Weapons in God!

 “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,”

‭‭II Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭

We have many strongholds to defeat in life. On our own we can not do it. Thankfully we have God to fight for us with His weapons! Angels, the Word of God, The Holy Spirt, Jesus, prayer, ect. Our weapons are of God and can not be defeated! But you must be covered by the blood for the use of His weapons! Are you?

Tom

Cry Father!

 “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.””

‭‭Romans‬ ‭8‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭

All of us have had situations where we had to heartily cry out to our father or mother. Oh what a relief it is when they answer and come to us. When we are in Christ we are adopted sons and daughters of God the Father and being led by the Spirit we can cry out to Him just like Jesus did and He hears us and answers us! The greatest blessing we can have is to be children of God! 

Thank you Lord for taking us in we are grateful for eternity!

Tom

Neglect

 “I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭16‬ ‭

Do have a delight in the Word of God? We should after all it is His love letter to us! When we have that delight we also should try with all our heart to never disobey the Word of God and do what it says!

So are you neglecting the Word? You have to know the Word well to know if you are or not so delight in studying it daily!!!

Tom

Commit!

 “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭

To be a follower of Jesus is a call to total commitment and trust in Him. Halfhearted doesn’t get it. He wants all of you! When you commit to Him and do the work He has called you to do the blessings flow…not material blessings which He may or may not do but bringing glory and honor to Him which is the greatest reward we can have!

So have you committed? Now is the time so don’t delay for time is short!

Tom

Speaking truth!

 “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭15‬ ‭

As hard as it may be we must ALWAYS speak truth to our brothers and sisters in Christ and to nonbelievers. We tend to to think we can lighten a burden by a little non truth here and there but as followers of Jesus a sign of maturity is telling the truth no matter the cost for that is what Jesus did!

Speak truth in love!

Tom

What is that to you?

 “Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.””

‭‭John‬ ‭21‬:‭20‬-‭22‬ ‭

God has a path for us all. It is easy to look at others and wonder about them. Peter did as we see above. We are to do as the Holy Spirit leads and focus on Jesus not worrying about Gods path for someone else!

Are we seeking God and doing His plan for our life or worrying about what God is doing with someone else?

Let’s focus and get busy as time is short!

Tom

Your choice

 “I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭30‬ ‭

We have important choices to make in life. The most important is to follow Jesus and be faithful to Him! Have you made that choice? Another important choice is to keep the Word of God(law) in your heart by reading it often and studying its meaning for your life.

Choices! Our life if full of them…May we make the right ones especially with our Lord!

Tom

Word!

 “He who despises the word will be destroyed, But he who fears the commandment will be rewarded.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭13‬ ‭

A reminder this morning of the importance of God’s word in our lives and to have a proper understanding of the effect it has on us as well. Read it, understand it, obey it, have a proper fear of God! He loves you but He also demands a right standing with Him through Jesus! 

Tom

Prepared a city for us!

 “But now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly country. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭16‬ ‭

We are on a journey called like led by our God. We live life here to bring Him glory as we have surrendered our lives to Jesus. As w/o go through the joys, stresses, and sorrows we long for our heavenly home! Knowing perfection awaits! Oh what a loving God we serve! Praise Him!

Tom

Music Friday-Any Thing but Easy-Casting Crowns

 https://youtu.be/NwPa7nYsbI0?si=45PqjQoTNdybwx6S

Impact!

 “I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭16‬ ‭

We have the opportunity to impact many people in our lives. As followers of God let us use the opportunities to the fullest by serving, loving, and telling folks the gospel. Then we give thanks for them and lift them up to God! Oh what a privilege it is to be a servant of the Lord! 

Tom

Willing to share!

 “Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭18‬ ‭

We are commanded in the Word of God to do good deeds! Be generous! willing to share what God has blessed you with. Does this sound like you? If not you better change and be an obedient follower of Jesus!

Boast in the Lord!

 “Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.””

‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭31‬ ‭

Man will boast about so many things….money, athletic ability, strength, money and the list can go in and on. There is only ONE to boast in….the Lord Jesus Christ for He paid with His life for all sin! Boast in Jesus for He alone is worthy!

Tom

Serve and love!

 “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭13‬ ‭

When we follow Christ we are set free from sin! With this freedom we also are to have the mind of Jesus. He did not serve himself but others and we are to do the same. Serve and love it is what the true believer is called to do! Are you?

Music Friday-All because of You-David Leonard

 https://youtu.be/-78TB_bA0xs?si=yeFo5r8LJlopON56

Are you truly ready?

 “Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭24‬:‭44‬ ‭

Jesus can come at any moment. Are you truly ready. Have you repented of your sins, trusted Jesus as your Savior, and are now following Him in all areas of your life? Are you obeying His Word and loving others, forgiving others, and serving others. Are you sharing the gospel with the lost?

What will Jesus find you doing when He arrives? Let’s be ready and be bring Him glory when He comes back for His followers!

Tom

Wonderfully made!

 “For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭

Just take some time today to praise God for making YOU! You are wonderfully made just the way God wanted!!

Tom

Blessed are the dead….

 “Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.””

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬ ‭

Chew on this today…when you are in the Lord (Jesus) you are blessed when you are dead! So many look on death as something terrible when in reality it will be the greatest day of your life as you will be in the arms of Jesus!!!

Tom

What others think of you?

Do you care what others think of you? Most do. Matter of fact most do things in life to try and impress others to like us even to the point it may go against our godly values such as getting drunk to fit in, saying things that are inappropriate to just name a couple. Here is what God says:

 “The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭29‬:‭25‬ ‭

Think of fear here as being overly concerned what they think. It causes anxiety and stress! Trust God and follow His Word!

“But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts.”

‭‭I Thessalonians‬ ‭2‬:‭4‬ ‭

Here we see we are to please God and be busy about His business not worrying about man!

So who do you care about honestly man or God?

Tom