GOD is more than able.

GOD is more than able. HE is there. HE is with us in each and everything we do.

"For this reason I keel before the Father, from whom HIS whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of HIS glorious riches HE may strengthen you with power through HIS Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of GOD." Ephesians 3:14-19

Next week will be talking about forgiveness. Since it is against human nature to forgive and forget we will talk about what Christ says about forgiveness.

In Christ and GOD Bless!

Wild Fires

This past Sunday was Resurrection Sunday on this day we are reminded of the awesomeness of CHRIST. I encourage you to look around you every day and see just how awesome our GOD the GOD of Abraham Isaac and Jacob truly is.

Wild fires are running through Texas and destroying everything in their sight. At Bible study last week week we heard the story of a Church being totally burned down. Everything gone except the BIBLE sitting on the altar and a CROSS. In the path of total devastation GOD chose to leave a message of HOPE, LOVE AND HIS PROMISE OF SALVATION.  No matter the devastation there is always HOPE in the LORD. HE IS THE ONE AND ONLY GOD.

GOD BLESS. 

"Just Like Jesus"

I am reading a book by Max Lucado “Just Like Jesus."

Written on the front cover is: GOD loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way.  He wants you to be JUST LIKE JESUS.”  The book is amazing and I encourage everyone to read the book. Max is a great story teller and takes Bible stories and gives us a new perspective on what might be the back story. The story of how Jesus healed the leper gives us insight into the life of the leper and how it felt to be the leper. After Jesus healed the leper Max leads us to how the leper might have felt. The leper thought.. “He could have haled me with a word. But he wanted to do more than heal me. He wanted to honor me, to validate me, to christen me.  Imagine that.. unworthy of the touch of a man, yet worthy of the touch of GOD.”

Powerful words. 

Prayer for today...

Father YOU come near when we call and you say “Do not fear.”

LORD you took up my case and YOU redeemed my life.  YOU alone are my salvation. In the name of Christ we pray YOUR words in Lamentations 3: 57&58.

Prayer for today

Father, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.  YOU are exalted O LORD YOU dwell on high.  YOU are the sure foundation for our times, a rich store of salvation, of wisdom, and of knowledge. Our key to this treasure is to fear YOU LORD. YOU are our judge, our lawgiver, and our king; YOU are the one who saves us. In the name of Christ we give thanks for YOUR mercy and YOUR love.  Bible verses from Isaiah 33.

Fear of the LORD

"The remarkable thing about fearing GOD is that when you fear the GOD, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear GOD, you fear everything else." Oswald Chambers

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow HIS precepts have good understanding. To HIM belongs eternal praise. Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in HIS commands." Psalms 111:10 & 112:1

"Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in HIS ways." Psalms 128:1

"He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our GOD. Many will see and fear, and will trust in the LORD." Psalms 40:3

"Teach me YOUR ways, O LORD, and I will walk in YOUR truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear YOUR name." Psalms 86:11

The message is clear. Trust in the LORD, the Holy Spirit who lives in you. It is not always easy to do as we are instructed. Human nature alone makes us think we are in control and we can conquer anything. When we recognize that only GOD is truly in control and when we trust in GOD with our whole heart our relationship becomes deeper, stronger, and we know without hesitation FEAR of the LORD is truly the beginning of wisdom.

Continuing our discussion...

We all know the story of the great Exodus of how GOD led HIS children out of Egypt. In our haste to get to the splitting of the Red Sea we sometimes miss the best part of the story. Exodus 14:13 & 14 “Moses said unto the people, Fear not, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD, which HE will show you today: for the Egyptians who you have seen today, you will never see them again. The LORD shall fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.”

In this scripture we see one of GOD’s most memorable miracles

and in this case we are told not fear the miracle they are about to behold and this is the salvation of the LORD. In the song of Moses found in Exodus 15 the people sing “The LORD is my strength and my song; HE has become my salvation.” Then the story moves on to the Ten Commandments they end with Moses telling the people “Do not be afraid.  GOD has come to test you, so that the fear of GOD will be with you to keep you from sinning.”

There is a healthy fear of GOD that does keep us from sinning.

Without that fear our walk with GOD never goes to the level GOD wants or intended. I encourage all of us to stop and consider carefully  how healthy is our fear of the LORD. Speaking for myself I am trying to work on this aspect every day. We would love your input on this subject.

GOD BLESS we will talk tomorrow.

How do I have a healthy fear of the LORD?

From the beginning GOD has instructed us to Love HIM but also to Fear HIM.  In Deuteronomy 5:28 & 29 The GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob speaks to Moses “The LORD heard you when you spoke to me,

 I have heard what this people said to you. Everything they said was good. Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!” Can you imagine what our LORD felt when he conversed with Moses? HE wanted so desperately for all of us to be inclined to fear HIM, to keep his commands and he made promises to us and our children that things would go well with us forever. What a promise we have missed out on!

In Deuteronomy 6: 1-8, 13, & 24 GOD has given us HIS commands, decrees and laws HE Commanded, not suggested we follow.  In three different verses in chapter 6 we are told to fear the LORD and it will go well with you and your children and your children’s children forever. Somehow we have dismissed this teaching as something that is not pertinent in today’s world. I believe it is important, one of the most important things we can do in our relationship with GOD. 

GOD has put it on my heart to explore this subject for the next few days, so I hope you will stay with us and we will seek out GOD’s point of view through his words. 

In Christ