Sometimes the ways of God are hard to understand, especially when He doesn't order life as we think it should be. But those who love the Lord the deepest are those who remember that God always knows best and He always does what is best for His children.
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
The Apostle Paul tells us that our focus shouldn’t be on trials of this life but on the glory of the next. That doesn't mean that we don't hurt or won't have problems. It helps us to keep things in perspective. What you are facing today is temporal. We’re just passing through on the way to Heaven and Heaven is eternal.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Amazing Grace Is True
Grace is the underserved love and favor of God toward fallen man. That’s an awesome thought. It means that any sinner can be saved. Any storm can be weathered. Any situation can be faced. When we sing Amazing Grace, we’re telling the truth.
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Grace cleanses believers from sin by the blood of Jesus, delivering them eternally from the penalty of sin---- assuring them of Heaven when we die.
Grace will teach you how to live for Jesus, to avoid ungodliness and worldly lusts. It teaches us to be righteous and love others, I'm glad that God is patient with His children. That's just His grace.
Titus 2:11-14 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Grace cleanses believers from sin by the blood of Jesus, delivering them eternally from the penalty of sin---- assuring them of Heaven when we die.
Grace will teach you how to live for Jesus, to avoid ungodliness and worldly lusts. It teaches us to be righteous and love others, I'm glad that God is patient with His children. That's just His grace.
Monday, April 18, 2016
The Power of The Word
2 Timothy 3:16-17 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.
Scripture will put you to the test! It’s like a mirror, it reveals the true you. It teaches you how to fix what’s wrong, to repent and confess sin.
The Word of God, if read, believed and lived out in your life will cause you to become more like Jesus. You won’t have to struggle to grow in the Lord---- you just will.
There are several tools God uses in maturing us for His glory. Sometimes He uses adversity to shape us, sometimes chastisement, but the Bible is the primary tool He uses to develop His children.
Scripture will put you to the test! It’s like a mirror, it reveals the true you. It teaches you how to fix what’s wrong, to repent and confess sin.
The Word of God, if read, believed and lived out in your life will cause you to become more like Jesus. You won’t have to struggle to grow in the Lord---- you just will.
There are several tools God uses in maturing us for His glory. Sometimes He uses adversity to shape us, sometimes chastisement, but the Bible is the primary tool He uses to develop His children.
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Look Past The Pain To God
Job 19:25-26 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
In that moment when his world had crumbled to the ground at his feet, Job turned away from his problems, his pain and his ten dead children to look into the face of the God he loved more than his life, more than his wealth, and more than his family.
What Job did, the grace of God can enable each of us to do. If we could ever see past the pain of the moment and catch a glimpse of the One Who controls all things, we too would find ourselves humbled before Him in worship. If it ever dawned on us that maybe, just maybe, He knows what is best for us, it would change our perspective.
In that moment when his world had crumbled to the ground at his feet, Job turned away from his problems, his pain and his ten dead children to look into the face of the God he loved more than his life, more than his wealth, and more than his family.
What Job did, the grace of God can enable each of us to do. If we could ever see past the pain of the moment and catch a glimpse of the One Who controls all things, we too would find ourselves humbled before Him in worship. If it ever dawned on us that maybe, just maybe, He knows what is best for us, it would change our perspective.
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