Wise Counsel
12-1-2020
"Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge." Proverbs 14:7
We should always want to be around people who can lift and aspire us. We should want to be around people who have already been to the places we are trying to go, in order that we can learn and glean from their experiences and be successful in our pursuits. When we place ourselves around people who are positive and can give us advice, we can learn not just from what they say, but we can learn by watching what they do. When we around those who have not been where we are trying to go, or have no aspirations to go where we are trying to go, they can tend not to be an encouraging voice that we need to hear or the positive influence we need to give us a push towards our goals. There comes a time that we must decide what voices we are going to listen to as we push towards our goals.
Praise With No Fear
11-30-2020
"In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me." Psalm 56:4
There are times when we have put our trust in people, and that trust for whatever the reason was broken. There have been times when trusted people with something near and dear to us, and they used it against us, and now we find it difficult to trust anyone. Then there are those in who we know we can trust, and no matter what they will be there for us. Even when people let us down, we know we can always put our trust in The Lord. It is The Lord who will keep us when we need to be kept. The Scripture reminds us that, In God we I praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. I encourage you today to praise the name of The Lord. Praise The Lord for His Word.
Thankful For Salvation
11-29-2020
"Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great." 2 Samuel 22:36
It is a wonderful thing to experience salvation. Because of God's grace and mercy at work in our lives we know what salvation is. Our salvation is not something that we earned or something that we could buy, it was God's love for us that has caused us to experience the greatness of salvation. It is our salvation that is also a shield of protection from the blast of the enemy, and we can stand safely on the foundation that we are saved by God's grace. The Scripture reminds us that, God has given us the shield of His salvation: and His gentleness has made us great.
Power In His Name
11-28-2020
"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall." Malachi 4:2
For those of us who love The Lord there is there are many reasons for our deep love for Him. We have discovered that simply being in His presence is enough to break yokes, and for healing to take place, and we have also discovered that there is power in His name. There have been times in all of our lives when we did not know what to do, and it is was in our deepest distress that we called on the name of The Lord, and at the mention of His name we felt the weight being lifted off of our shoulders.
My Rock
11-27-2020
“For their rock is not as our Rock; our enemies are by themselves.” Deuteronomy 32:31 (ESV)
Each of us has experienced something in our lives that is so unique that there is nothing that we can compare it to. It is in that unique experience that we realize that what we are in the midst of is special, and we soak it all in because we do not know when and if we will experience it again. There are those who have experienced things that they feel is so unique that words cannot even begin to express the depth of the joy of being in a particular place at a particular time
Stand Firm And Fear Not
11-26-2020
“And Moses said to the people, “Fear not, stand firm, and see the salvation of the Lord, which he will work for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall never see again.” Exodus 14:13 (ESV)
Our faith in God is foundational to who we are as Christians. Our faith sees us through some of the most challenging times in our lives, and our faith keeps us connected to God. No matter how strong our faith may be, each of us has had a time when we have allowed our fears to overtake our faith. Fear can creep in out of nowhere and before we no it we are afraid of something that we should not even worry about.
Stand Firm
11-25-2020
“Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.” 1 Corinthians 1:24 (ESV)
Each of us can remember when we had a rough day or series of difficult days. In those days it felt like we had nothing to hold on to and everything was slipping out of our grasp. The only thing we really had that we could depend on day in and day out was our faith in God. Without our faith we would have lost our minds, but because of our faith in God we were able to hold on and make it through the challenging days.
Stand Firm
11-24-2020
“Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.” 1 Corinthians 1:24 (ESV)
Each of us can remember when we had a rough day or series of difficult days. In those days it felt like we had nothing to hold on to and everything was slipping out of our grasp. The only thing we really had that we could depend on day in and day out was our faith in God. Without our faith we would have lost our minds, but because of our faith in God we were able to hold on and make it through the challenging days. The Scripture reminds us, not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
