Psalm 25:4-5 God's Way Is The Right Way

Psalm 25:4-5 Make me to know Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. 5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.

David’s desire is to be fully trained in the ways of God, by God and by man. David's prayer to the Lord is that God would be his personal teacher and guide as he travel life's journey.

David recognizes his own shortcomings and humanity tendency to stray from God’s directions, therefore he asked God to “teach me your truth,” knowing that his own path wasn’t always right in the eyes of God.

"Just like ancient Israel, many people today still reject God’s direction. While God offers a path of righteousness, humanity often chooses a path of intentional sin, which leads to separation from God.

Man's ways are not God's way, nor are man’s thoughts God’s thoughts. “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death” (Prov. 4":12, NIV).

Everyone of us will spend eternity either with God or separated from God. The choice is ours.

God Himself declares this truth. “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away” (Matt. 24:35, NIV).

Is it your desire to live a life pleasing to God? If so, do your best to obey God's Word according to scripture by the leading of His Holy Spirit, and God will teach you along the way in what to do and how to do it. 

God’s way is the right way!

God bless.

Debra

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Matthew 6:34- Worry Not About Tomorrow

Matthew 6:34-Therefore, take no thought about tomorrow, for tomorrow will take thought about the things of itself. Sufficient to the day is the trouble thereof.

CEV- Don’t worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today.

In the previous verses before this text, Jesus is addressing fear and worry. 

Nothing in this world is guaranteed apart from God, including our tomorrow. 

There is no assurance with man that we will have a tomorrow. There is of course a desire to see tomorrow, but only God know the surety of it. Therefore, we are commanded to not be anxious, fearful or worried about tomorrow or what it may bring.

Should we plan for tomorrow? Of course!

James 4:14-15 -What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears. 15 You should say, “If the Lord lets us live, we will do these things.”

There is a song that that the saints of old used to sing when I was growing up that is called “one day at a time.”

The lyrics starts off with these words “I'm only human I'm just a man. Help me to believe in what I could be and all that I am. Show me the stairway that I have to climb. Lord for my sake teach me to take one day at a time.

One day at a time sweet Jesus that's all I'm asking from you. Give me the strength to do everyday what I have to do. Yesterday's gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never be mine. So for my sake teach me to take one day at a time.

People of God, the command today is to give our entire attention to what God is doing right now and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow.

Will you trust God on today for your now and your future? If you do, He  promise to take care of you.

We can't change yesterday, but we can ruin today worrying about tomorrow. WOW!!!

God bless.

Debra

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1 John 4:7-21 God Is Love

1 John 4:7- 21- Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this way the love of God was revealed to us, that God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we must also love one another. 12 No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.

13 We know that we live in Him, and He in us, because He has given us His Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him, and he in God. 16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. 17 In this way God’s love is perfected in us, so that we may have boldness on the Day of Judgment, because as He is, so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. Whoever fears is not perfect in love.

19 We love Him because He first loved us. 20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For whoever does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? 21 We have this commandment from Him: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

Share "LOVE" on today. Yes, even to those who hate and spitefully use you.

John 13:34-35-A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35-By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

God bless.

Debra

Proverbs 28:13- Conceal Or Confess?

Proverbs 28:13-He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

Conceal or confess? The choice is ours. We all are guilty of sinning at times.

Willful sin should not be a part of the believers life. Hebrews 10:26-For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins.

A believer should not say "I do not care if it is wrong or not, I am gonna do it anyway." That is willful sin.

As believers, our sinful nature should not have reign in our lives, eventhough the desire to do so remains.

We are being made into the image of Christ through the daily washing of our minds with the Word of God, and our obedience to the leading of God's Holy Spirit. “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us” (1Jn. 1:8, NIV).

The choice is our! The truth of the matter is that God already knows everything.  “There is no creature that is not revealed in His sight, for all things are bare and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account” (Heb. 4:13, NLT).

So what should we do when we sin? Hide it or confess it? Well, the old adage is "confession is good for the soul." When we have sinned, admit that we have done wrong, own up to what we have done and ask God to show us mercy.

Sin must be confessed and we must repent of it! Hidden sin will not prosper for scripture declares ”For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:23, AMP).

Concealing our sins that are not hidden from God only hurts us in the long run. As the saints of old used to say "what you do in the dark will come to light." Oh how true is this statement!

Concealing or confessing sins? Where do we stand concerning "sin" in our life? 

God promises if we confess and turn away from our sins, He WILL show us "MERCY."

God bless.

Debra

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John 19:16- Nail It To The Cross

John 19:16-Then he handed Him over to them to be crucified.

Jesus death on the cross was no accident. Make no mistake about it! God orchestrated every detail from Bethlehem to Calvary.

Pilate may have delivered Jesus to the cross to be crucified in a cruel and shameful way, but  unknown to Pilate, he was fulfilling God's promise that God made to Himself before the foundation of the world to purchase salvation for our sins by the shedding of blood by His Son on Calvary cross.

The crucifixion of Jesus is our redemptive story.  Without the shedding of His blood there is no remission of sins.

The verdict that came in against Jesus was "Death" by crucifixion.

John tells us in this text that Pilate handed over Jesus to His enemies to be nailed to the cross.

That day as Jesus hung on the cross with nails in his hands and feet, Jesus looked out beyond the crowd and looked into the future where He saw you and I.

At the cross that day when Jesus died, separation between God and man was nailed to the cross.  Through Christ reconciliation between God and man was made possible by proof of a torn curtain in the temple at Jerusalem.

That day at Calvary sin, guilt and condemnation was nailed to the cross in exchange for grace, mercy, forgiveness and salvation. Redemption was complete for Jesus said it is finished!.

What is it in our lives that we need to nail to the cross so we can walk in newness of life with Christ?

What  is it that we need to nail to the cross so we can live in the power of God’s Word.

The call to you today is to come to Jesus and nail whatever it is that is hindering you to the cross for the final payment for our sins has been paid and fully accepted by God.

Nail it at the cross for Jesus has given you permission to do just that.

God bless.

Debra

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Proverbs 19:20 Seek Wise Counsel And Instructions

Proverbs 19:20 Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.

Proverbs 19:20-NLT  Get all the advice and instruction you can, so you will be wise the rest of your life.

Our eyes are meant to read God’s words and our ears are meant to hear it. There is no "wise counsel" apart from God and His Word for they are one.

The wise man listens to godly advice, accepts instruction continually, and proactively seeks out wise counsel.

Psalm 1:1-Seek not counsel from the ungodly.   Seek Godly council from those season saints who you know walk with the Lord.

What we do today determines what we will become tomorrow.

Psalm 90:12-So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

If we do as we are commanded in this text to listen to godly advice and accept discipline, at the end of our lives we will be counted among the wise and not the fools who have rejected wise counsel and instructions.

God bless.

Debra

Job 14:5 Our Last Breath

Job 14:5-A person's days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.

As sure as we are born, we are promised to also one day die.

The question to be answered by all of us is when we have breathe our last breath, will we be ready to meet Christ? Will we have prepared while we lived to one day meet Him?

Hebrews 9: 27-28- As it is appointed for men to die once, but after this comes the judgment, 28 so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin but to save those who eagerly wait for Him.

How do we prepare to one day meet Christ? 1 John 2:28- And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before Him at his coming.

Nothing is promised, including tomorrow. Here today and possibly gone tomorrow. We do not know when our time her on earth will end, but, one thing we do know is the fact that is it is short.

James 4:14 How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.

As I often heard when I was growing up, I say to all of us on today "only what we do for Christ will be what matters at the end of our life here on earth and in eternity."

James 4:10-Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.

I urge everyone of us on today to not trust truth according to what is right in our own eyes, but by what is written in the Word of God is the final authority.

We all have room for improvement in our relationship with Christ!

When our last breath is drawn, will we be ready to meet Jesus? If not, I urge you to start today.

Contrary to what the world and society may try to make you believe, the pleasures of this world and life for all of us will one day end. Earth is our temporary journey to our eternal destination. 

Prepare today while it is yet today for one day we all will take our last breath.

God bless.

Debra

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Psalm 19:10-11 PRICELESS

Psalm 19:10-11 More to be desired are they than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is Your servant warned, and by keeping them comes great reward.

"Priceless"! It is what the Word of God is.

The Psalmist declares that the Word of God is more valuable than much gold and it is sweeter than honey from the honeycomb. 

The Word of God is indeed "PRICELESS" for throughout scripture we can clearly see the miracle working power of it in the lives of God's people in the bible and among us even on today.

If you are alive and reading this blog right now, you are a miracle. Many people did not wake up today, some that did can not see, hear, speak, walk or do anything for themselves, but yet, God spared you and allowed you the use of all your limbs and a right mind.  THAT IS A MIRACLE IN ITSELF, therefore, you should have the Word of God in your mouth on today and everyday.

Not only does the Psalmist describes the word of God as "PRICELESS" He says it is more valuable and precious than much of the finest pure gold.

Gold has become much value to many people today. In comparison to gold, what value has the Word of God in your life?

Nothing is sweeter than the Word of God. The Psalmist says "they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the honey comb." 

What value does the Word of God have in our lives? When we hear the Word of God teach and preach among us, do we eat it for nourishment for our souls or do we chew it and spit it out?

"PRICELESS" is the Word of God! Sweeter than honey from the honey comb is the Word of God.

Have you eaten it yet today? If not,  your soul will starve to death.

God bless.

Debra

Mark 2:10-12 FORGIVENESS

Mark 2:10-12 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins,” He said to the paralytic, 11 “I say to you, rise, and take up your bed, and go your way to your house.” 12 Immediately he rose, picked up the bed, and went out in front of them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”

Jesus alone has the power and authority to forgive sin.

Forgiveness-aphesis in the greek. In english it means deliverance, pardon, complete forgiveness, a sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness.

Throughout the bible we see how Jesus offered forgiveness of sins over and over again to so many people.

Forgiveness! Have you yet to come to the realization that you desperately need God's forgiveness on today? Have you been searching for it?

If we all could be honest with ourselves for a moment and search deep down in our soul, we all would not only realize, but acknowledge that we all are in desperate need of God's forgiveness of our sins.

Today, there is no need to continue your search for the things of this world , other people nor money for forgiveness, true peace, joy, happiness, fulfillment and eternal rest for our weary soul for we won't find it there.

JESUS IS IT! He is the only highway leading to heaven. John 14:6-Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

All the chaos and uncertainty in the world today is pointing us to, and reminding us to look unto Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith.

God is still offering forgiveness of sins. Yes,  it is available to you and everyone else who is willing to believe and receive by faith, His Son Jesus Christ as your Savior and Redeemer.

1 John 1:9-If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Today, God promises not only to forgive  and cleanse you of every sin, past, present and future, but He also promises you that they will be remembered no more.

If you are willing to confess your sins and receive forgiveness of your sins, here is God's promise to you in Micah 7:19-I will have ·mercy [compassion] on you again;  I will conquer your sins. I will ·throw away [hurl; cast] all your sins into the ·deepest part [depths] of the sea.

WOW! What a mighty God!

God bless.

Debra

Psalm 121:1-8 The Lord God Is Your Helper

Psalm 121:1-8  I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.

6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

God bless.

Debra

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