David didn’t know a thing about shields, spears and swords; but he knew that God was greater than any giant. So, when he went out to fight the 9’9” guy, he only took his staff, his sling, five smooth stones, and Sovereign God.
You can try any method you please to defeat the giants in your life, but when all is said and done It comes down to this: The just shall live by faith.
Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
If you want to see the giants in your life lying dead at your feet, know these facts: God is greater than your giants – Matt. 28:18; Eph. 3:20 -----The God who worked then still works now – Mal. 3:6. ----- You don’t need new methods to defeat your giants. Tried and proven weapons like prayer, faith and the Word of God still gets the job done, Eph. 6:12-18.
Giants are placed in our lives to grow us in the Lord – Num. 14:9. "Giants are the bumps we climb on." ---- Warren Weirsbe.)
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Friday, April 1, 2016
Eternal, Powerful Jesus Is All We Need
Colossians 1:16-17 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all things were created by him and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
Long before time began, Christ inhabited heaven with the Father and the Spirit. They stood on nothing and spoke everything into existence.
Philosophies and ideas come and go, but the reign of Christ is eternal. His glory and power exceeds all boundaries. His reach is limitless and His power is unstoppable. He moves and works as He pleases, all according to His divine will.
If He’s our personal Lord and Savior, He’s all we need. Therefore, can you think of a reason Jesus shouldn’t be first in our lives, in our families, in our priorities, in our churches, in our worship, in everything?
Long before time began, Christ inhabited heaven with the Father and the Spirit. They stood on nothing and spoke everything into existence.
Philosophies and ideas come and go, but the reign of Christ is eternal. His glory and power exceeds all boundaries. His reach is limitless and His power is unstoppable. He moves and works as He pleases, all according to His divine will.
If He’s our personal Lord and Savior, He’s all we need. Therefore, can you think of a reason Jesus shouldn’t be first in our lives, in our families, in our priorities, in our churches, in our worship, in everything?
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Don't Lose Heart
2 Corinthians 4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
“Don't lose heart” is another way of saying "faint not”. We may lose heart as our bodies get old like rusty, worn cars. Our better days are spent and we have health issues. We may lose heart when people hurt us or when our load gets too heavy to bear.
While every day brings with it unique problems, every day also comes with its own measure of grace from the hands of the Father in Heaven.
Lamentations 3:22-25 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
We “lose heart” when we take no thought of our relationship with God and the “renewing” he offers us “day by day”. Ask the Lord to help you to look beyond this world----- to look to the glory that awaits us in His presence.
“Don't lose heart” is another way of saying "faint not”. We may lose heart as our bodies get old like rusty, worn cars. Our better days are spent and we have health issues. We may lose heart when people hurt us or when our load gets too heavy to bear.
While every day brings with it unique problems, every day also comes with its own measure of grace from the hands of the Father in Heaven.
Lamentations 3:22-25 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
We “lose heart” when we take no thought of our relationship with God and the “renewing” he offers us “day by day”. Ask the Lord to help you to look beyond this world----- to look to the glory that awaits us in His presence.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Victory In Jesus
There’s a warfare going on in the believer’s life between the flesh and the spirit (Rom. 7:15-25). The flesh wants to hinder our praying, our Bible study, our witness, our faithfulness, and our obedience. Thank God for grace. We're not perfect, but no believer wants to be a spiritual failure.
Galatians 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
We determine who we surrender to---the flesh or the spirit. The Spirit gives believers victory over the flesh. That’s why it’s important to pray, confess our sins, and study God’s Word. Are you walking in the Spirit? How do you know?
Galatians 5:22,23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
In the life of the believer the Spirit always produces fruit (Matt. 7:20).
Galatians 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
We determine who we surrender to---the flesh or the spirit. The Spirit gives believers victory over the flesh. That’s why it’s important to pray, confess our sins, and study God’s Word. Are you walking in the Spirit? How do you know?
Galatians 5:22,23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
In the life of the believer the Spirit always produces fruit (Matt. 7:20).
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
My Shepherd, My Lord
Psalm 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
God didn't redeem us just to escape hell or feel good from time to time or look down our long religious noses at our lost neighbors and feel superior. He saved us to serve Him. He has a plan for our lives, and He’ll use us if we will serve Him.
If we ever grasp the truth that "The LORD is my Shepherd" it will forever transform us. If you are a born again Christian, you belong to the Chief Shepherd, and He will take care of the needs that arise in your life.
The problem is that many of us haven’t learned to trust Him as we should. We pray about a need and then promptly try to meet it ourselves. That’s totally impossible. We need to knock out all the props that support us and totally commit ourselves to a life of faith, trusting the Lord to take care of us.
God didn't redeem us just to escape hell or feel good from time to time or look down our long religious noses at our lost neighbors and feel superior. He saved us to serve Him. He has a plan for our lives, and He’ll use us if we will serve Him.
If we ever grasp the truth that "The LORD is my Shepherd" it will forever transform us. If you are a born again Christian, you belong to the Chief Shepherd, and He will take care of the needs that arise in your life.
The problem is that many of us haven’t learned to trust Him as we should. We pray about a need and then promptly try to meet it ourselves. That’s totally impossible. We need to knock out all the props that support us and totally commit ourselves to a life of faith, trusting the Lord to take care of us.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Grace, Greater Than All Your Sins
The disciples returned to fishing after the resurrection, but Jesus had better plans for them. He makes a fire, preparing food for them when they came to shore.
John 21:13-14 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples after that he was risen from the dead.
Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him more than fish. I think He’s giving Peter a chance to deal with his failures. He had denied the Lord three times and attempted to return to the old life. “Yes, I love you,” he said each time.
Our risen Savior lives today in Heaven at the Father's right hand, interceding for us when we fail. Heb. 7:35; Rom. 8:34.
You have not been so bad that God will turn His back on you. His Grace will forgive all your sins, and only a risen Lord can do that. He will always take you back. He took Peter back after he denied him three times.
John 21:13-14 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus showed himself to his disciples after that he was risen from the dead.
Jesus asks Peter if he loves Him more than fish. I think He’s giving Peter a chance to deal with his failures. He had denied the Lord three times and attempted to return to the old life. “Yes, I love you,” he said each time.
Our risen Savior lives today in Heaven at the Father's right hand, interceding for us when we fail. Heb. 7:35; Rom. 8:34.
You have not been so bad that God will turn His back on you. His Grace will forgive all your sins, and only a risen Lord can do that. He will always take you back. He took Peter back after he denied him three times.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Because He Lives, We Live
The resurrection of Jesus from the dead sets Christianity apart from all other religions and belief systems in the world.
Everything we believe and hold sacred stands or falls on the resurrection. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead we are no better than the worst sinner, the Bible is a lie, and we have no hope.
1 Corinthians 15:19-20 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Because He lives we live. Because He lives we can have everlasting life. Because He lives life is worth living. Thank God for the resurrection!
Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
He is risen indeed.
Everything we believe and hold sacred stands or falls on the resurrection. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead we are no better than the worst sinner, the Bible is a lie, and we have no hope.
1 Corinthians 15:19-20 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.
Because He lives we live. Because He lives we can have everlasting life. Because He lives life is worth living. Thank God for the resurrection!
Matthew 28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.
He is risen indeed.
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