Baptist City Blog

Sunday, 8/24/14  John 9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. He’s gone...are you doing His shining? Are you a little Jesus at home? At work? Behind the wheel? At Wal-mart? Or, are you a little devil? Of whom are people who watch you more likely to think: Jesus or Satan?                Deut 12:8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. We all do this a lot. Instead of asking and considering what God wants (WWJD), or what is best, we eat what we deem right; we drive as we deem right; we recreate, fornicate, and medicate as we deem best. Our music choices, video choices, wine, beer, and spirit choices, our church attendance choices, even our divorce lawyer choices are all as we deem best. Lord have mercy on us.

Monday, 8/25/14  Deut 12:28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy God. Just a reminder that your kids will be blessed or hindered because of your actions TODAY!             Matt 27:24 [Pilate] washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person. Claiming ignorance or innocence does not free us from responsibility.  Some of you are living in rebellion to God...be honest. Your claims of “I didn’t know it was wrong” won’t work.  Your claims of “Well...the teachers at church or school who taught me were hypocrites” won’t work.  You are no more innocent than Pilate, and your excuses sound as stupid as his.

Tuesday, 8/26/14  Deut 12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.  ¹All of the Bible is important.  ²We must pay attention to It in order to obey It.  ³To alter It to fit us is a sin. ⁴We’re to change to fit It.        John 13:3-11 Jesus taught the lesson that taking a bath (salvation) doesn’t preclude the need for washing of our feet (daily cleansing.) In v5 Jesus comes to us and offers to forgive us, but we must cooperate: agree we’re dirty; allow His cleanings (i.e. Prov 28:13.)

Wednesday, 8/27/14  John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you. How did Jesus love? 1) Because of what He was and not what we were.  2) He loved first; He initiated the love.  3) He loves even when there is no reciprocation.  4) His love prompted and was shown by actions.              Matt 18:21 How oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Till 7 times? Questions we ask: “Is it a sin to do this?” “What’s wrong with that?” “Can you give chapter and verse...” “How much do I have to do...? These type of questions indicate that our heart is seeing how close to wrong we can get vs. how right we could live. Do you ever ask these or similar ones?

Thursday, 8/28/14  Ps 10:1 Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? Why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? “Is God judging me?” This is a question that all of us have asked. God is able to get our attention in ways unique to us or common to all, but you’ll know if it’s Him.  Think of Peter in John 21; Jonah; David in 2 Sam 21; Jacob in Gen 32.              Pro 25:2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honor of kings is to search it out. Sounds like God is for homework...for all of us.

Friday, 8/29/14  Ps 3:2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. “Is God judging me” is natural (oftentimes unwise, but natural.) However, to speculate if He’s judging another is arrogance. All of us have plenty to take care of in our own world.                Mark 10:29 ...There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake and the gospel’s but he shall receive an hundredfold... Two truths:  #1) It is very possible to be an (unsaved) “good Christian.” (See Matt 7:21-23.)  #2) It is possible to “do right” but to do it for other than Christ’s sake. People suffer deprivations for the sake of character, pride, love of a church or person, etc. and Christ is dishonored. Why do you do what you do?

Saturday, 8/30/14  Pro 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. Do your words fit: at the right time, in the right way, for the right reason, with the right tone, to the right person? Are your words pretty? Are they valuable?        Ps 86:1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Does “poor & needy” describe how you see any aspect of your life (other than your bank balance)? Your capabilities as a spouse? Friend? Parent? SS teacher? Bible reader? Before you answer, “Yes,” do you echo what David said and did in v3?  Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee DAILY.

Rev 4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, anf for thy pleasure they are and were created. We are here for His pleasure and He alone is worthy of glory, honor, and power!!

Ps 116:11 I said in my haste, All men are liars. We need to guart our tongues and engage our brain before speaking. I wonder how many times we have said things we wish we could take back.

Josh 7:6 Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face fefore the ark of the Lord until eventide, he and the elders of Israel put dust upon their heads. Oh for leaders in our nation to be as humble before God and as repentant towards sin.

Pro 10:26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. A lazy man irritates and is of little value to anyone.

Ps 119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart that I might not sin against thee. To the degree we hide His words in our heart, to that degree we will hate and avoid sin.

Ps 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Thank God for the down times when we HAVE to look up. No telling where we’d be without afflictions. He never says, “Oops.”
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