It’s probably said best in Genesis 1:1, ” In the beginning God created the heavens and earth.” At the very start of time, the Lord created everything…out of nothing. With all His creative power, He took nothingness and made magnificence. From out of that void of blackness, He spoke, and everything came into being.
Tag: kingdom of god
Matthew 26: 39 “…Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
I had a very insightful conversation with someone concerning a life decision . What they thought they were going to do with their life was suddenly turned upside down when God very emphatically said “No!” Wisely they sought out counsel, and this was the question posed to them…Was this something you, yourself wanted to do, and you were simply asking the Lord to bless it, rather than asking God for His Will in your life and what He wanted? Not my will, but Yours should be a important part of our prayers.
I Samuel 12:21 ” Do not turn away after useless idols. They can do you no good, nor can they rescue you, because they are useless.”
Social media, the world-wide web, and advertisement has led us to believe we need status labels and designer brands to fill our vanity powered ego. We fall for the superficial guise that somehow these certain labels and brands will be the answer to make us more popular, prettier, or more intelligent looking. But sadly the only thing they do is play on our self-absorbed, conceited self…not changing anything inside. No certain brand will change your life… only being branded by the blood of Christ will ever change you.
Revelation 15: 3-4 ” Great and marvelous are Your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, King of the ages. Who will fear You, Lord, and bring glory to Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
There is coming a terrible moment in time, when the entire human race will simultaneously have the same Divine revelation of God. And in that split second of discovery, all mankind will fall prostrate at His feet…in reverence, worship, and fear.
Jeremiah 38:22 ” They misled you and overcame you – those trusted friends of yours. Your feet sunk in the mud; your friends have deserted you.”
You think those buddies of yours are loyal…those devoted allies, ever honorable when it comes to your relationship. But let some catastrophic thing happen, and they can all disappear…leaving you all alone… buried in the quagmire of your problems. The one and only person you can always trust is the Lord. Friends will abandon you…the Lord will not.
II Thessalonians 1:11 ” With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”
You are called of God, and with it will start the process of His purpose. This process may be short…it may be lengthy. But with every good-will, benevolent work, you will grow and mature into what He has intended you to be.
Romans 15:4 ” For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.”
The Holy Word of God is not only there to instruct, but also to strengthen and establish us as Believers in our faith. And as our faith is built up…so does our confidence in our Lord.
Psalm 66:20 ” Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love from me.”
The Lord will never dismiss your prayer as too trivial to listen to. He will never turn His face away when you call out to Him. His mercy and kindness He will never hold back from a sincere, heartfelt prayer.
Psalm 66: 18-19 ” If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened; but God surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.”
When we allow our inner nature to choose, it always heads toward trouble…which leads to wickedness…which leads to emptiness…emptiness of body, mind, and spirit. Anytime we let our flesh choose which idol to worship…it’s never the Lord.
Psalm 66:17 ” I cried out to Him with my mouth; His praise was on my tongue.”
Take a moment today to proclaim your appreciation to the Lord. Exalt and glorify the miraculous things He has done in your life. Give honor and praise to the Lord for all the things He has taken you out of. Praise the name of the Lord, for He is good…and His goodness will never fail.”
Safetypinlove 