Tuesday, 10/25/16 Exo 33:13, Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me
now thy way, that I may know thee... Knowing His way is good; doing it is
better; but they are not the end goals. We’re to learn them so as to know Him.
Quit practicing religion and get acquainted with, and love, a Person.
Ps 44:1-2a, We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst... Adults, do you tell your kids what God’s done for you? Your testimony? Stories of big days? Answered prayer? Camps/revival meetings? Being led? Kids, do you listen when we try to talk? (I’ve found this to be BIG: young people who won’t listen. You have a responsibility too: see Pro 23:26.)
Ps 44:1-2a, We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst... Adults, do you tell your kids what God’s done for you? Your testimony? Stories of big days? Answered prayer? Camps/revival meetings? Being led? Kids, do you listen when we try to talk? (I’ve found this to be BIG: young people who won’t listen. You have a responsibility too: see Pro 23:26.)
Wednesday, 10/26/16 Your level of happiness is directly tied to
your relationships to righteousness and sin. Ps 45:7, Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy
God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Confession, love, mercy, forgiveness, holiness...they’re for you. Josh
24:15, And if it seem evil unto you to serve
the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve... You WILL serve a god or
God...which have you been serving, and which will you serve today? The Lord God
on High? or the god of your belly? of money? of selfish pleasure? of
bitterness? of revenge?
Thursday, 10/27/16 How long has it been since you sang a
Scripture song? Ps 119:54, Thy statutes have been my songs in the house
of my pilgrimage. Make a list of verses you know and keep it in your
pocket. Pro 11:17, The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel
troubleth his own flesh. (Definitions: “merciful”: kind deeds; “good”: reward, ripening; “soul”: heart, mind, life in general;
“cruel”: terrible; “troubleth”: disturb,
afflict, stir up; & “flesh”: flesh,
body, kin.) Putting the definitions into the verse: “The man who does kind deeds rewards his own
mind and body: but he that is terrible disturbs and afflicts himself and his
family.” Hmmm...examine yourself and
your words, especially at home.
Friday, 10/28/16 Ps 24:1, The
earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell
therein. God never asks too much from us or asks for anything to which He
has no prior claim. 1 Cor 10:6, Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after
evil things, as they also lusted. Do you learn from Scripture and change
because of it, or is it just something that you read or hear preached to pass
the time? Could you tell me the last change to your life you made because of a
specific verse?
Saturday, 10/29/16 1 Cor 10:12, Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
The context is in combatting the temptations of desire, idolatry, fornication,
tempting God, and complaining. YOU are susceptible to each and every sin that you
could name. Job
1:12 And the Lord said unto Satan,
Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine
hand. All things, even bad and long-term negatives are permitted by God. In
the midst of those trials, can you, will you trust that He’s: 1Good? 2Wise? 3Working
in them? (i.e. has a purpose in them.) 4Loving you during the hard
time?
Sunday, 10/30/16 Eph 4:32, And be ye kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven
you. 1 Pet 3:8, Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love
as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous. Forgiveness and love are commands
from God, and therefore the doing of them is a choice, not a feeling. The
positive feelings (heart) come next, and they come from the depositing of our
treasures (money, time, our will) into the person. So, decide to obey God, and
then invest...i.e. risk.
Monday, 10/31/16 1 Cor 10:31b, ...whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. Glory = “turning
the spotlight onto.” Could it be said that your daily lifestyle (relationships,
character, hobbies, recreation, work habits, language, etc.) puts a worthy
spotlight onto Christ? 1
Cor 10:32, Give none offence, neither to
the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God. Could any aspect
of your daily life (relationships, language, character, hobbies, recreation,
work habits, jokes, etc.) cause a saved person to stumble in their Christian
walk, or an unsaved person to reject the Gospel?
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Bible thoughts from
some others:
- Isa 5:18, Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords
of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope. This is a picture of our
nation today: we’ve made sin and wickedness convenient.
- Ps 18:46, The Lord liveth: and blessed be my rock, and
let the God of my salvation be exalted. We need to remind ourselves
regularly that our God is alive and well, that He is worthy of our praise and
exaltation, and can always be relied upon for help and protection.
- Pro 26:28a, A lying tongue hateth those that are
afflicted by it, and a flattering mouth worketh ruin. What we say is a
reflection of our heart. We cannot hide a hateful, bitter spirit.
- Isa 6:5, Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone:
because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of
unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King the Lord of hosts. When we
see the Lord high and lifted up, we see ourselves and those around us through
spiritual eyes and are very humbled and convicted.
- James 3:10, Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing
and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. This is a sad
statement and should be read and heeded by every child of God. Many could use
Mom’s bar of wash soap to clean out their mouth.
- Ps 32:10, Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he
that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. A contrast of
God’s attitude toward the unconverted and wicked versus those with faith and
who trust in Him. PTL for His mercy which covers us!
- Pro 31:19, She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her
hands hold the distaff. A Proverbs 31 lady will be able to sew and will
teach her daughters and granddaughters.
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Miscellaneous thoughts from others:
- Today, love is a
very cheap word, but a very expensive commodity.
- “The slothful ‘fails’ to do while the sluggard ‘refuses’ to
do." ~Dr. Bob Gray.
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