Search me O GOD!

 Dearest Christ followers, we can learn from King David how we need to pray.  This is such a powerful prayer.

Let us resolve to ask GOD to search us, and to know our hearts, to test us and our anxious thoughts.  And if there is anything that is offensive to GOD, let us ask HIM to lead us in the way everlasting.

We often forget to do an introspection.  We are far more inclined to look at others and to see their shortcomings.

However, it is important that we look inward first and ask GOD to test us and to show us where we need to improve.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for all that YOU are to me.  I thank YOU that I am free to ask YOU ABBA FATHER to search me and to know my heart.  FATHER show me where I can be more like Jesus each and every day and in each and every way.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

The future of Christ followers

 Dearest Christ followers, Daniel, the prophet reveals to us that the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens and those who lead many to righteousness will shine like the stars for ever and ever. 

As Christ followers, with full faith, we can trust in the promises of our FATHER in Heaven.

Our FATHER has given us HIS grace.  We need to give our FATHER the glory and honour on earth that HE deserves for saving us from our sinful lives.

Therefore, we need to be spreading the gospel to all the people we know.  Even in the smallest of ways.  Today let us resolve to try and tell more people how truly amazing our FATHER in Heaven is.  Let us tell others about the saving Grace of Jesus Christ.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that YOU are so gracious, loving and merciful.  FATHER help me to tell someone about the saving grace of Jesus Christ today.  Let me shine YOUR light on earth.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Keep yourselves in the love of GOD!

 Dearest Christ followers, we are to keep ourselves in the love of GOD waiting for the mercy of Jesus Christ which leads to eternal life.

It is very hard today to keep ourselves in the love of GOD in this ever-darkening world.

As we watch the world going seemingly mad, it is really hard to remember that we are children of GOD.  It is easy to get caught up in the madness.

But as children of GOD, we need to wait upon the LORD, whom I believe will shortly fetch us home to be with HIM.

I do not claim to know the hour or the day that this will happen, but the signs of the times seem to indicate that we are in the end of times.

Let us be ready and let us be about our FATHER's business.  But most of all let us keep ourselves in the love of our ABBA FATHER.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I love YOU, I honour YOU and I worship YOU.  Keep me in YOUR loving arms, ABBA FATHER.  This I humbly pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay lovingly Jesus Blessed today!

Trust in GOD!

Dearest Christ followers, let us follow the example of King David and praise GOD and HIS word.  Let us put all our faith in Jesus and trust GOD alone.

Let us not lean on our own understanding.  Rather let us learn to depend entirely on GOD.

Our FATHER loves us and our FATHER knows the best way for us to live our lives.  What we have to do is to take everything to our FATHER in prayer.  Then we need to wait on our FATHER to guide us.  

When we depend entirely upon GOD, we have nothing to fear.  No one is stronger, mightier or more dependable than our FATHER in Heaven.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU that YOU are mighty, gracious, Holy, and I thank YOU that YOU love me.  FATHER, I humbly pray that YOU show me the way YOU want me to lead my life, and the paths that YOU want me to choose.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

The mighty GOD we serve!

Dearest Christ followers, we truly serve a mighty and a magnificent CREATOR GOD. Our GOD is more than we can ever imagine. Our GOD can hold the universe between HIS thumb and his forefinger. Our FATHER can do anything HE wants to.

And yet, our FATHER loves you and me!

Our FATHER has numbered the hairs on our heads. Our FATHER has determined the day we would be born and the day we will die. Our FATHER loves each one of us so much that HE wants to spend eternity with us.

Today, let us right size the FATHER we serve and give HIM all praise and worship and honour and glory.  HE deserves it!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, thank YOU for being my FATHER.  Thank YOU for all that you have given to me.  Thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Children of GOD!

 Dearest Christ followers, our FATHER in Heaven truly loves us.  We are so  privileged to be able to call ourselves children of GOD.

We are GOD's children.  We are the children of a CREATOR FATHER, a KING, a gracious, royal, holy, merciful, just, loving FATHER.

No longer can we continue in our lives as we want.  We are now honour bound to our FATHER in Heaven to shine  HIS light on this dark world.

And more than this, we are honour bound to glorify our FATHER.  Everything we think, everything we say and everything we do must give glory to our FATHER or we are not truly children of this Mighty FATHER.

Today, let us resolve to live our lives in such a way that we are the light of this world, lighting up the way to our FATHER in Heaven.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, how privileged we are to call YOU by this Holy Name.  FATHER, today we humbly pray that YOU show us how to live in a way that brings glory and honour to YOU.  We humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus added humanity to HIS deity!

 Dearest Christ followers, we are so blessed to serve our FATHER who reached out to us in order to save us from our eternity in hell.

Our FATHER sent HIS only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth, to be born of a virgin mother, to live a sinless life so that through His death on that Cross, we might be able to be reunited to our FATHER in Heaven.

Jesus added humanity to HIS deity to save you and I from hell.

In other religions, one has to work their way to get to their gods.

Our GOD loves us so that HE watched HIS beloved SON die on that Cross to pay for our sins.

Our salvation requires no work on our parts.  All we have to do is believe in Jesus as our SAVIOUR, repent and be saved.  This is so that no one can boast that his or her good works got them into Heaven.

We are blessed through the Grace of our FATHER in Heaven indeed!

Prayer: ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU that YOU sent Jesus to be punished for my sins.  I humbly ask that YOU forgive me for this FATHER.  I am so grateful to YOU for YOUR grace and YOUR mercy.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Chosen people - a royal priesthood!

 Dearest Christ followers, we are so privileged to have been called out of the darkness and into the light. 

GOD has, in HIS mercy and grace, made a way for us to get to HIM directly.  We do not need a priest or sacrifices to atone for our sins. 

Jesus has done all of that for us on the Cross.

All we have to do is to accept Jesus Christ, repent and believe.

However, when we are children of GOD, this comes with all the responsibility of being a child to a KING, the CREATOR of the heavens, the earth and the universe.

No longer can we behave in the manner of people of the world.  We are called to be more like Jesus.  We need to shine the light of Jesus in this dark world and that means we need to live in this world, but not be of this world.

We are "set aside" by our faith.  And this needs to be reflected in all that we do.

If we, as children of GOD, are not changing day by day and becoming more like Jesus, we need to ask GOD to fill us anew with HIS Holy Spirit.  We need to ask GOD to convict us to sin less.  We need to study the Word of GOD and we need to pray earnestly for our lives to reflect GOD in HIS glory and HIS grace and HIS mercy.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I humbly pray that YOU fill me anew with YOUR Holy Spirit.  FATHER, show me how to be more like Jesus each and every day.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay graciously Jesus Blessed today!

Behold the day of the LORD is coming!

 Dear Christ followers, I, like many people I know, believe that we are living in the end of times.

The point of my saying this is, are we ready to meet our LORD?

Have we repented? Have we grown spiritually since becoming children of GOD? Are we understanding the nature and character of the FATHER we serve better than we ever did before?

But perhaps the most important question is - will our LORD find us about our FATHER's business or will we be doing whatever we like?

Let us ensure that as children of GOD, daily, we are about our FATHER's business.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU that I have been saved by YOUR grace.  I thank YOU that Jesus Christ is my LORD and my SAVIOUR.  FATHER please help me to be about YOUR business every day of my life.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us!

Dearest Christ followers, the writer of Hebrews gives us some very important points on how we ought to conduct ourselves as children of GOD.

We need to be content with what we have.  All things are given to us by GOD. Whether we know or accept that, it is a fact. 

In the light of this, we are not to be envious of what others have.

And as the writer goes on to say, Jesus has said.  

"Never will I leave you nor forsake you".

This is an empowering thought.  We are never alone.  Jesus is always with us.  No matter where we are or what we are doing.  Jesus is there for us.  

Today, let us ponder on these things.

Are we happy with what we have?

Do we realize that Jesus is with each one of us right now?

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I am so thankful for everything YOU have given me.  I am thankful for my family, my friends and all that I have.  I am also so thankful that YOU will never leave me nor forsake me.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay gratefully Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus is GOD!

 Dear Christ followers, I love the way John opens up the first chapter here.  He outlines exactly who Jesus is.

Jesus is the WORD, Jesus is GOD, Jesus was with GOD in the beginning at the creation.  Jesus is life.  Jesus is the light of the world. Jesus added humanity to HIS deity to come to this earth to give us life eternal.

There is no way that John could have written this without Divine inspiration.  He accurately sums up the nature and character of Jesus in the opening chapter of this Gospel.

Truly, whenever I read this passage, I feel so close to Jesus.  The Bible truly is an amazing book!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU for YOUR word which I am able to read freely each and every day.  I thank YOU for YOUR grace and for Jesus Christ.  I thank YOU for the Holy Spirit who lives in me.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Sanctify the LORD GOD in our hearts!

 Dearest Christ followers, we cannot possibly sanctify the LORD GOD in our hearts if we have not turned away from our past sinful lives.

In order for us to be able to sanctify GOD in our hearts, we need to have hearts that have been cleaned by the blood of Jesus.  Our hearts need to have been washed thoroughly.

Being a Christ follower comes with the conviction by the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit convicts us of our sins.  It demands repentance of our sinful past ways.  And it convicts us each and every time we sin once we have repented.

This does not mean that we are sinless, but rather that we now sin less.  And we do not go back to our sinful ways.  It means that we know when we are sinning.  And it means that we will be instantly convicted to repent whenever we do sin.

This constant conviction by the Holy Spirit enables us to sanctify the LORD GOD in our hearts.  The Holy Spirit also enables us to express the hope that lives in us that we can answer those who do not know Jesus, when asked.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly pray that YOU fill me anew each and every day with YOUR Holy Spirit.  Help me to sanctify YOU in my heart.  Give me the words to answer anyone who asks me about Jesus with meekness and fear and thus bring glory to YOU.  I humbly ask this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

The wrath of GOD remains on those who reject Jesus!

 Dearest Christ followers, I believe that we are living in the times that the rapture could occur at any moment.

Anyone who has not accepted Jesus Christ as their Redeemer, as the Messiah, as their Saviour, will not see the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus made that very clear.  Jesus said:

"I am the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIFE, no one comes to the FATHER, except through ME".

If the rapture happens, and people have not accepted Jesus, they are going to go through the tribulation.  This is a Biblical fact. 

We need to give our FATHER all the glory, because HE has made a way for us to be reconciled to HIM.  Let us give thanks and glory to our FATHER that HE loves us so much.

And, wherever possible, let us tell others about our REDEEMER, Jesus Christ.  

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I give YOU thanks for my REDEEMER, Jesus Christ.  I thank YOU that YOU love us so much.  I humbly thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

Christ lives in me!

 Dear Christ followers, as children of GOD, we are now to live in such a way that it is no longer us that lives for ourselves.  It is Christ who lives in us.

This gives us a lot of food for thought.  No longer can we act with impunity.  We need to think about each and every thought and deed and word.

If Christ is living in us, we need to know the Will of GOD.  We need to understand the character of our FATHER in Heaven.  We need to know what the Bible tells us about how we should behave.

Therefore, today, let us pray to our FATHER to give us the wisdom to become more and more like Jesus each and every day.  Let us ask for humility, patience, kindness, gentleness and compassion.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, it is so humbling that Christ died for me.  FATHER, I pray that YOU will give me patience, wisdom and compassion.  Show me how to be more and more like Jesus each and every day.  I pray this in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Walk as children of Light!

 Dearest Christ followers, it seems to me that I always believed myself to be a Christ follower.  But perhaps, in hindsight, it was not so, or I would not have behaved in the ways that I did.

One night about seven or eight years ago, I walked outside and looked up at the heavens and spoke to my FATHER.

I asked my FATHER to come into my life and show me HIS way for my life.  My life has done such a shift since that day.

Now, when I consider my life before that night, it seems so dark.  My life has done a U-turn on things that I accepted and did.  Now, every time I walk out with of what my FATHER wants for my life, the Holy Spirit convicts me and turns me back into the light. 

And that is what Paul is writing about here.  Before we truly accept Jesus and become children of GOD, we are sometimes in darkness.

As children of GOD, we are to walk in the light - that light is Jesus!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly thank YOU that YOU answered my prayers and taught me how to be YOUR child.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  My SAVIOUR, my REDEEMER, my LIGHT.

Stay radiantly Jesus Blessed today!

A new creation in Jesus!

 Dear Christ followers when we have accepted Jesus Christ as our REDEEMER, we are filled with the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit will start to work in us and we should notice a conviction when we sin.  We should also notice that we change our lifestyles, change our language, change the way we think.

This is because when we are truly Christ followers, we have become new creations in Christ.

This is what Paul is referring to in this letter to the Corinthians.

Daily, we need to grow our faith and become more and more like Jesus.  

We need to be careful not to drift away from Jesus, but to make Jesus a part of every aspect of our lives.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that through Jesus Christ, I have become a new creation.  FATHER, help me to become more and more like Jesus every day.  Fill me anew with YOUR Holy Spirit every day.  This I humbly pray in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus teaches the multitude!

 Dear Christ followers, have you ever thought how wonderful it must have been for the crowds of people who heard Jesus teaching, to hear it from our SAVIOUR's own lips?

This morning, as I was reading this passage, I was imagining myself on that Mount of Olives listening to our FATHER teaching.

I was so moved!

Known as the "Sermon on the Mount" Jesus taught.  And it is such a well-known Chapter that I am not going to go through it all, but you all know it.  

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth".  And it continues. 

I then started thinking how absolutely marvellous it will be when we finally meet our SAVIOUR face to face and hear HIS voice in the flesh.

As Christ followers we are so privileged because we know exactly who we will see when we die.  And personally, it excites me that when I die one day, I will finally get to meet my FATHER in Heaven.

Maranatha FATHER!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that I am able to read YOUR Word freely.  FATHER I thank YOU that I know my REDEEMER lives!  I thank YOU and I praise you in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Do not be conformed to this world!

 Dear Christ followers, we are not to be conformed to this world. Once we accept Jesus Christ as our REDEEMER, we are to start to become more and more like Jesus. 

We do this through the renewing of our minds.  Our minds are renewed by hearing the Word of GOD, through prayer and through the reading of the Scriptures.  The more we know about GOD, the more we understand the nature and character of GOD.  

This knowledge is required so that we can renew our minds.  We can then understand the good and acceptable and perfect will of GOD. 

Today, let us resolve to get to know GOD better and more intimately. 

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly pray that YOU will help me to renew my mind.  Help me to know YOU more and more each and every day.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus the author and finisher of our faith!

Dear Christ followers, Jesus came to this earth for one reason only. That reason was to save you and I from an eternity in hell.

Adam and Eve sinned and from that moment on, all of mankind was born into sin. We have no hope of being able to go to Heaven without accepting Jesus as our LORD and our SAVIOUR. 

Jesus came to this earth and endured the punishment we deserve, on the Cross for you and I. WAs Christ followers who have accepted Jesus as our LORD and SAVIOUR, we are justified through the blood of Jesus and we can go to Heaven.

Therefore, knowing that our eternity in Heaven is a gift from Jesus, through the Grace of GOD, let us keep our eyes fixed upon Jesus, and let us be found doing our FATHER's business when it is our time to die on this earth.

Prayer: ABBA FATHER, I humbly thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  I thank YOU for sending Jesus to die for my sins and to conquer death so that I may have eternal life with YOU.  I humbly thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay gratefully Jesus Blessed today!

GOD's children

 Dear Christ followers, once we have accepted Jesus Christ as our LORD and SAVIOUR, we are children of GOD!  Holy and dearly loved.  We are not in of ourselves Holy, but we are made Holy through the propitiation of Jesus having been punished in the full wrath of GOD on that Cross.

Therefore, we are now required to clothe ourselves in compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

Often this is not an easy thing to do immediately after acceptance of Jesus as our LORD.  However, if we pray to GOD to give us these gifts, HE will do so.  We will only really start to see the gifts after growing our faith.

This is why it is so important to grow our faith through daily prayer.  And not once a day prayer, but prayer about everything in our lives.

We need to fellowship with other Christ followers as this helps us grow in our faith too.  And daily reading of our Bibles is very important.  The more we get to know GOD and to know HIS character, the more we realize how much we fall short of HIS righteousness and how much we truly need a SAVIOUR!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that YOU sent Jesus to take my punishment away for my sinful life.  I pray that YOU will help me to become more like Jesus each and every day.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

One Spirit into one body!

 Dear Christ followers, we are all a part of the body of  Christ on earth.  This is why it is so important to fellowship together and to worship together.

Each member of the body of Christ brings different gifts to the body.

And each member of the body of Christ is important.  No one is more or less important or valuable to Jesus.

Jesus died for us all.  Jesus loves us all.  Jesus wants everyone in the whole world to come to repentance and Jesus wants none to perish.

Discord and arguments between Christ followers are unnecessary and we should treat one another with love and respect.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that I am part of YOUR body on earth.  FATHER make me humble and help me to serve others as best as I can and with the same love that I have for YOU.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

Look unto the LORD!

 Dear Christ followers, we need to look unto the LORD.  We need to wait for the GOD of our salvation who will hear us.

Today while I was out do a little shopping, I heard two young people debating whether they should be more pushy in this world.  They were discussing whether that attitude gets you further in this life.

I stopped and listened to them for a while.

This is a sign of the times we live in.  Rather than wait for the LORD, we push and we shove our way forward.

However, the verse above tells us quite definitively that we need to wait on the LORD.  Our FATHER sees and hears everything.  HE knows and HIS plan is the best.

As Christ followers, we need to pray earnestly to our FATHER, who knows what is required and then we need to wait for the answers.  They might take a while, but they come if we have faith in our FATHER and Jesus.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that YOU know everything and hear everything.  I pray FATHER that YOU give me patience to pray and then to wait to hear from YOU.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay patiently Jesus Blessed today!

By faith!

 The writer of Hebrews describes faith in Hebrews 11 as the "assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen".

And in the verse above, the writer says that we understand, by faith, that GOD created the heavens and the earth.

Faith is the most important part of being a Christ follower.  Without faith, we are simply not believers.

We need to have absolute faith that Jesus is GOD.  We need to have unfettered faith that Jesus added humanity to HIS deity and took on the form of man, having been born of a virgin mother.  HE lived a sinless life.  HE then took all of sins to the Cross where HE was punished for our sins and the wrath of GOD was poured out on HIM.  HE shed HIS blood as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Jesus then died on that cross, having surrendered HIS life to death for us.  HE rose again on the third day, conquering death for us to have eternal life with HIM in heaven.

HE has gone before us to prepare a place for us in Heaven.

All of this we believe by faith.  The assurance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.

Faith in Jesus is the cornerstone to life in Heaven.

And there is no other way!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that I have faith in Jesus Christ, YOU FATHER and the Holy Spirit.  I thank YOU that I know my REDEEMER lives with YOU in Heaven.  FATHER help me to grow my faith daily.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today! 

The LORD wants all to come to repentance!

 Dearest Christ followers, our FATHER is giving us enough time on earth to come to repentance.

In this modern age of digital technology, there is no excuse for anyone saying that they have not heard of Jesus.

However, we are not guaranteed tomorrow.  And the rapture could come today.  Are we ready to meet with Jesus in the clouds and to go to Heaven?

If not, then we need to move quickly.  The signs of the times are evident and it is very hard to believe that we are not living in the end of times.

Today, accept Jesus, if you have not done so.  Believe in Jesus.  Jesus is the only Way, the only Truth and the only Life.  No one will get to spend eternity in Heaven if they have not accepted Jesus.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I humbly praise and worship YOU and that YOU that I know Jesus Christ as my LORD and my SAVIOUR.  FATHER, I pray that anyone reading this who has not accepted Jesus as their REDEEMER, may do so today.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

Help from our FATHER!

 Dearest Christ followers, I have been praying for direction from our FATHER and today this is my verse of the day.

Any time we ask to hear from the LORD, HE is faithful to reply.  And if we will but trust in our FATHER, HIS ways are perfect.  What we need to do is trust HIM completely and wait on HIM always.

Today, as usual, our FATHER has replied to me and reminded me that HE is fully in charge.  I am not push and shove, but I am to trust in HIM for all my needs.

The Psalm ends with our FATHER's assurance that HE will preserve our going out and our coming in, now and forevermore.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that I am able to rely on YOU for all my needs.  I thank YOU FATHER that YOU have reminded me that YOU are in charge of my life and that I need to surrender all my needs to YOU.  I humbly thank YOU in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!

Light of the world

 Dear Christ followers, we need to be the light of the world.  Especially now in these ever-darkening times.

Jesus has come to this world and through the grace of GOD, HE has given us the opportunity to spend eternity with HIM in Heaven.

Once we have accepted the gift of Grace and Salvation, we can share it with those who do not know Jesus.

It is difficult to evangelise, and it does not come easily, However, if we ask our FATHER in Heaven, HE will give us opportunities to shine the light of Jesus on the lives of others. And if we ask the LORD, HE will give us the words to use when the chances arise.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  FATHER I humbly ask that YOU let me have opportunities to shine the Light of Jesus on this earth.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay gracefully Jesus blessed today!

Jesus in the Bible - Alpha and Omega!

 

Dear Christ followers, Jesus was with GOD in the beginning of creation. Jesus is GOD. And Jesus can be found in every single book of the Bible.

There is no excuse for anyone claiming to have never heard of  GOD or Jesus. It is simply not true. Jesus is the CREATOR GOD. Our CREATOR FATHER is fully visible and wonderfully displayed in the CREATION. 

To see this first-hand all we have to do is to walk outside on a clear night and look up into the magnificent heavens.

We only need to look at the earth and all that is in it to know that no single random act of chaos could have caused all the magnificence and beauty of the earth.

We are not the result of a random, chaotic moment in time. We are the work of a CREATOR and we are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139).

And if we read our Bibles, Jesus is in every single book of the Bible, and I list them below for your edification.

OLD TESTAMENT

In Genesis: The Seed Of The Woman in Genesis 3

In Exodus: The Passover Lamb that was slain

In Leviticus: The High Priest of God

In Numbers: The Cloud by Day And The Fire by Night

In Deuteronomy: The Prophet Like Moses

In Joshua: The Captain of our Salvation

In Judges: The Judge And the Lawgiver

In Ruth: The Kinsman Redeemer

In 1 & 2 Samuel: The Prophet of The Lord

In 1 & 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles: The Reigning King

In Ezra: The Faithful Scribe

In Nehemiah: The Rebuilder Of The Broken Down Walls

In Esther: The Saviour of the helpless

In Job: The Sovereign God over human pain

In Psalms: The Good Shepherd

In Proverb: Wisdom

In Ecclesiastes: The Meaning of Life

In The Song Of Solomon: The Lover of Our Souls

In Isaiah: The Prince Of Peace

In Jeremiah: The Rejected messenger of the LORD

In Lamentations: The Weeping Prophet

In Ezekiel: The Turning Wheel

In Daniel: The 4th Man In The Fiery Furnace with Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego

In Hosea: The Faithful Bridegroom Married To The Unfaithful Wife

In Joel: The Spirit And the Fire

In Amos: The Burden Bearer

In Obadiah: The Mighty Saviour

In Jonah: The Merciful and Forgiving God

In Micah: The Messenger With Beautiful Feet

In Nahum: The Avenger Of God’s People

In Habakkuk: The Great Evangelist, Crying For Revival

In Zephaniah: The Restorer Of God’s Lost Heritage

In Haggai: The Cleansing Fountain

In Zechariah: The Merciful Father

In Malachi: The Son Of Righteousness, Rising With Healing In His Wings

NEW TESTAMENT

In Matthew: The Saviour King

In Mark: The Saviour Servant

In Luke: The Son Of Man

In John: The Son Of God

In Acts: The Risen Lord

In Romans: The Justifier of Sinners

In 1 & 2 Corinthians: The Giver of the Gifts Of The Spirit

In Galatians: The Giver of Freedom for the Believer

In Ephesians: The Unsearchable Riches of God

In Philippians: The God Who Meets Our Every Need

In Colossians: The Image of the Invisible God

In 1 & 2 Thessalonians: The Returning King

In 1 & 2 Timothy: The Mediator Between God And Man

In Titus: The Faithful Pastor

In Philemon: The Friend That Sticks Closer Than A Brother

In Hebrews: The Blood That Washes Away My Sins

In James: The Great Physician

In 1 & 2 Peter: The Chief Shepherd

In 1 & 2 & 3 John: Everlasting Love

In Jude: The Lord Who Comes Down With thousands upon ten thousands of Saints.

In Revelation: The Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU that YOU are my FATHER.  I thank YOU for YOUR CREATION.  I thank YOU for Jesus Christ, my REDEEMER.  I thank YOU for the Holy Spirit who lives in me.  I thank YOU for all of this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus is with us!

 Dear Christ followers, I find it so comforting to know that Jesus is always with us.  The reason it is so important to be with like-minded Christ followers is the promise that Jesus made in the verse above.

When two or more are gathered together in the name of Jesus Christ, Jesus is with them.

Fellowshipping together in the name of Jesus Christ is important.  Jesus has made a promise and HE always keeps HIS promises.

So as we gather with others in the Name of Jesus Christ, we know that Jesus is with us.

Today, let us resolve to do far more gathering together with other Christ followers.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly thank YOU that when we are gathered together in groups of two or more, YOU are with us.  We thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Jesus - our SAVIOUR!

 Dear Christ followers, our FATHER so loves each one of us that HE wants none of us to die.

And reading this verse, we can sense the sorrow of Jesus as well as HIS anger towards those detractors who simply wanted an excuse to kill HIM.

GOD has given us the ultimate gift of grace.  Jesus's life for our sins.  The price paid in blood so that we can escape the wrath of GOD, which we deserve. 

Today, let us consider our lives.  Are we showing the love of Jesus in our lives?  Are we living lives which bring glory to GOD?  Because, if we are not, we need to start doing so.  We may not have tomorrow.  

Our Redeemer is coming back and we need to be ready!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU for YOUR grace and favour.  FATHER help me to live a life which brings glory and honour to YOU.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay faithfully Jesus Blessed today!