LOVE WIPES AWAY SINS!

 

 

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray. Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins.

1 Peter 4:7-8

How does love wipe away sins? If I love you and you sin against me, I have a simple choice. I can choose to allow my love for you to be ruined by the hate that Satan wants me to embrace in response to your action. Or, I can choose to reject hate and continue walking in love for you because of the Love of Jesus in my heart. 

But what about the consequences of your sin? Jesus suffered because of your sin, so I don't have to!

 There is no evil on this earth that can do you Eternal Harm! The Blood of Jesus not only washes me clean from my sins, it also keeps Satan from having the power to send those who love Jesus to Hell.

The death of Jesus on the Cross was powerful enough to pay for every sin ever committed!

 
And when you become like Jesus, His love in you wipes out the power of sin to draw you back into a life of hate and revenge! Think of someone who offends you greatly and ask Jesus to fill your heart with love for that lost soul. Jesus loves to answer that prayer!

"Lord Jesus, fill my heart again today with your love, even for those who sin against me! I Praise Your Holy Name now and forever! Amen."

DO YOU LOVE GOD?

 

 

"God will bless you, if you don’t give up when your faith is being tested. He will reward you with a glorious life, just as he rewards everyone who loves him."

James 1:12

The most important question in life is not "are you saved?" Rather it is this: Do you love God?

When a man or woman loves God, "prayer time" never ceases as they listen for the promptings of the Holy Spirit to direct every step!

When someone loves God, salvation is not an issue.
After Peter denied even knowing Jesus three times, the Lord asked Peter three times, "Do you love me!" Let your actions and re-actions today be in response to your love for Christ! Jesus, Himself said, "If you love Me you will keep My commands."

Spend this day thinking about the One you love and how you can bring Him joy by everything you do!

"Lord Jesus, I love You and long to see You face to face! May that day come soon when I will be with You forever! I praise You now and always! Amen."

KNOWING THE ENEMY

Finally, let the mighty strength of the Lord make you strong. Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil’s tricks. We are not fighting against humans. We are fighting against forces and authorities and against rulers of darkness and powers in the spiritual world. So put on all the armor that God gives. Then when that evil day comes, you will be able to defend yourself. And when the battle is over, you will still be standing firm.

Ephesians 6:10-13

Professional sports teams spend lots of time and energy studying their opponents. Then, they can put together a plan to take advantage of the other team’s weaknesses and avoid being pummeled by their strengths.

As a follower of Jesus Christ, your enemy is the Devil! Some very foolish men and women of God believe Satan is not a threat to those who have proclaimed Jesus as Lord! They are very wrong. The Devil wants to cripple your ability to function effectively in the battle against evil. Even King David did not recognize the “Enemy of Righteousness” standing with him as he peered down on Bathsheba from his roof-top.

Another way of getting into spiritual jeopardy is to ignore the defensive and offensive tools God provides for those who follow Jesus! Don’t save your Faith for “big events.” Let your trust in God function in little things every day. Otherwise, you might be like a man who refuses to walk and rides in a wheelchair because he says he is a runner! The man who will not walk, will not run!

I have a Bible with “cross-references.” It gives me a list of verses that are related to the verse I am currently reading! Immerse yourself in the Word of God so every minute of every day you can expect God to bring Scripture to your mind, which is appropriate for that moment in time!

“Lord Jesus, I need You to show me the devil’s tricks today and give me the strength to stand firm against them! I praise Your Holy Name now and forever. Amen.”

 

GREATEST LOVE STORY EVER TOLD

 

 

“My friends, I will use an everyday example to explain what I mean. Once someone agrees to something, no one else can change or cancel the agreement. That is how it is with the promises God made to Abraham and his descendant. The promises were not made to many descendants, but only to one, and that one is Christ.”

Gal 3:15-16

The promises God made to Abraham were also for, and perhaps primarily for Jesus! Jesus was not a Knight in armor sent to rescue men. Jesus was on a Mission to rescue His Bride from Satan! The whole story of man is all about Jesus! God made the entire human race, so Jesus would have a bride!

God created you to bring Joy to Jesus! If it were not for Jesus, we would have no reason to exist. Every acorn that falls from an oak tree has within it the potential to become a mighty oak. And every man or woman born on planet earth can grow into becoming the Bride of Christ. But that can only happen when His Blood is applied to your heart! 

You are being pursued by Jesus Himself and you are the object of His desire.  He loves you so much that He died on the Cross to make a life with you a forever possibility! It is indeed “THE GREATEST LOVE STORY” ever told!

“Lord Jesus, You love me more than I can ever know, but I know I desire to love you more today than I ever have before! May Your Holy Name be praised now and forever. Amen.”

SECRET OF RUSH LIMBAUGH

 

You have looked deep into my heart, Lord, and you know all about me. You know when I am resting or when I am working, and from heaven you discover my thoughts. You notice everything I do and everywhere I go. Before I even speak a word; you know what I will say.

Psalms 139:1-4 - CEV

I heard it again this morning. “Rush Limbaugh was the greatest talk radio host ever. And no one can replace him.”

Rush was great because of something no one has mentioned, at least not in my hearing. His audience didn’t really know Rush, but Rush knew his listeners! Rush had a three hour personal conversation with everyone who turned on the radio. Rush knew what the callers were going to say before they spoke the words, and even if you didn’t call, Rush knew what you were thinking. With Rush, you weren’t listening to a show. You were having a personal and sometimes rather intimate dialogue with a compassionate guru!

In Talk Radio, Rush was like God. God knows what you are going to say before you speak the words and He has the perfect answer to all your questions and concerns! The Bible says: Wisdom comes from God.

Rush impacted the lives of people by being available for 15 hours a week for over 30 years. Since God Created Adam, He has been ready to take personal calls 24-7. Unlike Rush, with God you can always connect! And when you “listen to the calls” of other people, it strengthens your Faith in the One who made it all.

Maybe that is why Rush would always say his “talent was on loan from God.”

“Lord Jesus, You know my heart and You know my thoughts. You know every word I speak even before I open my mouth. Thank You for always being there when I need You! Praise Your Holy and Righteous Name now and forever! Amen.”

JUST OBEY GOD!

 

 

If you obey God, you will have something to leave your grandchildren. If you don’t obey God, those who live right will get what you leave.

Proverbs 13:22 - CEV

Obedience to God is the best plan for building wealth. You may lay aside lots of money which you hope to pass on to your children and grandchildren, but have it all wiped out in one tragic day on the market! But if you spend your life obeying the voice of God, you will leave a legacy for your children that is more valuable than all the gold in the world!

The Bible says God paved the streets of Heaven with gold! All the gold in Heaven is no more valuable than a pile of asphalt!

Obeying God always means that He will provide you with what you need to live a life of doing His Will! Will you be rich? Oh, yes! Will you have lots of gold and silver and money? Maybe not!

But you will leave for those who come after you this: they will remember you as a man or woman who always obeyed God and trusted Him to give you everything you need! That inheritance is worth more than all the gold and silver!

Ask God to show you how you can obey Him today. When He shows you what to do, put aside everything else and JUST OBEY GOD!

“Lord Jesus, I want to be an obedient follower of You today. Show me how I can be obedient to You. Praise Your Holy Name now and forever. Amen.”

NEW BODY FOREVER!

 

Everything in the heavens has a body, and so does everything on earth. But each one is very different from all the others. The sun isn’t like the moon; the moon isn’t like the stars, and each star is different. That’s how it will be when our bodies are raised to life. These bodies will die, but the bodies that are raised will live forever. These ugly and weak bodies will become beautiful and strong. As surely as there are physical bodies, there are spiritual bodies. And our physical bodies will be changed into spiritual bodies.

1 Corinthians 15:40-44 - CEV

There are some things you can do here on earth to change your body. Diet and exercise are helpful in shaping and firming parts of your body, but they are but temporary fixes. Even the most diligent body builder will one day die and his body will begin turning back to dust! It is a fact of life that death will come to all of us.

But those who give their hearts to Jesus Christ on this earth are promised a new body that will be beautiful and strong. Your body here may be “ugly and weak.” But in Heaven no one is ugly, and no one is weak!

It is of some earthly value to go to the gym here on earth. But it won’t last forever! Giving your heart to Jesus here on earth will guarantee a New Body forever in Heaven!

“Lord Jesus, bring thoughts of Heaven to my mind and help me be ready for Your return, or my departure from this earth, every moment of every day! What a Glory it will be to see You “Face to Face!” Praise Your Holy Name now and forever. Amen.”

 

We Don't Need New Leaders!

 

 

“By the power of His Spirit the Lord God has sent me with this message: People of Israel, I am the holy Lord God, the one who rescues you. For your own good, I teach you, and I lead you along the right path. How I wish that you had obeyed my commands! Your success and good fortune then would have overflowed like a flooding river. Your nation would be blessed with more people than there are grains of sand along the seashore. And I would never have let your country be destroyed.”

ISAIAH 48:16b-19

The solution to the problems experienced by a nation that turns away from God is simple. It has nothing to do with electing better leaders or passing more “conservative” laws!

When a country tries to erase the history of its devotion to God, the Hand of the Almighty will let go.

To make things better, the leaders we have now will do nicely if they are filled with the Holy Spirit and become disciples of the Lord Jesus! It doesn’t matter what they were, or what they are now! God can use them to accomplish His righteous purposes!

“LORD JESUS show us how to pray for our leaders so that You may once again hold our hands and lead us in the way of righteousness! Grab hold of the hearts of those who lead our nation and make them into men and women of God! Praise Your Holy Name now and forever. Amen.”