God promises to listen to our prayers if we are true believers.
The question is do we listen to Him. How does He speak to us? Through His Word, through a Pastor or other wise Christian, or in a still small voice through the Holy Spirit.
When we pray, do we take time for Him to speak to us? Today, decide to stop and listen. It will change our lives.
God’s Word tells us to pray for those in authority. Whatever our political views are, we need to pray for our President, Governor and all in office.
Especially now. There are so many problems facing our leaders. Threat of war, Covid, crime and evilness that is all around us.
The verse that always addresses these issues is: 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
2 Chronicles 7:14
Intimacy with God requires a repentant heart. In His love, God says when we confess our sin, He is faithful and just to cleanse us. That cleansing restores our fellowship with Him.
God hates sin because He is Holy and Righteous. Sin is anything we have done that God has commanded us not to do.
All have sinned and come short. You can watch a small child only months old and already they are sinners. Selfishness and disobedience. They will be playing and grab a toy from another child, hit or bite.
Jesus paid the penalty for all our sins if we by faith ask His forgiveness, repent of our sin and put our trust in Him.
God created us, but we are not His children until we are born into His family. Jesus said, “Ye must be born again.”
How? You may be asking. First, Admit you have sinned. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Believe on the Lord Jesus. That if thou shall confess with thy mouth and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him (Jesus) from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
Call upon the Lord. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
When we have trusted Jesus as our Savior, the Holy Spirit comes into our heart (spirit) and we are born again.
We are then joint heirs with Jesus! Sure of Heaven and all the wonders that will be ours.
The way the world is today, we wonder why God allows sin, wars, murders and all kind of evil to continue.
God wants all people to be saved. He is long suffering so everyone has opportunity to hear the gospel.
However, the time will come when He will be done and the door will shut and you will no longer be able to come to know Jesus. If you have not made the decision to accept Jesus as your Savior, do it today before it’s too late.
If you are a Christian it is your responsibility to be a witness to others. Do you want to stand before GOD empty handed?
Hebrews 2:12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
What do you hear when you go to church? Music that honors the Lord or music that is about you?
Preaching that makes you feel good or preaching that steps on your toes and puts you under conviction?
Do you go to church because it is the thing to do and will give you prestige or you go because you truly want to worship God?
Hard questions, but think about the church you attend and why you are going there.
It is not really a secret at all. It is the acronym is JOY!
JESUS, OTHERS and YOU. Put Jesus first, others 2nd and yourself last. That is a recipe for true joy in your life.
Jesus is the true source of joy, even in the most difficult circumstances. If you put others ahead of yourself it is hard to have a pity party. Finally, you will get to think of yourself, but then you go back to the first, Jesus.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Matthew 6:33
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Matthew 6:25
Do you find it hard to love some people? Maybe it is a fellow worker, a disagreeable neighbor, someone in your family, a person of another race or religion.
It is a natural reaction to not love someone who has hurt you, but that is the problem. It is a “natural” reaction. The Bible tells us in Ephesians as Christians to put off the old man which is corrupt and put on the new man, which is holy.
How then do we overcome the lack of love in our lives? Start to pray for that person if it is an individual. Ask God to change your heart if it is a group of people.
We cannot be an obedient Christian or have God’s blessings if we have hate in our heart.
Twelve days into the New Year and you are ready to give up on your resolutions. Already missed the goal. Don’t give up.
Start again. read your Bible everyday, determined to exercise, going to eat right, be a better communicator? Did you miss a day, 2?
Start again. Never loose sight of your goal. Get into God’s Word. Ask the Lord to help you. He wants you to be successful in whatever you do.
Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.
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