Thought For The Day

An idol is a person or thing that is greatly loved and admired   or revered. In our Christian world, an idol is anything that replaces or competes with Jesus in our thoughts or our affections or our worship. Idolatry is giving worship or reverence or our devotion to anything other than the one true God! Beloved, anything that replaces our time with the Lord, will rob us of the best God has for us. Matthew 6:31-32 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'what shall we eat?' or what shall we drink?' or what shall we wear? For all these things the Gentiles seek.  For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these. "But seek you first the kingdom of God and all these things shall be added to you. God will provide all our needs. Idolatry is anything or one you spend your most time with. Wherever we go we see people with their phones, either talking or checking something on them.  That phone can be an idol to them.  If they misplace it, they panic, "where is it" It can...

 The fear that I am talking about, is for us to be in AWE of the God we have given our life to. Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Since it is the beginning, that means it is on going.  Teaching us every step of the way. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. Matthew 10:27-28 (Jesus speaking) "Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.   But fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. The Greek word for fear is terror, and dread, but the next one is for us believers.  Reverence and Awe. The Hebrew word for fear is just reverence and respect. Beloved, God is not a glorified butler,  that we think we can command Him to do things, He is Almighty God!! Creator of the universes. I have heard prideful people say, "its...

 Some believers are not aware that some of our healing is connected to our forgiving ourselves or others. When we hold unforgiveness in our heart it will effect our whole immune system. Jesus has left us with a great example of this in His word from the gospels. Mark 2:5 (read the whole message to verse 12.) When Jesus saw their faith, He said to the paralytic, "Son your sins are forgiven you." Verse 11, "I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house." When we allow the enemy of our soul, be it the devil or our own self, to keep reminding us of our past, that is an insult to the sacrifice of Jesus.  Jesus paid for all sins. Past, present and future. So cast down those thoughts from the past. Besides, in Jesus we have no past, just new life. Apply the blood of Jesus to every negative thought from your past, and those thoughts will vanish. See yourself new, filled with the life of Jesus. When we are tired or too busy for God's word, that is when thos...

  If all of God's ways are past finding out, only for those that God wants to reveal some of them to, will see a glimpse of them. Yet He revealed some of them to Noah and Moses and Paul. God's ways include a view of His character, plans, and His method of doing certain things. Romans 11:33 Oh, the depth of the riches both of wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out! Its' not just what He does, it is who He is. His justice, mercy and compassion. God is so multifaceted, we can never know all His ways. Exodus 33:12-14. Then Moses said to the Lord, "See, You say to me, bring up this people, but You have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, I know your name, and you have also found grace in My sight. Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your way,  that I may know You and that I may find grace in your sight.  And consider that this nation is Your people." A...

  Don't look for love to come to you, instead, look  where you can give it. Galatians 5:13 For you brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. If you have been buried with Christ in baptism and raised in new life, then stop looking at the old you. Give the love that you always wanted to experience before you met Jesus. That unconditional love. If you noticed while reading the gospels that Jesus went out of His way to show the Fathers love, to provide what real love looks like. Sinners flocked to hear the good news of the gospel. They felt the love. Romans 5:8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Beloved, we are to do the same for sinners we know, who have not received Jesus yet. We only receive real love from God when we realize that real love is missing from our life. Conditional love says, I will love you if you please me. G...

 OUR FREEDOM IS CONNECTED TO OUR KNOWING OF THE TRUTH OF GOD! John 8:32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. When we make something it takes time and wisdom of what we are making. We have to persevere and be patient. It's the knowing God's truth that will start the process of making us free.  Free from self desires, and the world. When studying God's word we begin to see the areas in our life that need to be made free. The Holy Spirit is delivering the word of truth that is needed. There are hidden truths that we must seek to find.  Some of them are hidden, because we are not ready to receive them.  It will take growing in the Lord. Some of those truth's are hidden from us for a season, because we have not believed them deep in our heart yet.  It is only head knowledge. Luke 8:17-18 "For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light.(the light of God's word) "Therefore ...