Thursday, November 30, 2017

I AM THE VINE

You need the MILK!



1 Peter 2:2
2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby,

Once again my brothers and sisters, God is telling us here that we need His Word! It should be a desire of ours. If a baby doesn’t get his milk he is upset and hungry! We should be the same way about the bible, our guide book for life! 

A baby can not grow without the milk and the same is for us without the Word….we can not grow in our relationship with God and we can not grow in our Christlikeness in which we are called too!

We need the milk…let’s get into the Word daily and GROW!

Tom

Thirsty for God?

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Are you clean?



Matthew 23:25

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.”

I am subbing today at a local middle school and the kids have an assignment to describe what this saying means…”Clean your finger, before you point at my spots.” That is basically what the verse above is talking about isn’t it?

We have a job to do in helping others in their walk with the Lord in allowing way, but the the bigger job we have is taking care of our own walk with the Lord and being sure our lives are being lived as clean and pure as we possibly can through the power of the Holy Spirit that lives inside those who have given their lives to Jesus.

For those who have not given their lives to Jesus, you do not have the power to live a pure and clean life….so give Jesus a try and be clean through His shed blood!

Tom

Have you tried Jesus?

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Clean heart

Are you willing?



Think on this verse for a moment:

1 John 3:16

16 By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Do you know love by what that verse says? Jesus was willing to die for you and me. Are you for others? That says much about the love you have for others and it goes for people outside your family and friends.

It also can mean something else other than physical death. What about giving up your time and resources for others. Are you willing? That also gives us a sign of what is in your heart…love or selfishness.

So think on this and ask yourself are you willing to love like Jesus? If we are followers of Him it really isn’t a choice!

Tom

Monday, November 27, 2017

Follow the Holy Spirit



"But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." Galatians 5:6

Think very hard on this verse and think about what you are doing. Are you following God (the Holy Spirit) or are you following yourself (the flesh)? God makes it very clear what you are to be doing here. Following Him!

Our flesh thinks it is needy! And we as fleshly humans desire to fill that need with something…but we are designed only to fill that need completely with God! He lets us have a hole but the fill to that hole is HIM and Him alone! He gives us the Holy Spirit to guide us in filling ourselves with Him and not the flesh!

So today, if you are following Jesus, you have a choice! Follow the flesh or follow the Holy Spirit! What are you going to do? Be faithful to God or be selfish and follow our own fleshly desires which is disobedience to God!

Tom

Advent is here!

Friday, November 17, 2017

Thanks to God!

Do you know God correctly?



Think very carefully on this quote from AW Tozer: “It is impossible to keep our moral practices sound and our inward attitudes right while our idea of God is erroneous or inadequate. If we would bring back spiritual power to our lives, we must begin to think of God more nearly as He is.”

Do you know God correctly as the bible tells us? The only way to do that is to be in the Word daily, get good bible teaching, hear the Word preached correctly, pray, and be filled with the Holy Spirit by having a relationship with Jesus so the spirit can give you deeper meaning of God!

There is much false teaching out there so make sure it is in the bible, lines up with the bible, and is in the right context of the bible. If it don’t….run from that teaching and come to know God as He really is! 

It is your responsibility to learn the True God so get busy. He loves you so much and is Awesome and wants a relationship with YOU!

Proverbs 9:10

10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,
And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Tom

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Listen to godly advice.



Proverbs 19:20

20 Listen to counsel and receive instruction,
That you may be wise in your latter days.

Why so often do we not want to take advice? We would rather fail then listen to someone else. We are so hare headed at times. We want to act like we know all the answers!!! Well as we see in the verse above God instructs us to take advice, learn from it, and then be wise ourselves! Then we can share our wisdom with others!

One thing to remember though is to get good godly advice not advice from the world. Godly advice with come from someone who is strong in their walk with the Lord, and spends much time in the Word and prayer. Find these folks for they are rare treasures!

So get that godly advice, it will do you good!

Tom

A submit you won’t regret!

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

I AM The Light Of The World

God would????

God’s Plan or yours?



Billy Graham said this:

"Don't waster your life, and don't be satisfied with anything less than God's plan.”

So the question is are you seeking God’s plan for your life or are you doing your own thing? God has the abundant life in store for us but the only way we can have that life is to do what He has laid out for us.

John 10:10
10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Look what God says:

Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Hebrews 13:20-21
20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Luke 9:23
23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.


Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths

So whose plan are doing? Don’t waste your life live for God and His glory!

Tom

Monday, November 13, 2017

God will serve justice one day!

Respect your elders!



We honored the folks in our church yesterday who were 75 and older. It was an awesome day! We must remind our selves to always honor and respect our elders and listen too their advice and they have great wisdom to share. Look at these verses:

Leviticus 19:32

32 ‘You shall rise before the gray headed and honor the presence of an old man, and fear your God: I am the Lord.


Proverbs 16:31

31 The silver-haired head is a crown of glory,
If it is found in the way of righteousness.

Proverbs 20:29

29 The glory of young men is their strength,
And the splendor of old men is their gray head.

Listening and learning from our elders is a wise thing to do, give them the respect they deserve!

Tom

Friday, November 10, 2017

Crowder - All My Hope ft. Tauren Wells

 Music Friday!!! Where is your hope? Mine is Jesus!!!


Thursday, November 9, 2017

Watch what you say!

The bible has much to say about how you talk to others. So let us heed the warnings and here is an example:

Proverbs 18:20-21
20 Wise words satisfy like a good meal;
the right words bring satisfaction.
21 The tongue can bring death or life;
those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

Take time to study God’s word about how he desires us to talk with others. Then be obedient to His teachings. He wants us to love and build others up not tear down and be hateful.

So what what you say!

Tom

Seek God continuously!

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Honor others.

Do you have good character?



John Henry Jowett said “The real measure of our wealth is how much we’d be worth if we lost all our money.”

“Character is more important than position, and wisdom than possessions. God doesn’t glorify poverty, but neither does He magnify affluence.” says Warren Wiersbe.

What does the bible say?

Proverbs 13:7

7 There is one who makes himself rich, yet has nothing;
And one who makes himself poor, yet has great riches.

So let us think about our godly character and make sure it is of more importance than riches and possessions for God is looking at our hearts not our wallets!

Tom

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Do you help the poor?


Look what God says about helping those in great need:

Proverbs 19:17
He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord,
And He will pay back what he has given.

Have you ever thought about when you give to those in great need you are lending to God? Thais is exactly what this verse says. After all everything you have God has blessed you with. He then expects us to share those blessings with others. Do you?

Then an added blessing will come. What ever you give he will bless back to you and many times even more! Oh what an awesome God we have. You can’t out give God so let’s get to helping others!!!

Be blessed my friends and give!

Tom

Real life!

Monday, November 6, 2017

I AM the Bread of Life

Be proud of your kids!

God has me!!!



This verse says it all for me:

Psalm 73:26

26 My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

I am weak! But when I have God which I have since 1991 then I am strong! God gives me all I need at exactly the right time. I love my God!!! 

Thank you Jesus for giving me everything I need and help me to always seek more of you!

Tom

Friday, November 3, 2017

Be real!

Do you Love the Lord?



This verse is so very simple yet so very hard at the same time…chew on it for a bit:

John 14:15
15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments.

Notice the word “if”. There is a stipulation to our love for Jesus. Obeying His Word. For the follower of Jesus, one of the ways we show our love for Him is by doing what He says on a consistent basis. We all fail but is the majority of your life striving to follow Jesus with all you got? Be honest!

So let us show our love for Jesus by obeying the ONE who gave His all for us!

Tom

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Do whatever it takes!



Mark 9:43-48
43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having two hands, to go to hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 44 where
‘Their worm does not die
And the fire is not quenched.’
45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame, rather than having two feet, to be cast into hell, into the fire that shall never be quenched— 46 where
‘Their worm does not die,
And the fire is not quenched.’
47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell fire— 48 where
‘Their worm does not die
And the fire is not quenched.’

Think very hard on this verse. God is telling us whatever keeps us from coming to Jesus and surrendering all for Him, we must do whatever it takes to follow Jesus and thus gain eternal life! 

I have seen and heard about this verse a couple times yesterday so I wanted to share it with you today. It should make you think very hard!!

Tom

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Jesus The I AM

Who do you trust?



Thomas Kempis made a very truthful statement many years ago: “Do not put your trust in friends and relatives, and do not put off the care of your soul till later, for men will forget you more quickly than you think.”

So who do you trust? There is only ONE in whom we can put all our trust and never be let down and that ONE is Jesus!

Proverbs 3:5-6

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct[a] your paths.

2 Samuel 22:31

31 As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

Psalm 5:11

11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You;
Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them;
Let those also who love Your name
Be joyful in You.

2 Corinthians 1:9-10

9 Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead, 10 who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,
So have you put your trust in Jesus and thus made sure your soul is taken care of? I pray you have for we do not know what tomorrow brings! Live for and trust Jesus today!

Tom