I was doing some reading and come across this quote by CT Studd:
Only one life, 'twill soon be past, Only what's done for Christ will last.
And when I am dying, how happy I’ll be, If the lamp of my life has been burned out for Thee.
Chew on this and ask yourself:
What have I done for Jesus? Like telling others about Him.
Are you living your life for Jesus that is pleasing to Him?
Tom
“And the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, “See how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity in his days.”
I Kings 21:28-29b
Even after all the wickedness King Ahab had done God still showed him mercy. He does the same for us through Jesus. If we will put our faith in Christ as Lord and Savior He will forgive us our sins and save our souls! Unbelievable mercy!!!
Thank you Lord!
Tom
“Then it happened, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said to him, “Is that you, O troubler of Israel?” And he answered, “I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father’s house have, in that you have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and have followed the Baals.”
I Kings 18:17-18
Those who follow God faithfully will be accused at times of all kinds of things. Stay true to God and He will always see you through but remember it may not always be the way you think it will be! God is in control not us!
Tom
“Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.”
Proverbs 31:30
When looking for a spouse…man or woman…this is a key ingredient: “Who fears the Lord”!
This should be #1 on the list. For nothing else compares to importance than this!
Tom
“But King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites— from the nations of whom the Lord had said to the children of Israel, “You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.” Solomon clung to these in love. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. For it was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David.” I Kings 11:1-4
Even the wisest will stray if they don’t stay grounded in the Word of God and obey it! Hard to understand how such a wise man who had everything can make such a stupid mistake! Seems we do the same thing though!
Tom
“When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed— Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.”
Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
Keep your word to God!! No ifs, ands, or buts! Do what you commit yourself to doing!
Tom
“And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32
1. Be kind.
2. Tender hearted
3. Forgiving.
God’s word has spoken. Can we say we are all 3? All should be characteristics of a follower of Jesus!
Tom
“Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.”
Psalms 146:1-2
Yes I will! There is nothing else created worth praise other than Jesus!!!
Tom
“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”
Philippians 4:4
Paul had many hardships…beatings, prison, left for dead, shipwrecked, and the list goes on. All of this because he loved Jesus and spoke about Him. Yet Paul could say rejoice in the Lord! Always?
May we ask ourselves…are we always rejoicing in the Lord? We should be for He has given us everything out of His love for us!
Tom
“hear in heaven Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You, that all peoples of the earth may know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and that they may know that this temple which I have built is called by Your name.”
I Kings 8:43
Soloman, when dedicating the great temple of God included Gentiles (foreigners)
Thank you Lord for remembering those who are not Jews!!! We are grateful!
“Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, But the Lord weighs the hearts.”
Proverbs 21:2
Most of us tend to think we are right in what we say and do! But if it don’t align with what God says then we are wrong no matter what we think! God truly knows our hearts!
Tom
