The Great Commission

Matthew 28:18-20 " Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority on Heaven and on Earth has been given to me.  19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nathions, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

The Lord is with us always even to the end of the age.    I take such comfort in this verse.   Today is the anniversary of  one of my best friends going to Heaven.   She was a great Bible teacher, and an excellent example of the love of Jesus.   Her friendship and sisterhood is with me always.   She touched my heart in a way to make me want you to be a better person.    Because Jesus is with us always, we need not fear, we can boldly proclaim the Gospel.   In doing so we give people the "Powerful Gift of Jesus" which will be with them always.   Be inspired to go make a difference that will last a life time and beyond today!!

Slave?

 Romans 6:16 “ Dont you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey- weather you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?” I used to be a slave to alcohol. It was my first desire. I am so thankful I have been freed from that overwhelming desire. I have addictive personality traits. I have to actively pursue godliness over my sinfulness in order to be free from my sinful obsessions.  When my identity is in Christ, I seek to be pure in thought and deed.  Which makes my life is better.  I hope this helps you today. Recognize if there is a sin in your life that is causing you to be enslaved.  Be free, through the powerful gift of Jesus!!   Seek godliness over sinfulness, and eventually the sinfulness will leave and the Godliness will stay.

God’s way will become your way

 Isaiah 53:6 “We all like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”    Okay, so you have gone astray….. get back on the horse!!!    We all sin and fall short of the glory of God.  Don’t let your fallen state keep you down.   Get back up and try, try, try again!!   Edison said he didn’t fail 9,999 times he learned that many ways to how not to make a light bulb.   Through Jesus Christ we persevere!!   Perseverance builds character and Character builds hope and hope does not disappoint us. ( Romans 5:3-5) Yes you will go astray, you will turn to your own way, but the more you keep  shaking it off and keep trying to do it God’s way, the more God’s way will become your way!   

Slave to sin?

 Romans 6:16 “ Dont you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey- weather you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?” I used to be a slave to alcohol. It was my first desire. I am so thankful I have been freed from that overwhelming desire. I have addictive personality traits. I have to actively pursue godliness over my sinfulness in order to be free from my sinful obsessions.  When my identity is in Christ, I seek to be pure in thought and deed.  Which makes my life better.  I hope this helps you today. Is there a sin in your life, causing you to be enslaved?   Be free, through the powerful gift of Jesus!!   Seek godliness over sinfulness, and eventually the sinfulness will leave and the Godliness will stay.

God is our refuge and strngth

 Psalm 46: 1 “ God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble.  2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, 3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.”  Do not fear!   No matter how hard things are; God is our reguge and our strength.  He is our ever present help in trouble!   Trust Him, in what ever you are facing.  God’s got this!!

Don’t be afraid just believe

Luke 8:50 “Hearing this Jesus said to Jarius, “Don’t be afraid, just believe and she will be healed.”   

Do you have something in your life that feels a bit scary?   Don’t be afraid, just believe!!  God in His infinite, intimate wisdom will heal!!   Sometimes healing comes in ways we don’t understand at first.   But He does bring healing!!! Don’t be afraid just believe!! 

Unreasonable expectations?

Proverbs 20:3 “ It is to a man’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.”   This last weekend I was waiting tor a girl friend to pick me up from the airport.   She was a bout a half hour late.  I didn’t think much of it.  I didn’t read into it.   I just accepted she was running late.   Then I thought to myself, if she was a romantic interest of mine, I would have been irritated that she was late.  I would have expected my romantic interest to want to be early and excited to see me.   I would have been upset if he would have showed up late.    Do you hold your spouse  or romantic partner to a higher level of expectation than you do your friends?   Are your expectations unreasonable?   In AA we say, to be healthy and well we need to let go of our expectations.   Hope this helps you today.  😇❤️🙏