Another reminder of God's love for you!

I pray you already know God loves you more than anyone else, after all He created you out of His love. I want to share a couple of verses with you this morning just to remind you of that great love He has for you.



Did you know you did not come after God? No, He came after you! Why? Because he loves you!



Romans 3:10-12

10 as it is written:



“None is righteous, no, not one;

11 no one understands;

no one seeks for God.

12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;

no one does good,

not even one.”



Sin has such a hold on us folks that in ourselves we do not seek God. We are selfish and want our own way all the time. Thanks be to God He comes after us!!!!



Jeremiah 31:3

3 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying:



“I have loved you with an everlasting love;

I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.



John 6:44

44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.



John 15:16

16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.



God comes after us!!! Now think about this, would you go after someone who constantly denies you, runs from you, disobeys you, or has no time for you? No we wouldn't, but that's exactly what God does for us and with open, forgiving, merciful arms! It then becomes our choice to give Him our lives or deny Him.



Oh how God loves you and me folks. So much He sent His own Son to die for your sins, so you may spend eternity with Him!



Can I get a witness this morning!!!! Hallelujah!!! Thank you King Jesus!



God is love!



Tom

The Lord is your Life!

If you were asked this question right now, "What is your life?", what would your answer be? Take a little time and think on that and honestly answer.



Now read this verse and see if you can find the answer from God's Word:



Deuteronomy 30:19-20

19 I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, 20 loving the Lord your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”



What awesome verses! Let me share what caught my attention in these verses:



1. Choose life! God is life. Nothing else can claim that! Have you chosen life through Jesus Christ?



2. Love the Lord. Do you? The bible says this: John 14:15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments."



3. Obey God. With all of your life...do you? John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.



4. Holding onto Jesus. Wow do I need to hear that. In all the turmoil of life...hold onto Jesus! Who else would we want to hold onto anyway???

Hebrews 12:2 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.



5. He is your life! This is so important to grab a hold of this morning brothers and sisters. Jesus is not to be a just part of your life, or a Sunday Morning visit, or a little prayer at meal time, HE IS TO BE YOUR LIFE! Jesus should consume your life! Think about that!!! Please! God is a jealous God, and He wants all of us. Deuteronomy 4:24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.



So again let me ask...Is Jesus your life? It is of utmost importance that you examine your life and your families life and determine if He really is or not.



Tom

It gets better and better!

Life is hard, don't you agree? God in His word tells us over and over again, on this side of heaven it will be tough especially for follower of Jesus....here is an example:



James 1:2-4

[ Testing of Your Faith ] Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.



Not only does God tell us trials are coming, notice He says "when you meet trials", but they are a testing of our faith that will help us grow more like Christ, "perfect and complete", as we overcome these trials.



There is good news though, life is moving, and God has a plan! Listen to this song by Steven Curtis Chapman "Glorious Unfolding":






God is in control! He has a plan for each of our lives. Guess what? No matter what we face on this side of heaven, the follower of Jesus has victory!



1 Corinthians 15:57



But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.



1 John 5:4

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.



John 16:33

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”



So take heart brothers and sisters. God's plan is unfolding. Soon and very soon we will see Jesus is all His glory and will join Him in heaven, and the trials of this world shall be no more! Praise be to God and His glorious unfolding!



Tom

It is Monday!

Want to know how to overcome a Monday? Give every praise to God! Turn it up brothers and sisters!!!!






We sang this song at church yesterday morning, and oh my did it feel good to give every praise to the only ONE worthy of our praise...Jesus Christ!!!





Psalm 100:4



4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.



2 Samuel 22:50



50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.





Hebrews 13:15

15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.





1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.



Revelation 7:12

12 saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”



Now if you are a follower of Jesus and that praise song and these verses did not bring a smile to your face for the glory and honor of our Lord, then you better do a spiritual check up cause something is wrong!



Have a blessed day and may every praise from our mouth today be to Jesus our Savior!



Tom

Hallelujahs Multiplied

Sit back, relax and worship as you listen to this song by Need to breath called "Multiplied":






Hallelujah means praise the Lord. Joyful, thankful, praise to our Lord and Savior. How often do you spend time just praising God for who He is and what He has done for each one of us? As the song said...His love comes to find us:



1 John 4:19



We love Him because He first loved us.



Remember that...God came after you with His love...wow! Does He deserve a hallelujah? Oh yes He does! I want you to do something today. Go for a walk or drive if you can't walk very far for health reasons. Turn your cell phone off, turn the radio off, just walk and talk with God. Don't ask for anything this time on your walk. Look around at His creation and worship Him.



You know what you will find? Hallelujahs multiplied. You will find your self praising God over and over again for your family, friends, food, shelter, his masterpiece creations, and most of all for Jesus!



Oh my brothers and sisters how God deserves more praises from us! We ask from Him all the time, how much time do we just praise?





Psalm 150

Let All Things Praise the Lord



Praise the Lord!



Praise God in His sanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty firmament!



2 Praise Him for His mighty acts;

Praise Him according to His excellent greatness!



3 Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;

Praise Him with the lute and harp!

4 Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;

Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!

5 Praise Him with loud cymbals;

Praise Him with clashing cymbals!

6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord!



So let them praises roll today and everyday! God is worthy to be praised! Amen?



Tom

Do you believe in God?

Listen to this song by Audio Adrenaline called "Believer". Great song with great visual story with it:








1 Peter 1:20-22

20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you 21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.



In the verse above it reminds us Jesus has always been. God has always had a plan to redeem us through His Son Jesus. When you put your faith and trust in Jesus and believe He died for your sins and defeated death and rose from the grave, it proves you believe in God himself! So the question is do you believe?



Many say they believe but there is little proof. God's Word is clear....if you believe there is evidence and proof. Look here:





Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.



John 15:1-8

15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.

5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 7 If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you. 8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.



James 2:20

But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?



May I remind you the demons believe in God:



James 2:19

You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!



Believing there is a God and giving your life to God through Jesus Christ are two different things!



So my friends let me ask again, Do you believe in God? Can you prove it? Is the fruit evident to you and others?



Chew on this today, you are the one who will stand face to face with God one day soon, will He recognize you as a good and faithful servant?



Tom

What controls you?

 

We all need to honestly ask ourselves that question in the title. What drives your life? Self-enjoyment, job, relationships, money, family or what? God is clear for the follower of Jesus what is to control us:

2 Corinthians 5:14

14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died;15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.

Our love Jesus is to control us. top for a few minutes and seriously think about what controls your life right now. Is it Jesus or something else? The reason our love for Jesus should be above all is described in the rest of the verses. What is that reason...it is plain and simple....Jesus dies for us. Jesus died your your sins and mine. What else could someone or thing do greater than that? There is nothing, not one thing! He deserves our love. Jesus not only died for us but He also rose from the dead, was seen by many as proof, and now sits at the right hand of the Father waiting for the word to come back and get those who love Him to take to heaven.

Why would we let anyone or anything else control us? It don't make sense to allow anything else too! Amen? So if anything but the love of Jesus controls you, kick it out, and put Jesus where He belongs! First place, above all in your life!

Dear Jesus may our love for you control us at all times. May your name receive all glory and honor through our words and deeds this day and everyday!

Tom