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Find Your Purpose and Stay in Your Seat
“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places” Ephesians 1:20 “And He has raised us up together and made us sit together in Christ Jesus”. Ephesians 2:6 Jesus is seated by the right hand of the Father and He doesn’t get up out of His seat. But we get up, just as a little kid has a hard time sitting still in church. They squirm, wiggle and always need to get a drink of water or go to the bathroom. Maturity is all about […]
Place Your Cares on Him, and Rest in the Lord
“Cast your burdens upon the Lord” (Psalms 55:22). Casting a burden upon the Lord means you turn the burden over and release it to Him. Every burden has a weight, and some are heavier than others. The Lord knows we can only carry a burden for a short amount of time before we begin to slip and fall under the weight of it. God calls us to bear one another’s burdens only long enough to bring them to Him. Remember, the Lord will not put more on you than you can carry. If you are weary, it is time to […]
In His Presence, There is Fullness of Joy
“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; prayer, that goeth not out for feigned lips.” (Psalms 16:11) “Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.” (Psalms 17:5) As we travel down the path of life, the Lord will make the path very clear. The right path of life leads you to do what is right. You know you are on the right path by the peace that comes as you choose to do what is right. Sin draws you away from God’s presence and the right path. When […]
God Uses Broken Things
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.” Psalm 51:17 We can look at Scripture and be assured that God uses all things, even the broken pieces of our lives. He will carefully hold each piece in His hand until just the right time, and then He uses it for good to help someone else. After we have been healed of painful hurts and then repent for our own sinful responses, our testimony of God’s redemption is complete. Before repentance, we tend to blame others or live in denial, […]
Examine My Heart
“Search me Lord and know my heart, try me and know my ways and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting” (Psalm 139:23-24). All through Scripture we are encouraged by the Lord to examine our heart. David said in Psalm 139, “any wicked way;” this would be any wicked way of thinking, feeling or acting. The thoughts of our heart are sometimes hidden from view, but can be clearly seen by our actions and our responses. Psalm 23:7 says, “As a man thinks in his heart so is he.” You can […]