2nd Tim.2:20 "But in the great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honor, and some to dishonor"
Every Christian is a chosen vessel unto Christ, the question is are we to honor or to dishonor. Every believer should live a dedicated life to Christ and His cause. Having a compelling desire to be used of God in whatever way he chooses. We must be strong in the grace that is in Jesus Christ, we must study Gods word, that we might be a workman not be ashamed, and be useful to the master, prepared for every good work. See it is Jesus Christ which gives us the power and the tools to fight this spiritual battle, he equips us for this ministry of reconciliation. Through Christ, the presence of God enters our hearts, and has the power to transform and convert a vessel of dishonor into a vessel of honor. Gods grace allows us to endure all things, that we might with a singleness of mind proclaim with a loud voice the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the power of God unto salvation.
Let us walk in the power of God, walking worthy of the name by which we are called that we will be victorious over are enemy and lead all in darkness into his marvelous light..
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Friday, November 28, 2014
Praise Ye The Lord !
Revelations 5:12 "Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing
Jesus is worthy to be praised. It is impossible to overstate the worthiness of the Lord to be praised, for he is both the giver and sustainer of every living thing. All of creation owes its glory, strength, and honor to God. Even the lions seek their meat from God, and who provides food for the raven. Man and beast, the blade of grass, the valley, and the sea all find purpose and presence in God; even the rocks will cry out if we fail to do so.
John said The Lamb was worthy, and the books were opened, and we shall all be judged, every man, according to his works. While there is time, worship the Lamb of God! For He is worthy. In heaven He is seen receiving all the honor, glory, and praise, yet on earth He received almost none of these things. In fact, He was ridiculed while hanging on the cross, and he was made a curse for us by being crucified. The solders may have mocked Him, as a false king before His crucifixion, but now He is truly worshiped as a king in Heaven. Do you mock him ,saying he is your King, but living as though He is not. The four living creatures "Amen" in agreement, and the elders do the only thing they could, as they fall down and worship the Lamb who was slain, the Lamb who is worthy.
Jesus paid it all and all to Him we owe. Jesus suffered bled and died to atone for the sin of mankind. He is worthy of all the praise, so let our living say with a loud voice, Lord we praise you, while our life is one that shouts of worship for the precious Lamb of God, for He is worthy. Let us sacrifice as He sacrificed, give as He gave, and love one another as He first loved us that all might know the glory of the Lord....
Jesus is worthy to be praised. It is impossible to overstate the worthiness of the Lord to be praised, for he is both the giver and sustainer of every living thing. All of creation owes its glory, strength, and honor to God. Even the lions seek their meat from God, and who provides food for the raven. Man and beast, the blade of grass, the valley, and the sea all find purpose and presence in God; even the rocks will cry out if we fail to do so.
John said The Lamb was worthy, and the books were opened, and we shall all be judged, every man, according to his works. While there is time, worship the Lamb of God! For He is worthy. In heaven He is seen receiving all the honor, glory, and praise, yet on earth He received almost none of these things. In fact, He was ridiculed while hanging on the cross, and he was made a curse for us by being crucified. The solders may have mocked Him, as a false king before His crucifixion, but now He is truly worshiped as a king in Heaven. Do you mock him ,saying he is your King, but living as though He is not. The four living creatures "Amen" in agreement, and the elders do the only thing they could, as they fall down and worship the Lamb who was slain, the Lamb who is worthy.
Jesus paid it all and all to Him we owe. Jesus suffered bled and died to atone for the sin of mankind. He is worthy of all the praise, so let our living say with a loud voice, Lord we praise you, while our life is one that shouts of worship for the precious Lamb of God, for He is worthy. Let us sacrifice as He sacrificed, give as He gave, and love one another as He first loved us that all might know the glory of the Lord....
Thursday, November 27, 2014
The Cheerful Giver
2nd Corinthians 9:7 "Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: God loveth a cheerful giver." .
Often times we the professed of God tend to equate giving as the material things of this world. We sometimes think of blessings as only material gifts or the empty things of this world. There are many blessing we receive daily that are neither material or of this world. Let us remember to be cheerful givers of the heavenly things as well as the earthy stuff.
God loves a cheerful giver, and believe me there are times when the giving of the worldly and earthly gifts are truly needed. We must be careful not to just limit our giving to the things stuff and material blessing we have. we should also cheerfully give of our selves, our time, and the surrender of our lives that His will might be done in and with our lives. Let us cheerfully give of our study time that we might rightfully divide the word of truth. Let us cheerfully give to Sunday school and bible study that we might be better example to those who follow us. Let us cheerfully lay down our life, denying ones self, to become a living sacrifice that a lost soul might be saved.
God wants us to cheerfully want Him and His way, not because we are fearful of hell but because we desire to be with Him in heaven. Let us be cheerful givers to Him, of Him and for Him that all might be saved.
Often times we the professed of God tend to equate giving as the material things of this world. We sometimes think of blessings as only material gifts or the empty things of this world. There are many blessing we receive daily that are neither material or of this world. Let us remember to be cheerful givers of the heavenly things as well as the earthy stuff.
God loves a cheerful giver, and believe me there are times when the giving of the worldly and earthly gifts are truly needed. We must be careful not to just limit our giving to the things stuff and material blessing we have. we should also cheerfully give of our selves, our time, and the surrender of our lives that His will might be done in and with our lives. Let us cheerfully give of our study time that we might rightfully divide the word of truth. Let us cheerfully give to Sunday school and bible study that we might be better example to those who follow us. Let us cheerfully lay down our life, denying ones self, to become a living sacrifice that a lost soul might be saved.
God wants us to cheerfully want Him and His way, not because we are fearful of hell but because we desire to be with Him in heaven. Let us be cheerful givers to Him, of Him and for Him that all might be saved.
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
The Power In Giving
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not his own Son,but delievered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things".
Living a godly life is much more than merely calling on God's name. Living a godly life is doing what pleases God. It is practicing what he commands us, and living a way of life which is defined by his word. Jesus taught us the way of life, a life based on observing God's commandments from a heart of love, that willingly makes personal sacrifices for the sake of others. A life which puts focus on us giving rather than receiving.
As Christian we cannot base our way of life on our own ideas about right and wrong. God's law and Christ example of perfect obedience to those laws, set the standards for the Christian way of Life. Our new life is based on giving, a free gift given by God to all who will receive it. Giving is the way of God and the foundation of His love to mankind. Let us use this same foundation as we give to a lost world that which God gave to us, His only begotten Son. Christ taught that God's way is the way of giving rather than the normal selfish human way of always getting. The key to living a way of life different from the way of the world is to allow the Holy Spirit to work in us, so we can have the mind in us which is also in Jesus Christ. Through His spirit, God not only leads us in the way we think, He also helps to change the motivations that govern our actions. This focus on unselfishness rather than the self-serving approach produced by our natural way of thinking brings, in turn a dramatic change in the way we live and everything we do.
As Servants of God we need to reorder our priorities, by allowing his spirit to change our thinking. When we put God first ,he promises to provide ways for us to meet our needs. He promises that He will with hold no good thing from us. give and it shall come back to you....
Living a godly life is much more than merely calling on God's name. Living a godly life is doing what pleases God. It is practicing what he commands us, and living a way of life which is defined by his word. Jesus taught us the way of life, a life based on observing God's commandments from a heart of love, that willingly makes personal sacrifices for the sake of others. A life which puts focus on us giving rather than receiving.
As Christian we cannot base our way of life on our own ideas about right and wrong. God's law and Christ example of perfect obedience to those laws, set the standards for the Christian way of Life. Our new life is based on giving, a free gift given by God to all who will receive it. Giving is the way of God and the foundation of His love to mankind. Let us use this same foundation as we give to a lost world that which God gave to us, His only begotten Son. Christ taught that God's way is the way of giving rather than the normal selfish human way of always getting. The key to living a way of life different from the way of the world is to allow the Holy Spirit to work in us, so we can have the mind in us which is also in Jesus Christ. Through His spirit, God not only leads us in the way we think, He also helps to change the motivations that govern our actions. This focus on unselfishness rather than the self-serving approach produced by our natural way of thinking brings, in turn a dramatic change in the way we live and everything we do.
As Servants of God we need to reorder our priorities, by allowing his spirit to change our thinking. When we put God first ,he promises to provide ways for us to meet our needs. He promises that He will with hold no good thing from us. give and it shall come back to you....
Monday, November 24, 2014
Say Thanks By Giving
John 3:16 " 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".
In this time of thanksgiving we find ourselves being thankful for many things. We are thankful for our jobs, health, food ,clothing, family, and for the day. But none of what we have would be possible if it wasn't for what God gave us. Let us be sure we are thankful for Jesus.
Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God went through all that He did for us and because of us. The Son of God became the son of man, so that the sons of man could become the sons of God. By His stripes we were healed. Because of His shed blood we are saved from sin. Because He choose us we can live a life everlasting with our Father. Jesus paid for it all, as He accepted for us the wage paid by sin. Let us be thankful for Jesus. Let us share Him this thanksgiving day. Offer Him to a hungry soul that they too might feel the joy of salvation on this thanksgiving day.
Bless our Father in heaven this day by sharing with others that which He shared with you. Say thanks by giving the meat that will last a lifetime, break the bread of heaven with a hungry soul that they might eat to life everlasting. Let the day of thanks be about more than sharing cakes and pies, turkey and dressing, football and beer with friends and family. Let this Thanksgiving day, be a day of Thanks by giving, share with a lost and hungry soul the blessings given to us from our Heavenly Father.
In this time of thanksgiving we find ourselves being thankful for many things. We are thankful for our jobs, health, food ,clothing, family, and for the day. But none of what we have would be possible if it wasn't for what God gave us. Let us be sure we are thankful for Jesus.
Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God went through all that He did for us and because of us. The Son of God became the son of man, so that the sons of man could become the sons of God. By His stripes we were healed. Because of His shed blood we are saved from sin. Because He choose us we can live a life everlasting with our Father. Jesus paid for it all, as He accepted for us the wage paid by sin. Let us be thankful for Jesus. Let us share Him this thanksgiving day. Offer Him to a hungry soul that they too might feel the joy of salvation on this thanksgiving day.
Bless our Father in heaven this day by sharing with others that which He shared with you. Say thanks by giving the meat that will last a lifetime, break the bread of heaven with a hungry soul that they might eat to life everlasting. Let the day of thanks be about more than sharing cakes and pies, turkey and dressing, football and beer with friends and family. Let this Thanksgiving day, be a day of Thanks by giving, share with a lost and hungry soul the blessings given to us from our Heavenly Father.
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Actions Speaks Louder
James 1:22 "But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves".
It is great to know the word of God. To be able to quote scripture and give others directions as to where to find what in the bible. But our greatest strength as children of God comes when we are doers of what God instructs in His word. we deceive our selves when we say one thing and do another. Remember God is not mocked.
The Apostle Paul tells us in the 2nd chapter of Romans that it is not the hearers of Gods law that are just before Him, but the doers who shall be justified. We as professed children of the Lord must let our lights so shine that those in darkness will know the way to the light. Jesus said we were chosen to bear fruit and fruit that will last, and this is done by doing not saying. Lazarus never spoke a word in the bible, but the word says that many wanted to kill him because his life lead other to believe in Jesus ( John 12:10-11).
When our witness goes further than just simple lip service we can lead others to Christ. Remember we live in a seeing is believing world, and if they don't believe what you say at lest they might believe the miracle which they see. You and your new life in Christ......
It is great to know the word of God. To be able to quote scripture and give others directions as to where to find what in the bible. But our greatest strength as children of God comes when we are doers of what God instructs in His word. we deceive our selves when we say one thing and do another. Remember God is not mocked.
The Apostle Paul tells us in the 2nd chapter of Romans that it is not the hearers of Gods law that are just before Him, but the doers who shall be justified. We as professed children of the Lord must let our lights so shine that those in darkness will know the way to the light. Jesus said we were chosen to bear fruit and fruit that will last, and this is done by doing not saying. Lazarus never spoke a word in the bible, but the word says that many wanted to kill him because his life lead other to believe in Jesus ( John 12:10-11).
When our witness goes further than just simple lip service we can lead others to Christ. Remember we live in a seeing is believing world, and if they don't believe what you say at lest they might believe the miracle which they see. You and your new life in Christ......
Friday, November 21, 2014
Our Death-His Life
Colossians 3:3 "For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God".
Does your life confess Christ before men? Does the life you live world bear witness that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God? Does it tell a dying world there is a Savior who loves all and who can save all. Does your life bear witness that Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation?
As believers we are dead to sin, we are hid with Christ in a new life.What does this mean? It means that God counts us hid in the resurrection and the life of Christ.When Christ arose, He arose to a new life, not to his old life. He died to the old life once and for all. Therefore, when the believer is said to be hid in Christ, it means that God counts the believer risen with Christ. God counts the believer as risen to a new life as he has died to the old life. When you are hid in Christ, Christ is the only life that God sees as living. Christ is your life in the eyes of God, the life which you live you now live through Christ who gave himself for you. You are a living sacrifice as you have died and the life you now live is a life hid in Christ. He is your life
We shall surrender our life totally to Christ, after all we are dead, and the new life is hid with Christ in God. Let us walk in your newness of Life.
Does your life confess Christ before men? Does the life you live world bear witness that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God? Does it tell a dying world there is a Savior who loves all and who can save all. Does your life bear witness that Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation?
As believers we are dead to sin, we are hid with Christ in a new life.What does this mean? It means that God counts us hid in the resurrection and the life of Christ.When Christ arose, He arose to a new life, not to his old life. He died to the old life once and for all. Therefore, when the believer is said to be hid in Christ, it means that God counts the believer risen with Christ. God counts the believer as risen to a new life as he has died to the old life. When you are hid in Christ, Christ is the only life that God sees as living. Christ is your life in the eyes of God, the life which you live you now live through Christ who gave himself for you. You are a living sacrifice as you have died and the life you now live is a life hid in Christ. He is your life
We shall surrender our life totally to Christ, after all we are dead, and the new life is hid with Christ in God. Let us walk in your newness of Life.
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