Give
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
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Your Will
Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Faith
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
July 25th
Sometimes it’s a perfect peach at its peak. Other times it’s a walk on the beach. A sunset, a boat ride, or even berry picking will remind me of my dad.
Dad liked winning at Monopoly. He loved playing basketball and had an amazing sky hook. He was an early riser. He enjoyed a soft-boiled egg for breakfast. He liked his coffee with cream and not at all strong.
He was the best dad ever. This month I celebrate his life. He went to heaven July 25th, 2019.
Deny
Then He (Jesus) said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him 1.deny himself, and 2.take up his cross daily, and 3.follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? Luke 9:23-25
This scripture is also found in Mathew 16 as well as Mark 8
- Death on the cross was painful and humiliating.
- To carry the cross is heavy and burdensome
- The walk with the cross was agonizing
Love is
Love is patient,
love is kind.
It does not envy,
it does not boast,
it is not proud.
It does not dishonor others,
it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects,
always trusts,
always hopes,
always perseveres.
Love never fails.
The Way, the Truth, the Life
Part 3 of “The 7- I Ams”
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6
The Way
Acts 4:12 Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.”
1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
John 3:16– for God so loved the word that He gave his one and only son that whosoever believes in Him should not parish but have everlasting life.
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
John 8:58 – “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am! God the Father (Trinity)
The Truth
John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
John 16:13But when he, the Spirit of truth, (The Holy Spirit) comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
Psalm 25:5
The Life
John 3:16
1 John 5:12Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
John 1:4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Before Abraham Was, I AM (john 8:48-58)
Then the Jews answered and said to Him, “Do we not say rightly that You are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me. And I do not seek My own glory; there is One who seeks and judges. Most assuredly, I say to you, if anyone keeps My word he shall never see death.” Then the Jews said to Him, “Now we know that You have a demon! Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and You say, ‘If anyone keeps My word he shall never taste death.’ Are You greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Who do You make Yourself out to be?” Jesus answered, “If I honor Myself, My honor is nothing. It is My Father who honors Me, of whom you say that He is your God. Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, ‘I do not know Him,’ I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His word. Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day, and he saw it and was glad.”Then the Jews said to Him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have You seen Abraham?”Jesus said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.”Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
***We could discuss everything that the trinity is but the fact of the matter is, we could talk everyday till the end of the year and NOT scratch the surface of who Jesus is, God is, the Holy spirit is.
He is our completion. Here is what I mean…
We grieve , there’s a hole . we hurt , the hole gets bigger, anger, but then there is God to fill the hole and make you whole. Grief hurt anger depression, wrestling with God’s will What hole or holes do you have? God can make you completely whole
Jeremiah 29:11-15
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back from captivity.I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you,” declares the Lord, “and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile.”
Sound Mind
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Spinning My Wheels
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10
The other day my husband told me that it’s okay for me to accept help. He had tried to help me with something, and I was irritated because I wanted to figure it out & do it myself.
He knows me well. I don’t like admitting I need help, asking for help, or receiving help. If I ever ask for help, it’s because I’ve exhausted every other option and I truly need help. I’m also putting myself in a place of complete vulnerability, and I really hate that.
It reminds me of a time I tried to get my car out of muddy grass. I put my car in reverse and moved as I normally would but found my wheels just spinning with no movement. Instead of stopping to reassess, I pressed down even harder on the gas spinning my wheels so hard that I smelled burnt tire rubber. I made it totally impossible to get out on my own. In fact, I was in way deeper and made a big mess of the grass. I put myself in a situation where I had to ask for help or I would never get out of the muddy grass.
I think this is sometimes how we treat God. We exhaust every option before we go to Him for help. It would be so much easier to go to him before we end up frustrated, stressed, and our situation gets out of control. We completely waste time thinking we can handle it ourselves. We even create problems that may have never existed had we placed it in God’s hands in the first place.
There is nothing too big or too small for God. He wants to help. May we set aside pride and let Him help in the first place.
Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’ Isaiah 41:10
Ordered by the Lord
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;
For the Lord upholds him with His hand.
New Every Morning
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Love
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.