Do everything to the Glory of GOD!

Dear Christ followers, in everything we do, we are to give glory to GOD our FATHER.  When Jesus taught us how to pray, HE said:

"Our FATHER, who art in Heaven

Hallowed by THY Name".

Thus teaching us that no matter what we are doing, we are to be doing it to the Glory of our FATHER in Heaven.

Today, let us resolve to give the glory to our FATHER who has given us everything we have, made us who we are, given us the earth to live on and the air to breathe.

When we eat, let us give thanks to GOD, when we wake up let us give thanks to GOD, when we drive let us give thanks to GOD, when we go to sleep, let us give thanks to GOD, when we work, let us give thanks to GOD.  

In every single detail of our lives, let us give thanks to GOD, thus giving HIM all the Power and the Glory and the Majesty that HE deserves for what HE has done for us.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU for all that I am and all that I have.  I give YOU all the Power and the Glory and the Majesty, because YOU have given me everything. I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, My Redeemer, whom YOU have given to me.  Amen.

Stay thankfully Jesus Blessed today!

 

Bring our bodies into subjection!

 Dear Christ followers, we are born sinful and accepting Jesus and repenting does not mean that we are automatically becoming sinless.  But it does mean that we need to sin less.   Our bodies and our minds are under our own control and we have free will.  This has been given to us by our loving FATHER so that we have the right to choose for ourselves the directions of our lives.

But if we want to sin less, we need to bring our bodies and our minds under the subjection of our desire to be more like Jesus.

This means training ourselves daily and the help of fellow Christ followers to be grow more humble, more kind, more patient, more loving and more generous of spirit.

This can be achieved with a daily dose of prayer, and not just one.  We need to pray often and about everything.  We need to read the Word of GOD.  We need our fellow Christ followers to motivate us and to share in our lives.

We need to represent Jesus on earth and to shine HIS light on this earth. 

And this is what Paul is saying in the passage above.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly ask that YOU send YOUR Holy Spirit to fill me up daily and to convict me to train harder to become more and more like Jesus.  Incline my ears to YOUR Word FATHER and incline my heart to be more like Jesus.  I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay obediently Jesus Blessed today!

Do Not Worry!

Jesus continued talking to the multitudes on the Mount and He gave them this instruction.

We are not to be anxious for our lives.  GOD knows our every need.  What we need to have is faith that our FATHER in Heaven, knowing our needs, will provide for us.

This does not mean that we need to stop working and stop earning a living and wait for GOD.

What it means is that we need to have faith, that GOD will provide for our needs.

After all, GOD has created a perfect earth filled with all the things we need to have life on earth.

We have gravity, keeping us on the earth.  We have oxygen to breathe and we have water and food.  What we need to know is that all of this came from GOD.  

When we face hard times, we need to have faith in our FATHER and know that before we need anything, our FATHER knows what we need and if we ask in faith, we will receive.  

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER I thank YOU that YOU know what I need.  I know FATHER that YOU provide for me.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay gratefully Jesus Blessed today!

Blessed are the pure in heart!

 Dear Christ followers, our FATHER in heaven reads our hearts.  HE knows our going out and our coming in.  HE knitted us together in our mother's womb.  HE numbers our day.  HE knows how many hairs we have on our heads.

While we may be able to hide our thoughts from each other, the one Person who knows everything about is our FATHER.

This is a daunting thought.  But it is also immensely comforting.

Because our FATHER loves us and our FATHER wants the very best for each and every one of us.

Today is the day to get right with GOD.

Let us clear out the clutter.  Let us ask GOD to forgive of our sins and let us forgive those who have sinned against us.  Let us resolve to draw closer to GOD and to live our lives in the sure knowledge that we are greatly loved by our FATHER.  

If this were not so, HE would not have sent HIS only Son to die on that Cross of Calvary for each and every one of us.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I humbly ask that YOU forgive my sins as I forgive all those who have sinned against me.  FATHER I thank YOU that YOU loved me before I loved YOU.  I humbly pray that YOU make me more and more like Jesus each and every day.  I pray this in Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay Graciously Jesus Blessed today!

Through Jesus to GOD!

 Dear Christ followers, all of us came to this earth from GOD.  We would not be here if GOD had not created the earth, the heavens and the universe.

Jesus is the WORD.  The earth and the universe were spoken into existence through Jesus in the beginning.

Therefore, once we accept Jesus as our LORD and our SAVIOUR, we have come full circle, from being created by GOD and coming back to GOD through Jesus.

We can only come to GOD through Jesus.  There is no other way.

If we want to go back and spend eternity with GOD in Heaven then we have to accept Jesus.

And we are not going to do that if we do not believe in Jesus and repent of our sins.

As stated many many times, repentence is a one hundred and eighty degree turning away from our sins.

So to come back to what Paul is saying above, there is one GOD the FATHER and we get to HIM through HIS Son, the CREATOR of all, JESUS CHRIST.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU that YOU have given me life on earth and the opportunity to come back to YOU through Jesus Christ, my LORD and my SAVIOUR.  I humbly thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Stay graciously Jesus Blessed today!

GOD reads our hearts!

 Dear Christ followers, when we accept Jesus as our Redeemer the Holy Spirit takes up residence within our hearts.  We are filled with the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit guides us into Holy living.

This does not mean we become sinless, but it does mean that we are sinning less as the Holy Spirit convicts us not to continue in our sins.

Now if a person displays certain characteristics that are not of a Christ follower, we must question whether indeed that person is true a Christ follower.

We can only read the characteristics of that person, but GOD reads the heart.  GOD knows our thoughts.  GOD knows the number of hairs on our heads.

So in actual fact, we can leave the judgement of others to GOD.  We can point out to the person that their actions belie their beliefs, but we cannot act in manner that is anything but loving and being as Jesus was.

When Jesus met the woman at the well, HE knew she was living in sin.  And HE said to her to bring her husband to HIM knowing full well that she had no husband. When she said she had no husband, HE said that it is true.  But at no time was HE anything but civil to her.  HE did not insult her, HE simply told her the truth in love.  

She instantly knew that she was a sinner and went away and called others to come to see and hear JESUS.

This is a very good example to us.  

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that I have accepted Jesus as my LORD and my Redeemer.  FATHER show me how to behave more like Jesus each and every day and in every situation.  I humbly ask this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Live the like GOD has called you to!

 Dear Christ followers, do you know your purpose in this world?  If you are still wondering what it is, please know this.

This life is fleeting in comparison to eternity.  And none of us will escape eternity.  We are all going to live somewhere after we die on this earth.  There are only two options of where that will be.  Heaven or hell.

To know our purpose in life, we need to read the Bible, develop a living relationship with GOD and then our purpose becomes very clear.

Our purpose on earth is to give glory to GOD and to tell others about the Gospel of Jesus.  We can all be in Heaven if we will but believe in Jesus Christ.

Now, you do not have to go out and preach if that is not your "calling".  But you do need to ensure that you tell you family about Jesus if they do not know HIM.

If you are a confident evangelist, then you need to tell others.  

Not all of us are called to be preachers or teachers, but all of us who believe in Jesus are to be the light of Jesus on this earth.  The Bible teaches us that.  Do not hide your light when you live in the light and see others who do not.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I humbly pray that YOU show me how to spread the Good news that we can all be saved if we will believe in Jesus Christ as our LORD and Saviour.  I humbly pray this in the Holy name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay graciously Jesus Blessed today!

Choose Heaven today!

 Dear Christ followers, how very blessed we are.  We have chosen Jesus and put our faith and our hope in HIM as our Blessed Redeemer.  For all those who have not done so, here in the passage above, Paul gives really stern warnings.

We need to know that we may not have tomorrow.  

Today is the day to decide to live for Jesus, to accept Jesus, to repent of our sins and get right with GOD.

All our sins have been paid for in full through the blood Jesus spilled on that Cross of Calvary so that you and I are righteous before GOD.

It is sometimes very difficult to know people who have not accepted Jesus and to think of the fate that awaits them if they should pass away today or if the Rapture happens. They cannot choose Jesus after they have passed off this earth.

Let us thank GOD for our Saviour and our Redeemer today and know that we are indeed truly blessed to have been saved.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ for YOUR Grace, YOUR mercy and YOUR lovingkindness.  I thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, my Lord, my Redeemer.  Amen.

Stay thankfully Jesus Blessed today!

Live for Jesus!

 Dear Christ followers, if we truly believe in Jesus, we have to die to self.  We have to become new people.  We simply cannot go on living our "old ways".

This means that Jesus is first in everything we think, everything we say and everything we do.  Then our spouses and then our children.

We cannot deceive ourselves and believe that we are saved, but put Jesus on the "back burner" of our lives, with a quick prayer here or there and perhaps a visit to a Church once in a while.

We have to start to know Jesus and the true character of our GOD.  This means daily reading of the Bible, prayers for everything, before we eat, when we wake up and when we go to sleep.  Praying really builds our relationship with GOD.

The indwelling of the Holy Spirit convicts us to walk as Jesus would have walked had HE been in our situation.

This does not mean we will be sinless, but we will certainly start to sin less and when we do sin, we will feel an instant remorse.  This is a fact.

So today, let us evaluate our walk with Jesus.  Are we growing in our faith and walk or are we just the same as when we first believed?

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, today I thank YOU that I know Jesus and I love YOU FATHER.  I thank YOU that I know that my Redeemer lives.  I humbly thank YOU in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Judge Nothing!

Dear Christ followers we are to be the Light of Jesus shining in this very dark world.  It is not our work to judge people as Paul tells us in the passage above.

This does not mean that we do not see the evil all around us.  But it is not our work to judge it.

The day of our LORD is approaching, I believe, quite rapidly and as such we need to be watching and waiting.  Most of all, we need to be ready to go with Jesus to our eternal home.

Therefore, as times get harder and the world gets ever more ready to enter into the final phase before our FATHER sends HIS Son back to fetch HIS bride (us, the church on earth), let us be ready.  Let us have repented.  Let us be about our FATHER's business spreading the gospel.

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER, I thank YOU that YOU are coming back to this earth to fetch YOUR bride.  May we be ready to go with you in the twinkling of an eye.

I humbly pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay amazingly Jesus Blessed today!

Our bodies are the temples of the LORD!

 Dear Christ followers.  When we accept Jesus as our LORD and Saviour, the Holy Spirit comes to live in us.

We therefore become the Temple of the LORD, because the Holy Spirit is GOD.

Now Peter was shown by GOD that it is not what we put into our mouths that which  defiles us but what comes out of our mouths.

For this reason, we need to become people who fully reflect the light of Jesus on this earth.

We should not engage in course language and neither should we engage in idle gossip.  We need to be the light shining in the dark.

This is what a Temple of GOD is.  It is a beacon of light and hope to those people who are living in darkness without Jesus in their lives.

Are we light or are we dark?  Let us decide today!

Prayer:  ABBA FATHER help me to be the light shining in this dark world of ours.  Help me to avoid course language and idle gossip.  I humbly ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen.

Stay graciously Jesus Blessed!