”Let us know, Let us pursue the knowledge of the Lord.
Hosea 6:3a
For us to be who God calls us to be we must know and continue to pursue the knowledge God has for us to gain in His Word! This takes diligent study of His Word and time in prayer.
Ask yourself, do I know God and His Word like He desires me too? If not it’s time to get to work!!!
Tom
”You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.“
Psalms 16:11
Only ONE path to God and that is a personal relationship with Jesus! Only ONE way for full joy and that is following Jesus! Only ONE way for pleasures forevermore and that is to be at the right hand of God in heaven in which to get there you must be covered by the blood of Jesus.
Jesus is everything…never forget that!
Tom
”For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.“
Matthew 26:28
The only way we have forgiveness of sins is by the blood of Jesus!! Nothing else will do!!
Tom
”And now, little children, abide in Him, that when He appears, we may have confidence and not be ashamed before Him at His coming. If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him.“
I John 2:28-29
Dwell in the presence of the Lord!!! He is in us through the Holy Spirit. Knowing that we should be living as godly of a life as we possibly can! Doing this proves we are born again in Christ through His death, burial, and resurrection!
Is you life proof you are abiding in Jesus!??
Tom
Matthew 5:16 “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Let us shine today for Jesus brothers and sisters!!!
Tom
”Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.“
James 1:12-13
We will all be tempted by either our own fleshly desires or by Satan or by a combination of both. Never think God tempts you for we are told in these verses he doesn’t! We also need to know we can overcome any temptation by the power of the Holy Spirit that lives inside those who have trusted Jesus as Lord and Savior!
Be blessed by the Lord and endure those temptations for the reward is great!
Tom
”For God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,“
I Thessalonians 5:9
Be thankful this day for God did not appoint those who follow Jesus to His wrath but to get salvation!!! Jesus took our wrath on the cross! Thank you Lord!!! Unfortunately those who chose not to follow Jesus as Lord and Savior are still headed for the wrath of God…pray for them to come to the knowledge that Jesus is Savior before it is to late!!!
Tom
”Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.“
Hebrews 13:8
God is Holy, Perfect, and is always right. He never changes. Be thankful our God is always the same unlike us who are all over the place!!!
Tom
”Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.“
Psalms 139:23-24
We all need to get to the point in life where we ask God to search us and remove any sin which is in us. The only way God will remove it is through the shed blood of Jesus. You must be covered by put faith in Him as Lord and Savior! Once you have done that God will lead you into everlasting life with Him!!! Praise the Lord….ask Him to search you now!
Tom
”These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of Lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.”“
Revelation 17:14
A reminder for us today that the world is against Jesus and His followers but that don’t change the fact of Him being Lord of Lords and King of Kings!!! He is over all…praise Him and give Him all the glory!!!!
Tom
”Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.“
I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Great verse to think upon. “In everything”…good and bad…give Thanks to God for He has a purpose for it all! “This is the will of God”…. Remember that it’s all about Him not us.
Rejoice always, pray….God’s is good not matter what so rejoice and pray staying in constant contact with the One who loves you most!
Oh what great verses…chew on them today!!!
Tom
”Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.“
I John 3:24
Evidence of our salvation is found in keeping the commandments in God’s word. We can only do it with the power of the Holy Spirit living inside us which also is evidence that we are saved. Praise the Lord this day for the evidences of salvation and be sure you have them!
Tom
”that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.“
Ephesians 3:17-19
God desires for us to deeply comprehend how much Jesus loves each of us. We can only base it off our knowledge of love so whatever you love the most the love of Jesus exceeds that greatly!!! Think on that today!!!
Tom
”Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.“
James 2:17
Think about this verse…if you say you have faith but you are doing nothing in serving God do you really have faith? God says No!
Serve the King!
Tom
”For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,“
I Peter 3:18
Oh what live Jesus showed us. Bringing us to God by dying for our sins. Think on the words today…Just for the unjust. He is perfect, we are not but He took our place and died for our sin. Wow! Don’t get numb to that fact…it should make us shout out in praise to the Savior!!!
Tom
”And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.“
Romans 6:13
As followers of Jesus and now the Holy Spirit living inside of us we are to use our body parts to do good works for the Lord not sinful fleshly desires! We have the power to do it so let’s be faithful followers and glorify the Lord with our bodies!!!
Tom
”Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! Therefore the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.“
I John 3:1
What a blessing it is for us who have put our faith in Jesus to be called “children of God”. In this great manner of love we must expect for the world to be against us for it was against Jesus as well so be prepared for that as you live the life Jesus taught us to live!
Tom
”The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the soul who seeks Him.“
Lamentations 3:25
While it is true we wait for God’s Holy Spirit to draw us into conviction so we may repent and follow Jesus, I am thankful God waited on me to come to Him!!! Seek God for He is worthy of all your devotion and love.
Tom
