“For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation,”
Ephesians 2:14
Oh what a beautiful verse! Jesus is our peace!!! He broke down the wall of separation between us and God. Smashing that wall of sin by his death on the cross and rising three days later from the grave! Praise Him, Praise Him!!!
Tom
Jesus commanded, “Worship [God] in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). In other words, bring your experience of worship into conformity with what is true about God, and let your spirit be authentically awakened and moved by that truth.
I read this yesterday and it give us a good definition of what it means to worship in Spirit and Truth! May we be obedient to the command of Jesus!!!Do you want to be great in the eyes of God? He tells us how:
“Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.”
Matthew 20:26
It is very simple…be a servant to others.
Chew on that today and then act in obedience to the Word of God and serve others!
Tom
Read this yesterday and wanted to share:
Half a century ago C. S. Lewis responded to this surprise by looking at the inescapable evidence in the Gospels. He wrote: If we consider the unblushing promises of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.
“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”
Colossians 3:2
Everyday we need to remind ourselves we are servants of the One true God in heaven. So we are to set our minds on His purposes to bring Him glory above all else. Are we doing this?
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
God has given us the path of life to Himself. That path is following Jesus. When we get to the end of that path which will be heaven we will experience joy at its fullness…being in the ver presence of God! When we experience that we will realize how everything else in life was nothing compared to God! True joy is God!
Tom
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;”
Philippians 4:6
God desires fellowship from His people. He wants to hear from you in the good times and in the bad times. Notice in the verse it says “everything by prayer”. Thank God, ask God, praise God! He is our Heavenly Father and He loves us! Talk to Him about everything!
Tom
