Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Leadership For Christ
Without a surrendered life in Christ, you likely have no plan for the future and no method of getting there. A person can be the most goal-oriented person in the world with a clearly defined strategy for reaching his or her goal. However, this person has little in life if the person is spiritually lost. We are all lost or have been lost in our life. When you are found in Christ's heart and you have invited Him into your heart, you are no longer lost. As a found person, you do not haphazardly live life because you have a purpose and a direction in your life. As a found person, your new purpose and direction are ordained by God. When you have accepted Christ into your life you are found. You are no longer lost. When you have Christ in your life, there is a purpose related to everything you do. When you are found, you can take specific aim at a target, and you can have a clear vision of the target unclouded by Satan's wiles and temptations. When you have a specific target, and you have a clear vision of your target, you appear as a focused and convincing person to others. In this instance, everyone will look at you as a leader because your effort at remaining focused gives you the aura of a leader. As a leader for Christ, you have a purpose in life and you have guidance for all that you do. As a leader for Christ, you are no longer at the mercy of Satan because Satan is at your mercy. As a leader for Christ, you no longer live life as life comes at you because you live your life on purpose with a purpose. As a leader for Christ, you live life with a goal, specifically God's goal, and you have a method of achieving His goal.
Monday, November 8, 2021
Knowing in Greater Abundance
Proverbs 23:23 Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
We can know an
abundance of facts about many subjects. Yet, knowing an abundance of facts does
not mean we possess wisdom. Knowing in greater abundance is possible only if we
know spiritual truths. We can live an abundant life if we know we are to
forgive and we do forgive. We can live an abundant life if we know we are to
live in the truth and we then live in the truth. To know what we are supposed
to know is not enough. To know what we are supposed to do is not enough. We
must live out what we are supposed to know and do what we are supposed to do.
We are supposed to live out humility, patience, and determination. When we know
and we live out, we then know in greater abundance. We can know many facts
about God. However, do we know God as a real person in our real-time in our
reality? Knowing in greater abundance leads us to a place in our hearts where
we know we need God in every circumstance. Knowing in greater abundance leads
us to the foot of Christ's cross where He died to set us free.
Sunday, November 7, 2021
Knowing God Hears You
Psalm 5:1-3---Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will lookup.
Each of us can go
past believing in God to actually knowing Him. We can take a great deal about
God for granted. We can take our faith structure for granted. We can even take
the fact our prayers are heard by God for granted. In faith and believing, we
say our prayers. We then go on to the next day and we say our prayers, with our
prayer activity going on like this for months and years without ever really
knowing God hears us. Each of us is no bigger than a mustard seed compared to
all the other people on the earth. What are we when we are compared to all the
contents of the physical universe? Relatively speaking, we are nothing compared
to all the contents of the universe. In physical terms, if we take all of the
physical universe and compare the size of all of God's created physical
universe to us, we are nearly invisible. Yet He hears us. God hears you when
you pray. As small as you are, He hears you and He knows all about you. He
knows about the numbering of the hairs on your head. When you come to know God
hears you then a miraculous power of God flows down into our hearts and lives.
God's miraculous power flows into your life when you come to "know"
beyond any doubt God hears you…when you come to "know" you are not
invisible to God but are fully known, fully heard, and fully loved by Him, His
miraculous power flows.
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Knocking On The Door
Matthew 7:7-8---Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
You can believe
Christ was the Son of God, believe He died on the Cross for you personally, and
believe He rose again on the third day. You can believe these truths in an
objective way just as you can believe it is now 65 degrees outside because you
can read an outdoor thermometer. You can believe these truths, but will you
take other steps on your faith journey? Will you begin to dig deep into the
love and truth of your Christian faith? Will you seek, ask, and knock for the
rest of your life? According to the words of Jesus, there is a spiritual door
within you. You have the power and the decision-making ability to open this
spiritual door or you have the power to leave the door closed. Clearly, Jesus
is putting the responsibility for action upon you by telling you to ask, seek,
and knock on your spiritual door. Like a physical door, people can give a few
tiny taps on this spiritual door and quickly walk away. People can pound for a
long time on this door. People can knock on this door and not really want to be
there. When this door is finally opened some people may get frightened and back
off and run away. However, if you remain, the door will be opened and He will
welcome you, talk with you, and be with you.
Friday, November 5, 2021
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