example for their children. We can only be a good example for our children if we are following Jesus and trying to be more like Him.
God has a plan for us and all you have to do is ask Him if you haven’t found your plan or your path. He will show it to you. Listen to His teachings from His Word, read it and study it and ask Him to reveal it to you and He will do it. God has been waiting for all of us to come to Him in surrendering to His call. You may not be a preacher or a teacher but you can be a Christian and be an example before your family or your co-workers.
God knows how well you can perform in His Kingdom because He can see your future and all of those that you will have an impact on in some way. God loves you and every human being on this planet, whether they know Him or not and He can use your influence to touch each person in some way and bring some of them into His family. Seek Him and His path for your life. Just ask Him to show it to you and He will and you may influence the next evangelist that touches millions of people.
casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 1 Peter 5:7 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/1pe.5.7/10849
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/eph.2.8-9/67216
He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:38 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/jhn.7.38/20852
God still loves us. Even if we haven’t accepted Him as our Savior yet, He still loves us. When we have finally accepted Him as our Savior and Lord…His love surrounds us and binds us to Him for eternity. That is how awesome our God is!
Even though we may not feel like being loved, God loves us. When we are depressed about something in our lives or we just wake up feeling down…God still loves us. Our feelings and our outlook on our lives don’t have any impact on His love toward us because He loved us long before we were even born.
Don’t think of your life as if it doesn’t have any meaning because I have those days too. Think about your life as if it was a new life every morning. God gives each of us another day to live and be useful to Him, so when you wake up thank Him for the day and whatever comes in that day. He may use your outlook on life to bring someone to know Jesus as their Savior, even if you don’t get a chance to witness to them. They may see His work in your life and decide that He is needed in their life as well.
who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: Colossians 1:13 KJV https://bible.com/verse-of-the-day/col.1.13/67114
God’s love for you began before He created anything. His love for you is everlasting and deeper than you will know until you are in His Presence. Many times it seems that we take His love for granted and all of His blessings and mercy too but He still pours them into our lives even when we don’t acknowledge them. Why do we act this way toward the One Who loves us most in all of creation? Because, even though we may belong to Him and claim Him as our Savior, we are still flawed human beings.
Your life is precious to God and He holds you in His hand because He knows what His plans are for you. He will never leave you or forsake you even if you forget about Him from time to time. Have you considered that He holds the entire universe together but He also knows how many hairs are on your head? I’m not speaking of one or two people, I am talking about every person on the planet! Even those who don’t know Him as their Savior. God is our Savior and our Redeemer and our Creator. Doesn’t He deserve to be praised and thanked for waking us up every morning?
Thank God for your day and for all of the blessings that you have because if you truly think about it…everything that you have is a gift and a blessing sent to you from God.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah 9:2 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/isa.9.2.KJV
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