Ephesians 5:15-17 Live Your Life As Wise And Not As A Fool

Ephesians 5:15-17-MEV- See then that you walk carefully, not as fools, but as wise men, 16 making the most of the time because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

The writer of this text send forth a strong warning to the people of God. "Be very careful how you live your life, but most of all, know the will of God for your life and live it out."

Living a life of wisdom starts with a personal relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ by faith.

What really mattes in life is what God sees. It is God who searches the heart, it is God who judges man according to the issues of his or her heart for scripture declares these words in Luke 6:45-A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

To walk wisely means to walk by faith according to the leading of God's Holy Spirit who leads and guides us on God's path of truth and righteousness for His name sake.

We will never walk the path of "wisdom" or even know how to get where God wants us to be without God's Word.

Proverbs 2:6-8 All wisdom comes from the Lord, and so do common sense and understanding. 7 God gives helpful advice[a] to everyone who obeys him and protects all of those who live as they should. 8 God sees that justice is done,  and he watches over everyone who is faithful to him.

Psalm 14:1-A fool says in his heart that there is no God. A "fool", one who does not fear God or man lives according to what is right in his or her own eyes and ends up in a ditch.

Our enemy, satan is a  liar, a deceiver, crafty and he is very dangerous. He seeks to destroy our soul. 1 Peter 5:8-Be sober and watchful, because your adversary the devil walks around as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Be ye "Wise" through the lense of scripture and not your own eyes.  

Living a life of a "fool" is not an option for the believer. Our only choice is "wise" in the eyes of God by making godly choices and using the time that God has allot us here in our short stay here on earth to bring glory and honor to God alone.

With the help of God's Holy Spirit we can be lead on a straight course and live a life that honors God and gives light to this dark and evil world in which we live. 

People of God, the world is watching us who confess Christ, therefore "wise" must be our walk so that we can reflect Christ and be effective witnesses in the earth of God's saving  "Grace."

Everyone of us is either living our lives as "wise" or as a "fool."

Where do you draw the line? Does a life of a "fool" stops with you?

God bless.

Debra

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John 12:48 Accepted Or Rejected Christ And His Word

John 12:48 - He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him. The word I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

When Jesus walked the earth many did not receive Him as the Messiah, including his own people. Instead of receiving Him, they sought to kill Him.

May today are still rejecting Christ and seeking to kill him through denial and rejection of Him and His Gospel. They have placed a "no vacancy" sign in the window of their heart.

Accepted or rejected Christ and His Word? Where do you stand on today concerning Jesus?

This "judge", the Word of God that is written in God's bible will be man's final judge in the end.

The "Bible" is man's standard for life and living. It is the only standard of authority that is and forever given and acceptable to God.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

I urge everyone of us on today to carefully consider these spoken words by Christ. I pray that we all will act upon them immediately.

Write these Words on our heart and do not depart from them. Jesus said "There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day."

Hebrews 4:12-For the word of God is alive, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intents of the heart.

When all else fails, the "Word Of God" will remain standing. Every dot of God's Word will be fulfilled. Matthew 24:35- Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Jesus was not a plan b, He has always been the original plan from God for the atonement of man's sins.

Jesus came to save us and not judge us. John 12:47-If anyone hears my words and does not keep them, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world..

The only way to escape the wrath of God is by the grace of God. The heart of God is to call us into that grace by repentance and faith, for without faith it is impossible to please God.

Have you accepted or rejected Christ and His Word?

Argue the Word of God if you must, reject it if you will, however, God will have the last word.

God bless.

Debra

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Matthew 10:30 How Well Does God Know You and I?

Matthew 10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Have you ever doubted that God knows who you are, knows where you are, knows what you are thinking and is concerned about you in whatever state you may find yourselves on today?

If the enemy has been telling you lies about God's concern for you, listen to his lies no more for God's Word declares and proves to you on today that He not only cares about you and I, but He knows us.

Let’s listen to what David says concerning God’s knowledge and love for His creation.

David describes God's knowledge, love and concern for us in this way in Psalm 139:1-18-O Lord, You have searched me  and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up;You understand my thought from far off. 

3 You search my path and my lying down and are aware of all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, You know it fully. 5 You put Yourself behind and before me, and keep Your hand on me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;  it is lofty, and I cannot fathom it. 7 Where shall I go from Your spirit, or where shall I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there;  if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell at the end of the sea, 10 even there Your hand shall guide me, and Your right hand shall take hold of me.

11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light shall be as night about me,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines as the day,  for the darkness is like light to You. 13 You brought my inner parts into being; You wove me in my mother’s womb.

14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder; marvelous are Your works, and You know me completely. 15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw me unformed, yet in Your book all my days were written, before any of them came into being. 17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!  How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.

People of God, our Heavenly Father knows us and He knows where we are.

Believe it or not, but every strand of hair that either grows of fall out of our head is known by God. 

Regardless of your situation, know that God knows all about it and He is working all things together for your good.

People of God, remember that God is in control of all the affairs of life, even when we fail to believe and even when the circumstances of life appears to make it look like He is not.

Trust God and take Him at His Word.

Know for a surety that God loves us and He is indeed concerned about us. The “Just” shall live by faith.

God bless you all on today and keep hope alive by keeping the faith.

GOD IS WITH YOU!

May God richly bless you all and may His love and peace shine upon you this day and everyday of your life.

Debra

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Habakkuk 3:17-18 Choose To Praise & Sing Unto The Lord In Spite Of Your Circumstances

Habakkuk 3:17-18 Though the fig tree does not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; though the yield of the olive fails, and the fields produce no food; though the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there be no herd in the stalls— 18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God of my salvation.

Trusting God no matter what? Is this where you find yourself on today?

Have you chosen to bless the name of the Lord our God in your uncomfortable situations by singing and giving Him praise?  

This is where we find the Prophet Habakkuk in this text in the midst of judgment and hardship, declaring to sing and praise God in the midst of it.

Well, we know the story, they were worshiping the gods of their surrounding nation and had moved away from the true and living God, therefore God spoke judgment against them through His Prophet, Habakkuk.

The prophecy of Habakkuk is different from those of other prophets who normally speak to the people on behalf of God, but in this text, Habakkuk is speaking to God about the people.

Habakkuk questions God's timing of His judgment upon His people and He questions God as to how He, being a holy God would use their enemies, the Chaldeans, who were more wicked than them to bring judgment on the children of Judah.  

Having accepted God’s response and having placed his faith and hope in the Lord His God, Habakkuk chooses to rejoice and sing a hymn of faith even when everything around him had signs of the pending judgment that was to come.

How are you standing in the midst of trouble? Singing hymns of praise? I knew you would be.

God bless you all.

Debra

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Psalm 139:1-18 You And I Are Always On The Mind Of God

Psalm 139:18 O Lord, You have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I get up;You understand my thought from far off. 3 You search my path and my lying down and are aware of all my ways. 4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, You know it fully.

5 You put Yourself behind and before me, and keep Your hand on me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is lofty, and I cannot fathom it.

7 Where shall I go from Your spirit, or where shall I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning and dwell at the end of the sea, 10 even there Your hand shall guide me, and Your right hand shall take hold of me.11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,and the light shall be as night about me,”12 even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines as the day, for the darkness is like light to You.

13 You brought my inner parts into being;You wove me in my mother’s womb.14 I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder; marvelous are Your works, and You know me completely. 15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.16  Your eyes saw me unformed,yet in Your book all my days were written, before any of them came into being.

17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand; when I awake, I am still with You.

The Psalmist begins and ends this text by acknowledging the truth about God and His knowledge of man. 

Today, scripture provides us with proof of God's Omniscience power. The God of infinite knowledge.

Nothing about us is hidden from God for He knows all about us. He knows our going out, our lying down, our getting up, our coming in and He is familiar with all our ways. Nothing is hidden form Him concerning you and I. 

Because God is all knowing, it would only make sense to seek Him for whatever our needs are. He is our Creator and He knows what we stand in need of before we even ask Him.

God bless and do tell the Lord thank you that regardless of what our life may look like right now, God knows all about it and indeed has a great plan  in store for us in eternity with Him.

God bless.

Debra  

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Psalm 28:7 The Lord Is My Strength & Shield On This Journey Called "Life"

Psalm 28:7 - The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I was helped; therefore my heart rejoices, and with my song I will thank Him.

In vs#1-5 of this text, David is making his prayer request known unto the God of his salvation, whom he describes as his "Rock". He request of his God to "hear" the voice of his supplication as he lifts up his heart to Him in prayer and to be spared the fate of the wicked ones that are against him.

Having prayed to God in faith and now knowing by faith that God has answered his prayer and heard his "cry for mercy", David breaks out in this confession that is found in vs#7 of this text. "The Lord Is My Strength and my shield".

David reminds us on today that dependence upon God by faith is truly where strength and protection for the journey in life is found. 

Psalm 25:3-No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.

Indeed, the heart that truly hope and trust in the Lord shall greatly rejoice. 

God bless you and remember that God is just a prayer away. Through faith He promises to hear and answer your prayers.

Debra

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Psalm 73:24 Lord, Your Counsel Alone Leads To A Glorious Destiny

Psalm 73:24 You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.

The Psalmist here is declaring that He has made up his mind to no longer follow his own way of doing things for God alone guides with counsel which leads to a glorious and eternal destination with Him.

Seeing God's divine wisdom through scripture will give us new vision and the desires to seek Godly counsel and no more self counsel.

Psalm 111:10-The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His instructions have good insight.

The end of our own wisdom is the beginning of God wisdom, which makes us wise.  With God as Counselor, and when we come to Him, we are sure to be led on a journey down the path that God has predestined for us which He promises will lead to a glorious destination.

Psalm 73:26-  My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

Precious Lord, take my hand and lead me on to the Light.

God bless and happy Friday.

Debra

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Psalm 136 Oh, Give Thanks Unto The Lord

Psalm 136 Oh, give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good,   for His mercy endures forever.

2 Oh, give thanks unto the God of gods,  for His mercy endures forever. 3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords, for His mercy endures forever:

4 to Him who alone does great wonders,    for His mercy endures forever; 5 to Him who by wisdom made the heavens,   for His mercy endures forever; 6 to Him who stretched out the earth above the waters,  for His mercy endures forever; 7 to Him who made the great heavenly lights,for His mercy endures forever; 8 the sun to rule over the day,  for His mercy endures forever; 9 the moon and stars to rule over the night, for His mercy endures forever;

10 to Him who struck down in Egypt their firstborn,  for His mercy endures forever; 11 and brought out Israel from among them,  for His mercy endures forever; 12 with a strong hand and a stretched-out arm,   for His mercy endures forever;

13 to Him who divided the Red Sea into two,  for His mercy endures forever; 14 and made Israel to pass through the midst of it,  for His mercy endures forever; 15 but overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red Sea,  for His mercy endures forever;

16 to Him who led His people through the wilderness,  for His mercy endures forever;

17 to Him who struck down great kings, for His mercy endures forever; 18 and slew mighty kings, for His mercy endures forever;19 Sihon king of the Amorites, for His mercy endures forever; 20 and Og king of Bashan,  for His mercy endures forever; 21 and gave their land for a possession,  for His mercy endures forever; 22 even an inheritance to Israel His servant,
    for His mercy endures forever.

23 Who remembered us in our low place, for His mercy endures forever; 24 and has redeemed us from our enemies,  for His mercy endures forever; 25 who gives food to all people,
    for His mercy endures forever.

26 Give thanks unto the God of heaven, for His mercy endures forever.

God bless and do remember to daily give thanks unto the Lord for indeed He is good and I know without a doubt He has been good to you.

Debra

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Matthew 26:57-74 Jesus Is Denied By Peter Three Times While He Stands Before The High Priest

Matthew 26:57-74 -Those who had seized Jesus led Him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders had assembled. 58 But Peter followed Him from afar to the high priest’s courtyard and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end.

59 The chief priests and the elders and the entire Sanhedrin searched for false witness against Jesus to put Him to death, 60 but they found none. Yes, though many false witnesses came forward, they found none.

At last two false witnesses came forward 61 and said, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and to build it in three days.’ ”

62 Then the high priest stood up and said to Him, “Do You answer nothing? What is it these men testify against You?” 63 But Jesus remained silent.

The high priest said to Him, “I adjure You by the living God, tell us whether You are the Christ, the Son of God.”

64 Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I say to you, hereafter you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

65 Then the high priest tore his clothes, saying, “He has uttered blasphemy. What further need do we have for witnesses? See, now you have heard His blasphemy. 66 What do you think?”

They answered, “He is guilty unto death.”

67 Then they spat in His face and struck Him. And others slapped Him with the palms of their hands, 68 saying, “Prophesy to us, You Christ! Who is it that struck You?”

Peter’s Denial of Jesus

69 Now Peter sat outside in the courtyard. And a girl came to him, saying, “You also were with Jesus of Galilee.”

70 But he denied it before them all, saying, “I do not know what you are saying.”

71 Then when he went out onto the porch, another girl saw him and said to those who were there, “This man was also with Jesus of Nazareth.”

72 Again he denied with an oath, “I do not know the Man.”

73 After a while those who stood by came to Peter and said, “Surely you also are one of them, for your accent betrays you.”

74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and he swore, “I do not know the Man.”

Then immediately a rooster crowed. 75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken, “Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” Then he went out and wept bitterly.

Denying Jesus! Are you denying him before your crowd or circle of friends? Are you denying Him just to fit into the clique with people who care less about you or your eternal destination?

Jesus Himself declares these words in Matthew 12:30 "Anyone who isn't with me opposes me, and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.

Where are you at today concerning Jesus? With Him or against Him?

God bless.

Debra

Proverbs 3;5-6 Trust God In All Your Ways

Proverbs 3:5-6  Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Facing difficulties, test trials and uncertainty? Trying to figure out what to do in your situation? Wondering which way to turn and what to do?

If you answered yes to these questions, God has the answer for you,. "TRUST ME" is what He is saying to you. Seek Me with your whole heart and you will find me.

When we trust in the Lord our God, and commit our ways unto Him, He will bring every desire, and every good thing to pass in our lives.

The key is that we need to learn to totally trust God and not ourselves.

God is faithful to those who are faithful to Him. When we trust God, He moves on our behalf.

Those of us who choose to put our trust in God has the God of Heaven on our side. Think about that for a moment! God is with us, regardless of what our circumstances in life may look like. That is a promise from Him to you and I on today.

God calls us to lean not unto our understanding. To be honest, we all to some degree think we know what is best for us more than God goes, but God tells us to be not wise in our own eyes.

When we acknowledge God in all our ways, He will direct us in the path in which we should take in life.

What we must remember and understand is that God's path is not the path we would normally take, and God's idea of a straight path is not necessarily our idea of a straight path.

The goal is  learning to trust in God with all our hearts and being prepared to go where He is taking us.

Jeremiah 29:11-For I know the thoughts I think towards you, saith the lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, plans to give you hope and a future.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart. Give God the steering wheel of our lives.

Lean not unto our own understanding. Do not try to drive ourselves.

In all our ways acknowledge Him. Recognize God for who He is, The Sovereign God.

He will direct your path. God's way is always the right way. Trust Him enough to know that if He created you, He knows where He is taking you. Trust and believe that He alone knows how to clear up the trashy paths we have traveled and make clean the ones we are traveling on.

Confused about which direction to take in life? Trust God for He is your compass in life!

God bless and do tell the Lord thank you for being a lamp unto your feet and a light unto your path.

I love you all.

Debra

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