Thought For The Day

According to James 3, we have been given three times to pray and repent. James 3:13-18 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in meekness and wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do nor boast and lie against the truth. This wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.    For where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield , full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and hypocrisy.  Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.  Where bitterness starts is in unforgiveness. God forgave us, we need to forgive others. Remembering God's grace and mercy. Unforgiveness starts out earthly, belonging to the natural, living in the domain of our 5 senses, being concerned with this life only. (Worldly) Then it moves ...

We can have some knowledge about the Lord, but if we do not add to that knowledge we will be stunted in our growth. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy one is understanding. We need to understand the knowledge we have obtained, we need to apply it to our walk in Jesus. Colossians 1:9-12 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy, giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light. We all know people who can quote scriptures, but they do not live what they say. Some of us can relate to that, a...

  We know that we are to love everyone, because Jesus loves them through us. Paul learned this lesson. Acts 13:13 Now when Paul and his party set sail from Pa'phos, they came to Perga in Pamphyl'ia; and John Mark departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. This is when the separation happened between Paul and Barnabas.  But Silas was to go with Paul instead of Barnabas. Beloved, only the Holy Spirit can manifest God's unconditional love through us. Paul was young in his faith and would grow more along the way as he ministered the gospel. Colossians 4:10-11 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him) and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have proved to be a comfort to me.  You see beloved how Paul changed his tune about John Mark coming to minister. 2 Timothy 4:11,  Only Luke is with...

  While reading Joshua, I realized that we too as believers have much more ground to discover and conquer and possess. Joshua 13:1 Now Joshua was old. advanced in years. And the Lord said to him: "You are old, advanced in years, and there remains very much land yet to be possessed. Just because we are older, doesn't mean we are to stop growing and discovering more in the Lord. Joshua was 85 when the Lord told him that there is more to conquer. (Joshua 14: 10) Beloved, we will never stop growing in the Lord, until we see Jesus face to face. Just because there are giants in our land, doesn't mean we are defeated. Those giants are no match for our God. Never forget David and Goliath. Look at the massive fruit that Joshua brought out of that land. We too have much fruit to produce until we leave this earth. (Numbers 13:21-23) I know from experience that I have much growing to do in the Lord. When we are sure that we have grown in a certain area that was a weakness, it will rai...

  We know that the law is good, because God's word says so. 1Timothy1:8-11, But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and the profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for man slayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for LIARS, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, according to the glorious gospel of the  blessed God committed to my trust. See the list of those that the law was meant for? All of us have sinned something on that list. Praise God for the blood of Jesus that cleanses us from all sin. Before we were truly saved, not just religious, and going through the motions, but before our transformation began to take place, our eyes were on the world and what it had to offer. Sin! Even the list is found in Revelation 21. Revelation 21:8 "But the cowardly, unbelieving, abom...

  WHAT IS IT THAT BELONGS TO THE HEIRS Of the Kingdom of God? BELOVED, Romans 8 is packed full of information about being heirs with Jesus. It tell us that we will suffer, pain and hardship. Romans 8:15-18 For you did not receive a spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba Father." The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God, and if children, then heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the suffering of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Our flesh will fight the Holy Spirit, because our flesh is to die daily. It wants control. When we are corrected by others or the word of God, we don't see the hardship that a little white lie can cause. A lie is a lie.  White or black it is from the enemies suggestion. He tells us it is no big deal, but...