YOU WILL NOT BE GOD'S FIRST FAILURE!

9-31-2018. . . .YOU WILL NOT BE GOD'S FIRST FAILURE!

"The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands."  (Ps 138:8 KJV)  

With each new day comes expectations of the greater!  God is committed to it and will see the process through to completion.  So, be encouraged!  You will not be God's first failure!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for the process towards perfection!  Help us to submit to your process and not fight against it.  Amen!

Phil 1:3-6. . . . And I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns. TLB

THE GOD STUFF!

9-29-2018. . . .THE GOD STUFF!

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jer 29:11 NKJV)  

God's thoughts about our life is what we should see and experience in our life!  Anything else is not of God nor from God!  Take inventory and clear your life of anything and everything but the God stuff!  The God stuff is the only good stuff!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for daily loading us with benefits!  You are good and you do good.  Thank you for a future and great expectation!  Amen!

Ps 68:19. . . . Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. KJV

EMBRACE THE NEW!

8-29-2018. . . .EMBRACE THE NEW!

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."  (2 Cor 5:17 KJV)  

God doing a new thing in us facilitates new things happening for us!  Let the old pass: old thinking, old connections, old traditions, old actions, and embrace the new!  It's that time!  God for it!

PRAYER: Lord, thank you for saving us and giving us new life through Jesus Christ!  Help us to let the old pass and to embrace the new with joy!  Amen.

1 John 5:13-14. . . .I have written this to you who believe in the Son of God so that you may know you have eternal life.  And we are sure of this, that he will listen to us whenever we ask him for anything in line with his will. TLB

HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY!

8-24-2018. . . .HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY!

"Finally,  brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." (Phil 4:8 KJV) 

Honesty is among the eight things that should always occupy a believer's mind. Honest thoughts will produce honest behavior.  An advantage or gain achieved any way other than honestly, is really not an advantage or gain at all.  Honesty is still the best policy!

Prayer: Lord, help us to think about things that are honest and act on those thoughts immediately.  Amen!

Phil 4:8-9. . . .Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things; and the God of peace shall be with you. NAS

PLENTY OF ROOM NOT PLENTY OF TIME!

8-22-2018. . . .PLENTY OF ROOM NOT PLENTY OF TIME!

"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."   (John 14:2-3 KJV)  

When Jesus returns (and he surely will return) His agenda will be to retrieve everyone He has prepared a place for.  Accept Him today!  There is still plenty of room, but not plenty of time!

PRAYER: Lord, we pray that everyone will accept you as their savior before it is too late.  Help us daily to be witnesses for you to the world.  Amen!

2 Peter 3:9. . . .The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.  KJV

BE ON THE LOOKOUT!

8-21-2018. . . .BE ON THE LOOKOUT!

"Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. (Matt 25:13 KJV)  

An 'APB' is an ALL POINTS BULLETIN!  It is a message usually issued by the authorities putting everyone on alert to be on the lookout for a certain person or persons!  Heaven is the ultimate authority and has issued it's APB!  Be on the lookout for the Lord, Jesus Christ!  He will descend from the clouds at any moment and at any time!  He's soon to return.  BE ON THE LOOKOUT!

PRAYER: Lord, we know that you are coming as you said you would.  We are waiting and will be forever on the lookout!  Amen.

Luke 12:39-40. . . ."Everyone would be ready for him if they knew the exact hour of his return-just as they would be ready for a thief if they knew when he was coming.  So be ready all the time. For I, the Messiah, will come when least expected."  TLB

EARMARKS OF OUR LIFE!

                                         8-17-2018. . . .EARMARKS OF OUR LIFE!

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;  Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth."  (1 Tim 2:1-4 KJV)  

What kind of life are we living?  Is it acceptable to God?  What are the earmarks of our lives?  Are they prayer, supplications and intercessions and the giving of thanks?  Most Importantly, are we following after godliness and HONESTY?  This is the life that is acceptable to God.  We deceive only ourselves if our lives are anything different.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for a standard of godliness and honesty!  May they forever be the earmarks of our lives. Amen!

1 Tim 2:1-4. . . . Here are my directions: Pray much for others; plead for God's mercy upon them; give thanks for all he is going to do for them.  Pray in this way for kings and all others who are in authority over us, or are in places of high responsibility, so that we can live in peace and quietness, spending our time in godly living and thinking much about the Lord.  This is good and pleases God our Savior,  for he longs for all to be saved and to understand this truth:  TLB