Tuesday,
June 27, 2017
YOU ARE ALL THE CHILDREN OF GOD
BY FAITH IN CHRIST JESUS
I
ASK GOD TO GRANT ME WISDOM
"For
by grace are ye saved through
faith,
and that not of yourselves; it
is
the gift of God: not of works,
lest
any man should boast. For
we
are his workmanship, created
in
Christ Jesus unto good works, which
God
hath before ordained that we
should
walk in them"
Over
the years of our marriage Henry drove us everywhere - I took photos.
Nothing great, but as I look at these photos, I see a way to share my
faith with others. Then there are his sermons, and my poems, and much to
ponder on. So here I go into the BLOGGING WORLD with God helping me. Add to that my interest in books, geneology, travel, people, i have much to put into it all.
Believing
as I do that God's Word is my source and all I need for direction - I am
counting on His dear Spirit to lift up the Savior in my blogs that even should
the LORD JESUS CHRIST come for His Bride and take all the Believers up with him
- the Blogs will still be on line for whoever wishes to read and look at and
find the same faith in the Lord Jesus and that His Blood is the only way that a
sinner can be saved. His sacrifice was enough once for all, for each one
who will
turn
to Him.
Romans
14.7 - 9
For
none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. For whether we
live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether
we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. For to this end Christ
both died and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord of the dead and the living.
Jesus
may come today !
Glad
Day, Glad Day,
If
He should Come Today,
I'll
live for today
nor
anxious be,
Jesus
my Lord I soon shall see,
Glad
Day ! Glad Day !
Jesus
! may come today !
It
has been over a year since my hip was operated on and I am doing well. In July of 2016 ago I was still having care and now here I am, back to my computer, back to
studying and doing things I like to do. How blessed I am. I pray
that I may share my faith, and give many encouragement to keep living for the
Lord if they already know Him, and for others, that I might present Christ in
such a way that they too will want to trust Him as Lord and Savior.
MARY
AND MARTHA
In
Luke 10 we have the record of how Jesus came to a certain village, and a
certain woman named Martha invited him into her house. Now here he
is at her invitation, enjoying the things she did for him. It then
states that she had a sister Mary, who sat at Jesus' feet, hearing what he
said.
Mary
was very busy in what she did. She was doing it for Jesus, and so she
began to feel cumbered - it was a big job. She went to Jesus and said,
Lord, dost thou care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her
therefore that she help me.
Hmmn.
What D I D Jesus say ? It says that Jesus answered and said
"Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: but some
thing is more needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be
taken away."
You
and I may be busy people.
We
may think that like Martha, inviting someone to share a meal is the "thing
to do"...but here is Mary - who most likely was there to assist Martha,
but because of Who Jesus was, and because she knew she wanted to LISTEN
TO HIM she did just that.
Today
people are busy - working, eating, driving, traveling, playing. Everyone
has things that they do which they MUST DO, and everyone has some things that
they WISH TO DO. Not everyone wishes to "sit at the feet of
Jesus" and yes, listen.
Every
time I open my Bible I give God's dear Spirit the opportunity to speak to me.
Every time I heed that which I read, I gain new strength and help
for my day.
More
than that, spending time with the Lord in Prayer is very important. God
values our time with Him. Have you made it a priority in your
life?
Jesus
said "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, you shall ask what ye
will, and it shall be done unto you."
Again
he said, "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the
Father may be glorified in the Son; if ye ask anything in my name, I will do
it."
1.
Seek God's Will as best as you know how.
2.
Give God your expectations.
3.
Use what you have.
4.
Read His Word, and Listen to His Spirit for guidance.
5.
When you are in doubt about something - don't!
6.
Obey even when I do not understand - God will enable you to do that.
7.
Trust God for the Supply.
In
Martha's case she was burdened and laden down because she put herself in that
position. There is a time for service, but there
is
a much greater need to
stop,
and learn from Jesus Himself.
Climbing
higher will only happen when we stop and sit at the feet of the Savior who
longs for
that
closeness that comes from listening to Him.
As
I sit at my desk and work along, I myself need to find time alone with the Lord
Jesus Christ, to seek His face, and to pray that I may be used to do His will
in my life.
Thought
for the Day
"USE
WHAT YOU HAVE"
Do
not consider what you do not have.
Don't
think about what you think you should have.
Take
stock and inventory.
Your
resources. Your assets.
Your
belongings. Your ideas.
Your
little is much if God is in it.
