Saturday April 10th. 2010
The Cure For Anxiety [No more worry]
Matthew 6:25-34 (New American Standard Bible)
The Cure For Anxiety [No more worry]
Matthew 6:25-34 (New American Standard Bible)
25}For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? {26} Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? {27} "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? {28} "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, {29} yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. {31} Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' {32} "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things." {33} "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you." {34} So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of it's own."
Sunday April 11th 2010
Just say no to anger! [Never go to bed with anger ruling the day.]
Proverbs 22:24-25 (New American Standard Bible)
24Do not associate with a man given to anger; Or go with a hot-tempered man, {25}Or you will learn his ways And find a snare for yourself.
Proverbs 29:22
An angry man stirs up strife, And a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: "Bad company corrupts good morals."
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, So is a contentious man to kindle strife.
Monday April 12th 2010
Don't Be Stingy Be Generous!
Proverbs 11:24
There is one who scatters, and yet increases all the more, And there is one who withholds what is justly due, and yet it results only in want.
Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, But the treacherous will be caught by their own greed.
1Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.
Hebrew 13:5
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, "I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU,"
Tuesday April 13th 2010
Stay Buzy Keep building the Kingdom of God!{No slofts allowed}
Proverbs 10:4 ; 13:4 ; 21:5 ; 28:22 ;
{10:4} Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
{13:4}The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
{21:5}The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
{28:22}A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.
Something to Ponder
Laziness will cause you to not accomplish your goals, reach any of your potential in Christ, or reach your purpose in God' calling on your life and maybe laziness could even keep you out of the Kingdom of God. [...So because if you are lukewarm - neither hot nor cold - I am about to spit you out of my mouth. Rev. 3:16NIV] We are to do what we can to build the Kingdom of God and that includes works! Not saying works = salvation not in anyway, what I am saying is laziness does not bring souls into the Kindom of God. Jesus said to not be lukewarm...
Wednesday April 14th 2010
Listening and doing
James 1:19-25
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, For man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. There fore get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevailant, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Do nor merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyoneto the word, but does not do what it says it like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and after looking at himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently in to the perfect law that condinues to do so this, not forgetting what he has heard but doing it- he will be blessed in what he does.
Something to Ponder.
For every action there is a re-action, for every re-action there is a consequence, every consequence has a cost, have you considered the cost of your action? God's Word says 'Consider the cost in all you desire to do'. BEFORE you follow through with whatever you are planning on doing... Pray Listen Obey.
Thursday April 15Th 2010
Receive faith from our God and Savior Jesus Christ
2Peter 1:1-10 NIV
{1}...To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as Precious as ours. {2} Grace an peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.
{3} His divine has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. {4} Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
Something to ponder
1.] What is the measure of faith one is given.
[Romans3] For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
(A).You may not be able to explain/describe your faith yet you have faith! Faith is like describing the wind, in the same way you can not see the wind to describe the wind, you can not see faith but you can see and know the results of faith.
(B). Looking at 2Peter1:1 through the Strong's Concordance; the Greek translation of certain words of this scripture.
WORD word /#of translation GREEK translation
1. Righteousness: 1343 innocent, holy; equity, justification
2. Our: [2Ptr1:1a]Apostles of Jesus n/a
3. Received: 2983 to get hold of, to take {aggressive}
4. Faith: 4102 truth or truthfulness of God or a religious teacher reliance upon
Christ for salvation.
5. Precious: 2472 of equal value or honor
2Peter 1:1-10 NIV
{1}...To those who through the righteousness [innocent, holy] of the our [Apostles of Jesus] God and Savior Jesus Christ have received [to get hold of, to take] a faith [truth or truthfulness; Christ is our one way to salvation] as Precious [equal value / honor] as ours [Apostles of Jesus].
We build on that measure of faith, that we are saved through the blood of Jesus Christ, to FAITH of moving mountains that are in our path. We build that faith through adding to our faith daily. Faith comes by hearing and that is the hearing God's Word (BIBLE) daily!
Friday April 16th 2010
Building Faith Daily by Applying the Word Daily
2Peter 1:5-10
{5} For this very reason, make effort to add to your faith goodness; And to goodness knowledge; {6} and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; {7} and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. {8} For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. {9} But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten he has been cleansed from his past sins.
{10} Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Something to Ponder
We are here on this earth to Praise God, to serve Jesus, and to listen to the Holy Spirit in his councel and guidance for us everyday! We are to bring glory to the Holy Trinity by our simple obedience! God's unconditional love is the gift we have so what will you do to praise God, to serve Jesus, and to show respect for the council and guidance of the Holy Spirit?
Saturday April 17th 2010
Living SacrifiesRomans 12:1-2
[1]Therefore, I urge you ,brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual act of worship. [2] Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Something to Ponder
We are to realize and understand that the world system is evil. Along that line, we as Christains [Christ like] are to live in the world but not to be of the world. Christians are to turn away from the "things" of this world. We Christains, are to set our goals on eternal items. Eternal items such as faith, love, joy, peace, and service to our Lord Christ Jesus. Those items that will last when this earth is no more. Items of eternal value 'building up' the Kingdom of God not that which tear's down the Kindom of God.
As the saying goes, "You are the only Bible somepeople will ever read." In these times, that statement is truer now then at any other time in our history. Christains can be witness' simply by living like Christ outloud - each and every day. It is your own responciblity as a Christian to be aware of their everyday actions. One can be more responcible in very simple ways. Simply everyday actions and everyday task. One simply needs to think about what one read, what one watch and yes even what one listen too, simply ask yourself is this everyday action pleasing to God? More importantly is this that I do build up of the kingdom of God? What is it I am allowing those around me to see / to hear? Will it be part of the promise land or is it fueling the lake of fire? God wants us to be workers as the harvest is ripe and in that sence of urgency, we need to be a witness of Christ. A witness of Christ who' life reflects to others the fruit's of the Spirit. For His Word say's "...you will know them by their fruit..."
