I hear it all the time…someone will piously look at me and say, “Oh, God could never use me.” My answer to them is, “That answer is straight from the pit of hell. God can use anyone or thing He wants. And your pious, self-serving attitude is simply pride.” Who are we to dictate what God can do in and through us? Everyone is called of God…even if we don’t believe it, for God looks beyond our shortcomings, and to what we can become in Him.
I Corinthians 3:16 ” Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? “
Within that place we call our body dwells the Holy Spirit. What a wonderful realization that God actually resides inside us…that still small voice offering direction, comfort, and at times conviction. It is God in us…the indwelling Holy Spirit ever at work in our lives.
II Samuel 22:47 ” The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior! “
There is no firmer a foundation than our Lord. To stand in the center of His Will, is to stand on solid, unshakeable ground. He is the Rock we can run to for deliverance and protection from the storms of life. ” Sing for joy to the Lord, let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” (Psalm 95:1)
Galatians 3:22 ” But the scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.”
Like fish caught in a net…we’re all seized by the guilt of sin and disobedience. But there is a Savior, called Jesus, who can set us free from that net that holds us so tightly. Through faith and trust in Him, the net of sin can no longer hold us captive.
John 21: 19 ” Follow Me! “
What does it really mean to follow Jesus? It’s not just accompanying Him down the path of life, passively participating as Jesus does all the work. Following our Lord means actively pursuing a life of trust and obedience. It means holding fast to His lead and example…and sharing in His sufferings. “Follow Me!”, is fellow-shipping at the most intimate level with our Savior.
Psalm 37:8 ” Do not fret – it only causes harm.”
Worrying – has it ever changed a moment of our life? Some have elevated worrying to an art form. It permeates every facet of their lives…they know nothing else than to worry about everything…of which 99% of it is totally out of their control. And that’s where the real problem lies. Worrying is not us being wise…it’s rather us being wicked… for worrying is wanting to be in control, and not allowing God to be.
Revelation 21:6 ” He said to me: ‘ It is done, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.’ “
The life-giving Good News of salvation through Jesus Christ is totally free. It doesn’t require your money. It doesn’t require your good works. It doesn’t require anything on your part…only turning your heart towards Jesus.
Revelation 12:11 ” They overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”
Sin and death were atoned for…once, for all, by the blood of the Lamb – Jesus. In doing so, we are set free…as prisoners freed of their shackles…unchained from what has bound us so long. And in this wonderful transformation, we gain our testimony…that internal and external evidence and confirmation of God’s miraculous power in us.
Revelation 7:17 ” For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their Shepherd; He will lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Jesus, the Good Shepherd, will guide, guard, and lead His flock to life-giving water they need…He will lead them to eternal life. And in this beautiful place, sorrow and pain will have to flee…in this peaceful surrounding, the sound of weeping and crying will be heard no more.
Revelation 5:8 ” Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.”
Sometimes, we all feel like our prayers go up as far as the ceiling and then stop there…stuck…never to reach God. But this verse shows quite the opposite. All prayers of the saints are gathered in golden bowls, and burned as a sweet-smelling fragrance before God. And as the perfumed smoke fills His nostrils, God breathes in deeply and recognizes each prayer, utterance, and plea, from every saint who has reached out to Him.
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