Wednesday, the middle of the week. Have you had a good week so far?
Maybe you’ve had a great week or it may have been terrible.
However your week is going there is one thing that the Bible tells us to do. Rejoice!
It is easy to rejoice when things are going great, but not so easy when there are trials and trouble.
God‘s word tells us to rejoice. It is a decision. We can make up our mind to rejoice regardless of the situation. Try it. God is with you and he will never let you down.
You may be from a very large family or a small one, but being part of a family is a great blessing.
Family sticks together through good times and bad. Someone is there to be with you to join in laughter or tears. Siblings have a special bond that should last for a lifetime.
Maybe you are an only child or have had what seems to be an unrepairable disagreement with a family member.
Good news! If you have accepted Jesus as your Savior, you are in the family of God and you have a friend that is closer than a brother. Jesus is with you always and you can go to Him with your joys and sorrows.
Proverbs 18:24 A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Just think of what a wonderful day when we can see Jesus face to face!
Seeing loved ones again. Mother, Father, Sibling, Child or Friend. The ones who have trusted Jesus as their Savior. We will be with them again. But, the most important person we will see is JESUS.
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” 1 Thessalonians 4:16 & 17
Everyday we can find something that we can rejoice. It may be something so small, like a butterfly, or a beautiful flower. Maybe a colored leaf in the autumn or a look at the full moon.
If you feel down, depressed or lonely think about a blessing that the Lord has done for you. Jesus is there. He knows your struggles and troubles.
To all the Dads. Happy Father’s Day. May God bless you with wisdom, strength and knowledge to be the best father to your children.
Today is a day we honor our fathers. If you are blessed to have your Dad still here on earth, honor him today with a phone call, card, gift or just tell him I love you.
Maybe your father was not in your life and that makes you sad or resentful. I have good news for you. You have a Heavenly Father who is perfect and He loves you with an unconditional love.
We never know what a day will bring forth. Our lives can be changed in a matter of minutes.
We may get good news. The announcement of a new baby in the family, acceptance of a loan for a new home or automobile. Cancer in remission.
A doctor may give us some heartbreaking news, an accident, sudden death of a loved one.
Whatever we are facing good or bad there is one thing that we need to do into any situation and that is having complete trust in God.
In the good times give Him praise. In the frightening times trust Him.
God loves us with a love so great that He sent His only Son, Jesus, into the world, to die on the cross and be resurrected so we could have eternal life.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
When we accept Jesus as your Savior, we are God’s child and his heir.
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, Romans 8:16
God does not see any of our sins. Our sin is blotted out by the blood of Jesus.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9
God will supply all our needs. He gives good gifts to His children.
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
There are many more verses in the Bible thar tells us how much God thinks of us and many promises that we can rely on, but only if we are His child.
Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior?
If you have trusted Jesus as your Savior your sins are forgiven. What a wonderful Bible promise.
Psalms 48:1 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.
There is something special about old hymns. This one has the whole gospel in one song. Jesus died, was buried, rose again and will return. He did that all for you and me.
One day when heaven was filled with His praises,
One day when sin was as black as could be,
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin—
Dwelt among men, my example is He! Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
Refrain:
Buried, He carried my sins far away;
Rising, He justified freely forever:
One day He’s coming—O glorious day!
One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain,
One day they nailed Him to die on the tree;
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected;
Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He.
One day they left Him alone in the garden,
One day He rested, from suffering free;
Angels came down o’er His tomb to keep vigil;
Hope of the hopeless, my Savior is He.
One day the grave could conceal Him no longer,
One day the stone rolled away from the door;
Then He arose, over death He had conquered;
Now is ascended, my Lord evermore.
One day the trumpet will sound for His coming,
One day the skies with His glory will shine;
Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing;
Glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine!
We are free from sin, justified and we will be with Him and our loved ones again! Glorious Day!
Center for Evangelists 
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