Tag: #jesustheway

Have We Lost Our Way?

Text:

Romans 8:1-2 (ESV)

1  There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

2  For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

Observation:

Are you fearful and afraid of what this world has come to? People ask me, “Have you ever seen anything like this?”

I have lived long enough, seen lots of things, and there are lots of things I have not seen, and lots of things I do not know. But, I have learned that I don’t have to concern myself about those things because I know the one who sees and knows everything.

I do not look to any person from the past, or the present, or the future, to give me freedom because my freedom comes from my creator and my redeemer.

John 8:34-36 (ESV)

34  Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.

35  The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever.

36  So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

Who is your deliverer? Who is your leader?

There are many voices in the world and in the church who are speaking. The voices and the fingers are speaking and pointing in so many ways. Who are you listening to, and who are you following?

I am listening to the voice of God. He speaks to me through His Word, prayer, and other Spirit led people who know God, and are known by Him. The Holy Spirit is my teacher, and guide. I have decided to follow my creator and redeemer; my Savior and my Shepherd.

Psalm 23:1-3 (ESV)

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2  He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

3  He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

To follow anyone else is to be led astray. Jesus knows the way because He is the way.

John 14:6 (ESV)

6  Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Prayer:

Father, I exalt Your name above every name on earth, and in heaven. Father, I am so grateful for Your provisions, power, protection, and peace. So glad that I can live in freedom and in peace because the Prince of Peace has overcome the world. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) 
11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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Do You Know Why You Should Never Give Up?

Text:

Hebrews 6:9-12 (HCSB)
9 Even though we are speaking this way, dear friends, in your case we are confident of the better things connected with salvation.

10 For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the saints—and you continue to serve them.

11 Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope,
12 so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.

Observation:

One of the things that keeps hope alive in my life regardless of the circumstances I encounter is the hope that fills my heart, and it is this, “God is not unjust, and he is not forgetful”. Friends will forget you, and fail you, but God will never do either.

If you are a child of God, you have the iron clad promise that what God says in his word he will do. God is trustworthy; a promise made is a promise kept.

Yes, life is hard, but God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. I know one who will agree, and he is David.

Psalm 37:25 (HCSB)
25 I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous abandoned or his children begging for bread.

Love for God and his children, hope in the promises of God, faith in God and the patience to wait on God will get you safely to the finish line. The word for today is perseverance; never give in, and never give up. God is faithful to the end; he is God on the mountain, and God in the valley.

Prayer:

Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, I am so grateful to you that the circumstances of life do not determine my destiny; I am so glad I have a choice, and I have decided to follow Jesus. Father, not just part of the way, but all the way as my Savior leads me and guides me.

Father God, I am so blessed to know that I am in the hands of my Maker and my Keeper. Father, there is no place I would rather be than in the hands of my Lord and my God. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) 
11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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Do You Know the Living Word?

 

Text:

John 1:1-3 (HCSB)

1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2  He was with God in the beginning.

3  All things were created through Him, and apart from Him not one thing was created that has been created.

John 1:14 (HCSB)

14  The Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We observed His glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:18 (HCSB)

18  No one has ever seen God. The One and Only Son— the One who is at the Father’s side— He has revealed Him.

Observation:

One of the books of the Bible that I recommend that every believer reads early in their Christian walk is the Gospel of John.  In fact, I recommend this book to the non-believer also. This is why I make that recommendation.

John 20:31 (HCSB)

31  But these are written so that you may believe Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His name.

We need knowledge, and we can obtain that by reading the Word of God. However, more than knowledge, we need to know the Lord, and believe in Him.

Notice what else John said:

John 11:25-26 (ESV)

25  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live,

26  and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?”

John 3:36 (ESV)

36  Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

Prayer:

Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, I thank You for the hope that we have because You provided, in Jesus, the way for those who believe in Jesus to live in Your presence forever.

Father, I am so grateful that we are still living in the season of grace, and there is still time for needy souls to believe in Jesus, and receive eternal life. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.

1 John 5:12 (ESV)

12  Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.

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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV) 
11  So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

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