the following devotion came as a huge challenge to me..i always feel like is my obligation to voice my opinion on any given issue..sometimes its mindlless comments that end up hurting people or a modification of the truth, whatever..
Proverbs 10:19, The Amplified Bible"In a multitude of words transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent."
We believers need to start watching our language! We need to quit
throwing words around like they weren't important and start using
them like our lives depended on it--because, according to the Word
of God, they do!
(Prov. 18:21).Too many of us have what Proverbs 19:1 calls a perverted mouth.
Having a perverted mouth means more than lying and using
profanity. It means having a disobedient mouth. It means saying
things that are out of line with the Word of God.
Just use the wisdom God has given you. Train your mouth to be
obedient to His Word. Then, when you need it most, you'll find
that Word dwelling richly in you.
The Psalmist says, " may the words of my mouth and the mediations of my heart, be pleasing to you, oh Lord"
blessings y'all!
Thursday, 28 August 2008
For God so loved the world..
Today's scripture is John 3:16"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son."
For God so loved the world that He gave...and He gave...
and He gave.That is the message the Bible brings us from beginning to end. It
sounds simple enough. Yet few of us really comprehend it.We can understand the idea of a God of power. We can understand
a God who desires to be served. But an Almighty God who loves
us so much that He desires, above all, to give to us? That can be
hard to believe.For thousands of years, God has been working to drop the
revelation of His love into the hearts of men.
He's made loving
promises of blessing and protection. But He's always faced that
same obstacle--human beings who just couldn't bring themselves
to believe those promises were true.
Get a revelation of God's love for you by meditating on the
covenant He's made with you. Get out the bread and the cup. Go
before the Lord with them and take Communion thinking about
the body and blood of Jesus that enables you to be a
blood-covenant member of the family of Almighty God.
Let them settle forever the question of God's love for you.
You'll never again have to doubt His promises once you believe in His love.
be blessed!
For God so loved the world that He gave...and He gave...
and He gave.That is the message the Bible brings us from beginning to end. It
sounds simple enough. Yet few of us really comprehend it.We can understand the idea of a God of power. We can understand
a God who desires to be served. But an Almighty God who loves
us so much that He desires, above all, to give to us? That can be
hard to believe.For thousands of years, God has been working to drop the
revelation of His love into the hearts of men.
He's made loving
promises of blessing and protection. But He's always faced that
same obstacle--human beings who just couldn't bring themselves
to believe those promises were true.
Get a revelation of God's love for you by meditating on the
covenant He's made with you. Get out the bread and the cup. Go
before the Lord with them and take Communion thinking about
the body and blood of Jesus that enables you to be a
blood-covenant member of the family of Almighty God.
Let them settle forever the question of God's love for you.
You'll never again have to doubt His promises once you believe in His love.
be blessed!
The Lord is my helper..
Hebrews 13:5-6"He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we
may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what
man shall do unto me."
Self-consciousness is a major problem in the Body of Christ today.
It keeps us from doing the things God tells us to do. Instead of
simply obeying Him, it makes us start to wonder, "Now what will
people think of me if I do that? What if I command that person to
get out of the wheelchair and he doesn't get up?
What if I start believing for prosperity and go broke? What about that, God? I
won't look too good, will I?"If you've ever been through that, let me tell you something: It
doesn't matter how you look!
It's obeying God that counts. When
it comes to obeying God, your own reputation doesn't count; and
the sooner you forget it, the better off you'll be. After all, He has
promised He will never leave you or forsake you. Grab hold of
that. Believe it. Act on it. Once you do, you'll realize there's
really nothing to be afraid of anymore!
AMEN!
may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what
man shall do unto me."
Self-consciousness is a major problem in the Body of Christ today.
It keeps us from doing the things God tells us to do. Instead of
simply obeying Him, it makes us start to wonder, "Now what will
people think of me if I do that? What if I command that person to
get out of the wheelchair and he doesn't get up?
What if I start believing for prosperity and go broke? What about that, God? I
won't look too good, will I?"If you've ever been through that, let me tell you something: It
doesn't matter how you look!
It's obeying God that counts. When
it comes to obeying God, your own reputation doesn't count; and
the sooner you forget it, the better off you'll be. After all, He has
promised He will never leave you or forsake you. Grab hold of
that. Believe it. Act on it. Once you do, you'll realize there's
really nothing to be afraid of anymore!
AMEN!
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