Sunday,
7/13/14 Are you struggling currently in
the Christian life? Going through a low time? Matt 26:41 is the answer. Watch and pray, that ye enter not into
temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Our flesh
is, and always has been weak: we need to be on guard duty (watch) and pray
regarding avoiding our unique temptations. Rev 9:20 And the rest of the men which were not
killed by these plagues yet repented not... This verse shows how hard the
human heart can become, and how stupid it can make us act. I don’t know if
Christians can get this hard, but we could go that direction. If God rebukes
you for something, respond with repentance.
Monday,
7/14/14 Pro 10:6 Blessings
are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Do you have a blessed head or a violent mouth? Matt 27:3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned,
repented himself, and brought again the 30 pieces of silver to the chief
priests and elders. Judas admitted his sin to himself and to man and asked
for forgiveness (though he never came to God.) The council refused his apology.
The big lesson is that even if the one you offended won’t forgive you, you’re
still to try. You do your Scriptural duties; whether someone else does theirs
is not your concern. So...whom do you need to apologize to? Whom do you need to
forgive?
Tuesday,
7/15/14 Ps 54:4 Behold, God is mine helper; the Lord is with them that uphold my soul.
If you need God’s help, realize He usually uses people to bring that help...I’d
start by going to church and listening to the preacher, singing the songs,
being with God’s people. Exo
12:22-23 And ye shall take a bunch of
hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the basin, and strike the lintel and
the 2 side posts with the blood...for the Lord will pass through to smite the
Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood...[he] will pass over the door...
God didn’t need to see the blood until midnight whereas the public could see it
all evening. Lesson: God needs to “see” our salvation at death, but the public
should be aware of it long before that. Do your neighbors, co-workers, peers know
that you’re saved?
Wednesday,
7/16/14 Mark 3:1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there
which had a withered hand. Never allow those that are withered (different,
handicapped, sin sick, ignorant of propriety) ever feel they’re not welcome in
our assemblies. John
10:24b-25 If thou be the Christ, tell us
plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not... We may
never get it “as plainly” as we want...but He’s given us all things that pertain unto life and godliness. So maybe our
comprehension problems are not because of a lack of His clarity but a sign of
our hard heart. (I’m referring to the old time standards of modesty, abstinence
from alcohol, personal holiness, importance of church attendance, hard
preaching, etc.)
Thursday,
7/17/14 John 11:9-10 If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth
not, because he seeth the light of this world. But if a man walk in the night,
he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. Are you walking in the
light? The dark? Fading twilight? Breaking dawn? Only you can answer. Ps 10:6 [The wicked] hath said in his heart, I shall
not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity. God says it’s wickedness
to think that you’ll never be in adversity and be liable to change. At best,
it’s silliness to think that way and to not keep in mind, “What if....?”
Friday,
7/18/14 Rev 13:10a He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity. If you’re
trying to lead people away from righteousness into the captivity of sin, you’ll
end up captive also. Sin and righteousness and God and Satan are bigger than
us: we cannot control or manipulate them, but they can us. Exo 15:11 Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the
gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Are the sensual goddesses called Hollywood starlets as impressive as God?
They’ll be saggy and baggy and as droopy as wilted celery in a few years. Are
alcohol and drugs comparable to God? Money? Self will? (BTW, your lips may be
saying one thing right now while your life is saying something different!) Get
right with God and serve Him with your whole heart.
Saturday, 7/19/14 Ps 61:2a From the end of
the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed. Many
Christians pray fervently when life is falling apart, but they stop at there.
61:2b Lead me to the rock that is higher
than I. Maybe your troubles are to get you to come TO the Person of Christ. Matt 7:1 Judge not... John 7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but
judge righteous judgment. This means to not render a judgment (verdict)
outside of your given areas. The standards and laws in the Bible are for each
of us individually, and for us only. I have no right to enforce them on you.
Now, if you’re one of my family members, I do. If you attend my school, I do.
If you work for me, I do. Everyone should feel welcome at our churches: dressed
however, smelling of alcohol or tobacco, unbathed. About the only thing they
should be scolded for or excluded for is for disruptive behavior that causes
others not to hear: immodest dress, odors, rolling of eyes, slouching don’t
apply.
Thoughts from some others
2
Peter 3:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver
the godly out of temptation. Thank God He knows!! Wouldn’t it seem logical
to us to trust His knowledge and not ours to resist temptations?
Pro
15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an
abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. The best that the wicked, unsaved man can
offer God is repulsive and rejected, but He hears and delights in prayers from
the saved, godly man. How blessed we are!!
Ps
72:11 Yea, all kings shall fall down
before him, all nations shall serve him. Lord, hasten the day. It can’t
happen soon enough. Those who laugh at and scorn us will find out Who controls
and guides the affairs of the whole universe.
Ps
73:28a But it is good for me to draw near
to God. I need to learn and practice this daily.
Ps
76:7 Thou, even thou, are to be feared:
and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? We’d better keep God in a good humor and not
make Him angry.
Pro
19:26 He that wasteth his father and
chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame and bringeth reproach. How we treat Mom and Dad is important, and
has a bearing on one’s success and reputation.
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