Grace for your spirit 8-9-18

Grace for your spirit

And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." Luke 23:43

Jesus uttered seven things while hanging on the cross. Even in death, He was teaching us how to live and how to die.  The crook on the cross next to Jesus was changed by the Majesty of Christ, and asked to be remembered when He came into His kingdom.  This crook had nothing to offer and no way to repay, yet he had real value.  Jesus was about to die and go to Paradise, and He invited the thief on the cross to come along with Him.  When we truly behold the Majesty of Christ it will change our lives too.  We can then be sure that Jesus has a place in Paradise for us as well.  That's the Jesus style.

Grac8e for your spirit 8-8-18

Grace for your spirit

But Jesus was saying, "Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing."

Jesus uttered seven things while hanging on the cross. Even in death, He was teaching us how to live and how to die.  When we have been insulted and abused, never seek revenge nor demand an apology.  That was the message from Jesus in the face of His accusers.  He could have called 10,000 angels to get Him off the cross and put them on it, but His innocent death would be victory for all.  Forgive.  That is the Jesus style.

Grace for your spirit 8-7-18

Grace for  your spirit

There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.  Proverbs 16:25

Today I left the store.  It was hot so I remotely started my car and unlocked the doors.  For some unknown reason, my truck key wouldn't 

work, so I opened the door and popped the truck.  The truck opened and it was full of wine bottles.  A little bit disturbed, I looked around to see what was going on.  It was then I realized that my car was right next to this one.  Exactly same model and color.   Before I was shot for being in someone's car, I quickly moved to the right one and got out of there.  It seemed right until I saw it was not.  Let's be aware of our walk and destination in life.  Just because it seems right, it may not be right.

Grace for your spirit 8-6-18

Grace for your spirit

And all the people said, "His blood shall be on us and on our children!"   Matthew  27:25

When the enemies of Jesus were pushing to crucify Jesus, in the heat of the moment they blurted out, "Let His blood be on us."  In other words, they would take responsibility.   Not many days later, after His death, burial, and resurrection, the apostles preached against them.  In Acts 5:28, the Council objected saying, "you intend to bring this man's blood upon us." The Jews were bold to claim responsibility, but not anxious to take it.  Let's think carefully about the words we speak, keeping them soft and sweet.  We never know when we might have to eat them.

Grace for your spirit 8-3-18

Grace for your spirit

Then Noah began farming and planted a vineyard.  He drank of the wine and became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.   Genesis 9:20

Noah and his whole family had just been saved by God's grace.  Noah walked off the ark, built an alter, sacrificed to the Lord, planted a vineyard, got drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.  He was the good guy, but it was a very quick drop from ark to drunkenness.  Too many Christians have made the same trip.  It can be a short trip from the waters of baptism to crawling into a bottle.  Let's learn from our ups and downs, and always choose the spiritual route in life.

Grace for your spirit 8-2-18

Grace for  your spirit

Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered.  And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation.   Hebrews 5:8-9

Although Jesus was sinless and never yielded to temptation, He was not yet perfect to be our sin offering.  Jesus learned obedience in His suffering.  He learned by being tempted as we are.  After He walked in our suffering and temptations, that make Him complete to bear our sins.  Thank you Jesus for what You suffered for us.

Grace for your spirit 8-1-18

Grace for your spirit

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert.  Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.  

I Peter 5:8

Too many people think themselves to be indestructible.  They don't take warnings seriously, nor stay in the alert again tragedy.  The devil counts on us being naive.  Like the lion, when he is stalking us, he prowls silently.  The roaring starts when the attack take place.  Our worst enemy is the one we don't take seriously.  Let's take the devil and his mission very seriously.  It may save us.