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Saturday, February 12, 2011
Do you like to have many years of life ???
Proverbs 3:1-2 (NIV). My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.......
Thoughts on This Verse...
Those who are older are not as respected in Western cultures today as they once were and as they are in other cultures.
The Bible repeatedly reminds us of our NEED to honor those who are godly and who have gone before us. Whether the father behind this passage is the physical father of the person receiving instruction or is the teacher of this student seeking wisdom, either way the principle is the same.
We have much to learn and much to gain from heeding the voice of those who have served God for many years and have proved themselves wise and faithful.
Thoughts on This Verse...
Those who are older are not as respected in Western cultures today as they once were and as they are in other cultures.
The Bible repeatedly reminds us of our NEED to honor those who are godly and who have gone before us. Whether the father behind this passage is the physical father of the person receiving instruction or is the teacher of this student seeking wisdom, either way the principle is the same.
We have much to learn and much to gain from heeding the voice of those who have served God for many years and have proved themselves wise and faithful.
Friday, February 11, 2011
His teachings !!!
John 8:31-32 (NIV). ''If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.''......
Thoughts on This Verse...
Truth is not something we just know; it is something we live.
Jesus reminds us that we must not only know his teaching, but we must also obey it.
However, obedience is one of the proofs of our discipleship and a doorway to freedom and truth.
Thoughts on This Verse...
Truth is not something we just know; it is something we live.
Jesus reminds us that we must not only know his teaching, but we must also obey it.
However, obedience is one of the proofs of our discipleship and a doorway to freedom and truth.
SECURE SLEEP !!!
Job 11:18 (New International Version, ©2010)
You will be secure, because there is hope;
Thursday, February 10, 2011
''If only I had a friend.''
Isaiah 2:22 (NIV). Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?...... Thoughts on This Verse...
''If only I had a friend.''
''If only my father hadn't left.''
''If only she was more supportive.''
''If only...'' People can fail us, but we still pin so many of our hopes on them. We are all fallible and mortal.
So while we are involved in the lives of other people, let's also remember to keep our hopes connected to the Son of God, who''defeated death and brought immortality and life to light'' and who will''never leave or forsake'' us.
''If only I had a friend.''
''If only my father hadn't left.''
''If only she was more supportive.''
''If only...'' People can fail us, but we still pin so many of our hopes on them. We are all fallible and mortal.
So while we are involved in the lives of other people, let's also remember to keep our hopes connected to the Son of God, who''defeated death and brought immortality and life to light'' and who will''never leave or forsake'' us.
When YOu ask God ?
Luke 11:9-10 (The Message)
"Here's what I'm saying:
Ask and you'll get;
Seek and you'll find;
Knock and the door will open.
"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This is not a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in.
If your little boy asks for a serving of fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? If your little girl asks for an egg, do you trick her with a spider? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing—you're at least decent to your own children. And don't you think the Father who conceived you in love will give the Holy Spirit when you ask him?"
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
To Seek Him Face to Face !!!
Today's Reading: Leviticus 6-7; Matthew 25:1-30
Today's Thoughts: To Seek Him Face to Face
So I said: "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 my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts."
Isaiah 6:5
As Christians, our desire is to be with Jesus. Personally, I would love to see Him face-to-face. I would talk to Him about my heart's desires and goals, and even if He didn't respond, I would love to read His facial expressions.
To be in the presence of the Lord seems like the best thing imaginable. Isaiah did not have to imagine it; however, because he experienced it. Of course, his experience is more accurate than my imagination. Isaiah did see the Lord, but Isaiah did not talk about himself or go over his prayer requests in God's presence. Isaiah was confronted with his sin.
Isaiah was also aware of the sins of the people and the inadequacy all of us face in the presence of the Lord. Isaiah realized that we are all undone, unworthy and unclean. We have no way of changing these things for we live in a midst of people and within a world of sinfulness. Seeing the Lord brings forth a holy fear that we are nothing and we deserve nothing.
It is amazing to me that Isaiah brings attention to his unclean lips (instead of his eyes having seen the Lord). The angel had a treatment for his unclean lips, touched by a coal from God's altar. With that process, Isaiah's iniquity was taken away and his sin purged.
Why his lips and not his heart or his eyes? If you think about what Jesus taught, the lips make sense in the spiritual realm. Jesus said that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45). Isaiah's lips represent his heart. Isaiah would respond to the call of God, but in order to go and speak for God, his heart needed to be touched.
This same process starts with our eyes being opened to our unworthiness as we come before the presence of God. Then, we will realize that our heart needs to be cleansed so we can represent Him with the words of our lips. This is a continual process. It is easy to be swayed away and think we are being used by God because of our works of righteousness.
It is not about us. We need to be about Jesus. Today, ask Him to send you. Respond to His call. But first, set your eyes on the Lord's majesty, awesomeness and purity. Understand that you are not worthy to be used but He has made a way to wash you through the blood of Christ so that you can speak for Him from a cleansed heart. All you have to say is, "Here am I! Send me."
Today's Thoughts: To Seek Him Face to Face
So I said: "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 my eyes have seen the King, The LORD of hosts."
Isaiah 6:5
As Christians, our desire is to be with Jesus. Personally, I would love to see Him face-to-face. I would talk to Him about my heart's desires and goals, and even if He didn't respond, I would love to read His facial expressions.
To be in the presence of the Lord seems like the best thing imaginable. Isaiah did not have to imagine it; however, because he experienced it. Of course, his experience is more accurate than my imagination. Isaiah did see the Lord, but Isaiah did not talk about himself or go over his prayer requests in God's presence. Isaiah was confronted with his sin.
Isaiah was also aware of the sins of the people and the inadequacy all of us face in the presence of the Lord. Isaiah realized that we are all undone, unworthy and unclean. We have no way of changing these things for we live in a midst of people and within a world of sinfulness. Seeing the Lord brings forth a holy fear that we are nothing and we deserve nothing.
It is amazing to me that Isaiah brings attention to his unclean lips (instead of his eyes having seen the Lord). The angel had a treatment for his unclean lips, touched by a coal from God's altar. With that process, Isaiah's iniquity was taken away and his sin purged.
Why his lips and not his heart or his eyes? If you think about what Jesus taught, the lips make sense in the spiritual realm. Jesus said that out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45). Isaiah's lips represent his heart. Isaiah would respond to the call of God, but in order to go and speak for God, his heart needed to be touched.
This same process starts with our eyes being opened to our unworthiness as we come before the presence of God. Then, we will realize that our heart needs to be cleansed so we can represent Him with the words of our lips. This is a continual process. It is easy to be swayed away and think we are being used by God because of our works of righteousness.
It is not about us. We need to be about Jesus. Today, ask Him to send you. Respond to His call. But first, set your eyes on the Lord's majesty, awesomeness and purity. Understand that you are not worthy to be used but He has made a way to wash you through the blood of Christ so that you can speak for Him from a cleansed heart. All you have to say is, "Here am I! Send me."
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
PRAISE THE LORD !!!
Psalm 100:2 (NIV). Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.......
Thoughts on This Verse...
Let's not be limited to church-house singing or sanctuary joy.
Let's make today a day we listen to Christian music and also sing our own thanks and praise to God.
Thoughts on This Verse...
Let's not be limited to church-house singing or sanctuary joy.
Let's make today a day we listen to Christian music and also sing our own thanks and praise to God.
THE POWER OF UNITY !!!
Today's Reading: Leviticus 4-5; Matthew 24:29-51
Today's Thoughts: The Power of Unity
1 Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. 4 And they said, "Come, let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." 5 But the Lord came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had built. 6 And the Lord said, "Indeed the people are one and they all have one language, and this is what they begin to do; now nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them. Genesis 11:1, 4-6
The tower of Babel is a familiar story in the Old Testament. After the flood, Noah and his sons were fruitful and multiplied, populating the "whole earth." The people had one major commonality: they all spoke the same language. In the course of time, many of them moved into the same region and decided to build a city together. This city would have a tall tower, one so spectacular that they would be well-known for creating such an awesome sight.
Their intentions concerned the Lord as He looked upon what they were doing. Once again, man was heading in a direction of self-serving, self-loving ambition that would only lead them farther away from God. God intervened and confused their speech. No one understood each other anymore, hence Babel means confusion. The tower of Babel represented the place where the people's language was no longer of one accord. God scattered the people abroad, with only those who understood each other staying together and multiplying.
Though this story is quite familiar, as I read through it again, I noticed something very interesting. In verse 6, the Lord recognizes that the people have a unity of such power that "nothing that they propose to do will be withheld from them." The NIV Bible uses the phrase "nothing will be impossible" for them. Even though these people were in sin, their unified focus gave them an extraordinary ability to achieve the impossible.
How much more can we achieve if we work together as the body of Christ? The apostle Paul tells us that gifts were given individually to those in the body of Christ to work together as one for the whole body of Christ.
As Christians, we need to recognize our power in being unified together. When we stand together for a common purpose, surely nothing can stop us. Unfortunately, we too often stand alone. Pray about getting involved in your church ministries. How can you join forces with the body of Christ to help achieve certain goals? The only thing that usually stops us is fear. But don't worry, instead of God coming down to confuse our language, He will come down to help us better understand each other through His Word.
Tu Oh Dios eres mi protector !!!
Salmos 59:9 (Nueva Versión Internacional)
A ti, fortaleza mía, vuelvo los ojos,
pues tú, oh Dios, eres mi protector.
pues tú, oh Dios, eres mi protector.
Monday, February 7, 2011
CHRISTIAN THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
The angels of God
protect the people of God
as they do the work of God.
(Courtesy of Our Daily Bread)
The crown of God !!!
Proverbs 10:6 (NIV).
Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked....... Thoughts on This Verse...
Righteousness brings us great blessings. Violence becomes its own vile reward, bringing to those who use it what they have done to others. So what's our choice? Blessing or violence? Encouragement or a foul mouth? So what's the real choice? Letting God define character and not someone else.
Righteousness brings us great blessings. Violence becomes its own vile reward, bringing to those who use it what they have done to others. So what's our choice? Blessing or violence? Encouragement or a foul mouth? So what's the real choice? Letting God define character and not someone else.
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Spiritual power !!!
Ephesians 6:12 (NIV). For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.......
Thoughts on This Verse...
The battle we face is not just a physical one. Instead, it is a spiritual battle with powers that we do not easily see and which are very powerful.
We shouldn't dismiss this as an imaginary battle or as an irrelevant struggle. Just as clearly as Satan was crouching at Cain's door, desiring to have him, so he crouches at our door (Gen. 4:7).
He will use his forces of evil to do all he can to defeat, destroy, or corrupt us. We must take this war seriously and recognize the spiritual power of our foe.
Thoughts on This Verse...
The battle we face is not just a physical one. Instead, it is a spiritual battle with powers that we do not easily see and which are very powerful.
We shouldn't dismiss this as an imaginary battle or as an irrelevant struggle. Just as clearly as Satan was crouching at Cain's door, desiring to have him, so he crouches at our door (Gen. 4:7).
He will use his forces of evil to do all he can to defeat, destroy, or corrupt us. We must take this war seriously and recognize the spiritual power of our foe.
TEARS !!!
Jeremiah 50:4 (New International Version, ©2010)
“In those days, at that time,”
declares the LORD, "the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the LORD their God.
“In those days, at that time,”
declares the LORD, "the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the LORD their God.
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