Monday, July 6, 2020
Christ Is Coming Back Soon
Isaiah 64:1---Oh that
thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the
mountains might flow down at thy presence.
For the
devout Christian, one of the ways we can think about Christ’s return is that He
is “on His way”.
In our daily
life, in all our problems, fears, troubles, and trials, we can always look
forward to a time when He will be, perhaps is even now, on His way.
As much as
we experience the presence of God within our hearts, there has never been, nor
will there ever be, anything in our life like seeing Him with our physical
eyes.
Our Text
verse from Isaiah talks about mountains trembling.
In addition
to mountains trembling, on the day when Jesus makes His return, there are going
to be many knees trembling, some from fear, others from excitement.
His return
is an absolute ironclad guaranteed certainty!
He is on His
way.
We have
waited a long time for Him to come back.
Of course,
we can wait a while longer even when we don’t want to wait.
While He is
on His way, all it takes is a little patience on our part is waiting to see Him.
Get ready,
be ready, the time for His return is getting closer and closer each minute.
O Happy Day!
He is coming back!
Sunday, July 5, 2020
Rewards Of Life
John 16:33---These
things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye
shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
If you look
at the lives of the people in your life who have money, power, fame, and
worldly success, look deep and you may see something lacking.
Look deep
and you may see the worldly reward of others often comes with spiritual
emptiness.
Look deep
within yourself and you will see it is better to have inner peace, even in your
pain, than to have only your worldly rewards and live in spiritual emptiness.
Many of the
people you know only live for worldly rewards.
Their inner
life, if you could see it, would be a life full of emptiness, torment,
meaninglessness, depression, and loneliness.
It is
because people live for worldly rewards and receive emptiness, torment,
meaninglessness, depression, and loneliness that so many people drink, use
drugs become addicted, as well as living a life full of anger and hate.
Think long
and hard about this issue.
Do you want
the world or do you want Christ alive in you?
Satan will
offer you the rewards of the world, but do you want the rewards of the world
and all the pain in the world?
God will not
offer you the world.
God will
offer you His only begotten Son dying on the cross for you, hoping above all
hope you accept Christ and receive His reward of eternal life.
What reward
will you choose today?
Saturday, July 4, 2020
The 23rd Psalm
The Lord is my Shepherd – That’s
Relationship!
I shall not want – That’s Supply!
He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures – That’s Rest!
He leadeth me beside the still waters
– That’s Refreshment!
He restoreth my soul – That’s
Healing!
He leadeth me in the paths of
righteousness – That Guidance!
For His name sake – That’s Purpose!
Yea though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death – That’s Testing!
I will fear no evil – That’s
Protection!
For Thou art with me – That’s
Faithfulness!
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me
– That’s Discipline!
Thou preparest a table before me in
the presence of mine enemies – That’s Hope!
Thou anointest my head with oil –
That’s Consecration!
My cup runneth over – That’s
Abundance!
Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life – That’s Blessing!
And I shall dwell in the house of the
Lord – That’s Security!
Forever – That’s Eternity!
AMEN
Friday, July 3, 2020
The Truth About Death
Proverbs 12:14---A man
shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompense of a
man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Death is the
end of our life on earth.
Death is sad
for those left behind.
Death is a grievous event in the life of those left behind because we treasure the life of
those who died.
When others
pass away, we miss them.
Death is the
end of our earthly life but death can also be the beginning of our life in
heaven.
Conversely,
death can also be the beginning of our life in hell.
Death is
fearful because death is unknown in our direct life experience.
Our fear of
death can be taken away by our blessed assurance Christ has saved us from the
eternal fire of hell.
Some people
have trouble telling the truth about death because they have no faith there is
a heavenly life.
If people of
no faith told the truth about death, they would tell a tale of terror and
horror.
With no
faith, persons face unknown outer darkness a place of terror and horror.
However, the
terror and horror of death need not grip a person.
Death can be
the beginning of heaven if we accept Christ as Savior and Lord of our life.
Thursday, July 2, 2020
Sharing With And Telling God About Hurts
Psalm 32:5--- I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and
mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the
LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
It should be
obvious to everyone God knows all.
For this
reason, we may sometimes forget to talk to God and tell God where it hurts.
God does not
need us to tell Him where we hurt because He already knows.
God needs us
to tell Him where we hurt because our talking to God helps us.
Telling God
where we hurt does not need to be a time of whining and complaining to God.
Instead,
telling God where we hurt can be a time when we are honest with God about how
things are going in our life.
God is with
us and He always wants us to talk with Him in total and complete honesty,
especially when we hurt.
Amazingly,
when we are honest with God about where we hurt, He will respond to us as He
gives us comfort and hope for the future.
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Open Your Eyes And See!
Mark 8:18---Jesus asked, "Having
eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?"
Everybody better open their eyes and realize what's going on.
In three
short months, just like He did with the plagues of Egypt, God has taken away
everything we worship.
God said, "You want to worship athletes, I will
shut down the stadiums.
You want to worship musicians, I will shut down Civic
Centers.
You want to worship actors, I will shut down theaters.
You want to
worship money, I will shut down the economy and collapse the stock market.
You
don't want to go to church and worship Me, I will make it where you can't go to
church.
"If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and
pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from
heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
Maybe we need to take this time of isolation from the distractions of
the world and have a personal revival where we focus on the ONLY thing in the world that matters, Jesus.
Striving For A Life Of Success
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 success.
A Christian
must strive for success in matters both large and small.
You should
not accept anything from yourself that is not successful.
We all fail,
but you must never accept failure as if failure were acceptable.
When you
fail, glorify God by coming back with a renewed spirit and new determination to
be successful.
You must
never falter in striving to be successful in your walk of faith.
If you
accept failure as normal, you will fail at being Christ-like.
You must not
shrug off failed attempts. You must work hard to be successful in your
relationship with Christ, with others, and in your daily endeavors.
Christ
expects you to achieve great things for Him.
One of His
expectations of you are that you give 110% of all you are and all you have in
working towards His destination in your life.
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