Grace for your spirit
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven Matt 6:19-20
A Christian counselor asked a troubled couple to bring in their bank and credit card statements. He wanted to see where their treasures were going. It is often true that we can tell much about our lives by the way we use our money. When Jesus invited many to the great supper, some could not come because of their possessions, pursuits, and their personal relationships. God's Word tells us that true happiness is in sharing with others. Do our financial records show a pattern of storing up our treasures for ourselves, or using the blessings God has given us to enrich the lives of others? When our treasures are all on earth, they can easily become our idols, and cause us lots of trouble. Invest in the Lord.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Grace for your spirit April 29, 2010
Grace for your spirit
If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me. Philemon 17
The Apostle Paul had a big challenge for Philemon. Philemon's slave had stolen from him, and ran away. Later, that slave named Onesimus met Paul in Rome and became a Christian. Paul felt it was right for the runaway slave, now a Christian, to return to his owner and make things right with him. What kind of reception would he receive when he returned? Not as Master to slave, or crook to authority, but now Christian brother to Christian brother. Christian brother to church leader. Forgiveness and acceptance can be a challenge when it is this personal. Paul makes it very personal when he challenged him to accept Onesimus as he would accept the Apostle himself. How about us? Are we willing to accept our worst enemy as we would our best Christian friend and brother? Could we seek their welfare, bear their burdens, and believe the best for them equally? Well, that is exactly what God calls us to do. Let's do it. Our other brothers and sisters are watching.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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If then you regard me a partner, accept him as you would me. Philemon 17
The Apostle Paul had a big challenge for Philemon. Philemon's slave had stolen from him, and ran away. Later, that slave named Onesimus met Paul in Rome and became a Christian. Paul felt it was right for the runaway slave, now a Christian, to return to his owner and make things right with him. What kind of reception would he receive when he returned? Not as Master to slave, or crook to authority, but now Christian brother to Christian brother. Christian brother to church leader. Forgiveness and acceptance can be a challenge when it is this personal. Paul makes it very personal when he challenged him to accept Onesimus as he would accept the Apostle himself. How about us? Are we willing to accept our worst enemy as we would our best Christian friend and brother? Could we seek their welfare, bear their burdens, and believe the best for them equally? Well, that is exactly what God calls us to do. Let's do it. Our other brothers and sisters are watching.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Grace for your spirit April 28, 2010
Grace for your spirit
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, Romans 1:18
Should we be looking over our shoulder to see if the wrath of God is close to us? Do we find ourselves suppressing the truth of God, so we can live like we want to live? When we know the right thing to do and don't do it, to us it is sin. When we know we need to come to Christ in order to be saved from the wrath of God, but decide to forget about it, we continue to live in unrighteousness and ungodliness. Through the blood of Jesus, we can be saved form the wrath of God. It is available to everyone, except those who suppress that truth to be unrighteous. May we be seekers of truth and lovers of righteousness. Facing the wrath of God alone is far more than any of us can stand.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, Romans 1:18
Should we be looking over our shoulder to see if the wrath of God is close to us? Do we find ourselves suppressing the truth of God, so we can live like we want to live? When we know the right thing to do and don't do it, to us it is sin. When we know we need to come to Christ in order to be saved from the wrath of God, but decide to forget about it, we continue to live in unrighteousness and ungodliness. Through the blood of Jesus, we can be saved form the wrath of God. It is available to everyone, except those who suppress that truth to be unrighteous. May we be seekers of truth and lovers of righteousness. Facing the wrath of God alone is far more than any of us can stand.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Grace for your spirit April 27, 2010
Grace for your spirit
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come " And let the one who hears say, "Come " And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost. Revelation 22:17
The River of Life was the great blessing in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve were barred from the garden they were barred from that river. That river reappears in heaven as the blessing of eternal life. In between the Garden in Eden and the garden in heaven, water is often used as a source of blessings and the lack of it as a curse. Have you ever noticed all the hymns we sing related to water? The human body needs water, and the eternal soul needs the living water of God. God wants everyone to taste of His eternal water and live with Him eternally. Here at the end of the Bible, His Spirit calls us all to come. His bride, the church, calls on everyone to come. The ones who have heard say come. All the calling is for the thirsty to come to the river of God and enjoy the refreshment of eternal life freely. If we miss the call, we will be mighty thirsty for eternity.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
The Spirit and the bride say, "Come " And let the one who hears say, "Come " And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost. Revelation 22:17
The River of Life was the great blessing in the Garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve were barred from the garden they were barred from that river. That river reappears in heaven as the blessing of eternal life. In between the Garden in Eden and the garden in heaven, water is often used as a source of blessings and the lack of it as a curse. Have you ever noticed all the hymns we sing related to water? The human body needs water, and the eternal soul needs the living water of God. God wants everyone to taste of His eternal water and live with Him eternally. Here at the end of the Bible, His Spirit calls us all to come. His bride, the church, calls on everyone to come. The ones who have heard say come. All the calling is for the thirsty to come to the river of God and enjoy the refreshment of eternal life freely. If we miss the call, we will be mighty thirsty for eternity.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Grace for your spirit April 26, 2010
Grace for your spirit
For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me,the fountain of living waters, to hew for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns,that can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13
Have you ever noticed how many times in the Bible that God uses water as a picture of blessings and curses? Jeremiah was a prophet in Judah to people who had rejected God and were in deep trouble. God had the living waters to bless them, but they had cut themselves off from those blessings. They rationalized that they could sustain themselves, but they were mistaken. The things they were counting on would not be there when they needed them. The cistern of blessings they thought they had, could not and would not hold water. When their lives dried up, they would not have anything, and God would be far away as well. Have we committed those evils? When we think we don't need God, and think we can handle it ourselves, we have those two evils. Let's not wait until we are dying of thirst, to keep our fountains from God flowing freely.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me,the fountain of living waters, to hew for themselves cisterns, broken cisterns,that can hold no water. Jeremiah 2:13
Have you ever noticed how many times in the Bible that God uses water as a picture of blessings and curses? Jeremiah was a prophet in Judah to people who had rejected God and were in deep trouble. God had the living waters to bless them, but they had cut themselves off from those blessings. They rationalized that they could sustain themselves, but they were mistaken. The things they were counting on would not be there when they needed them. The cistern of blessings they thought they had, could not and would not hold water. When their lives dried up, they would not have anything, and God would be far away as well. Have we committed those evils? When we think we don't need God, and think we can handle it ourselves, we have those two evils. Let's not wait until we are dying of thirst, to keep our fountains from God flowing freely.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Friday, April 23, 2010
Grace for your spirit April 23, 2010
Grace for your spirit
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. I Thessalonians 5:11
The next time we are reading the New Testament, notice how many times we see the words, "one another". The focus of Christ's church is "one another". Love, greet, encourage, admonish, forgive, be kind, honor, prefer, receive, salute, stimulate,and be of the same mind to one another. The list goes on and on. Activities of the church are not just about me. They should be focused on me helping others. Too many of us ask, "what do I like", or what's in it for me"? We should be asking, "how can I help others, or what's in it for them"? Some things like Bible classes, evening worship, pitch in dinners, serving the weak, and reaching the lost, may not be for us. Let's look at those things again. Is there anyone we can help if we make the effort for them?
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing. I Thessalonians 5:11
The next time we are reading the New Testament, notice how many times we see the words, "one another". The focus of Christ's church is "one another". Love, greet, encourage, admonish, forgive, be kind, honor, prefer, receive, salute, stimulate,and be of the same mind to one another. The list goes on and on. Activities of the church are not just about me. They should be focused on me helping others. Too many of us ask, "what do I like", or what's in it for me"? We should be asking, "how can I help others, or what's in it for them"? Some things like Bible classes, evening worship, pitch in dinners, serving the weak, and reaching the lost, may not be for us. Let's look at those things again. Is there anyone we can help if we make the effort for them?
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Grace for your spirit April 22, 2010
Grace for your spirit
These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves;clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; Jude 12
Reefs are hidden rocks or coral, that are just below the surface of the ocean. Although they are often unseen, they can sink a boat, or cut your skin when not avoided. The book of Jude reminds us of the many ways people fall away from the Lord. Worldly people, disguised as prophets slide in just under the surface often unnoticed. They are the hidden reefs that sink our ships of faith. The book calls for faithfulness, vigilance, and strength to overcome, so we will not become a faith fatality. The devil will never let up. We can't let up either. Let's stay alert, and build ourselves up in the faith each day.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves;clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted; Jude 12
Reefs are hidden rocks or coral, that are just below the surface of the ocean. Although they are often unseen, they can sink a boat, or cut your skin when not avoided. The book of Jude reminds us of the many ways people fall away from the Lord. Worldly people, disguised as prophets slide in just under the surface often unnoticed. They are the hidden reefs that sink our ships of faith. The book calls for faithfulness, vigilance, and strength to overcome, so we will not become a faith fatality. The devil will never let up. We can't let up either. Let's stay alert, and build ourselves up in the faith each day.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
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