Thought For The Day

  Pride comes after a great blessing. It is when we over-estimate self and under-estimate others. We don't realize that it came knocking on our door. Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom. 1 Peter 5:5 Likewise you younger people submit yourselves to your elders. Yes all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for GOD RESIST THE PROUD, BUT GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.  The warning sign, is when you want to be in control, instead of the Holy Spirit. Most believers who have allowed pride to take root, don't realize it. Pride is sneaky. It comes subtly.  People hear it and see it in us, but they refuse to address it. If we don't take notice that it landed at our door, God will humble us. Pride is Satan's nature. Better to repent when you sense its presence, or you will go through a trial that will humble you. Pay attention to your thought life.  Every believer will be tempted with pride some time or anoth...

When you set your heart to ask God for something, do you really believe that you will have the answer? Matthew 21-22 "And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing , you will receive." I always pray before I leave the house, that God will direct me to the one I am to share His love with today. God always has someone. When we pray, we should expect an answer.  Luke 11:9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you. Seek and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Our answer comes in a day or years, but it does come. God never fails to answer.  John 14:14 "If you ask anything in My name I will do it. Jesus has souls that He wants to reach and bless. I was getting in line at the store, but the manager of the store moved me to another isle.  I knew that would be a divine appointment, and it was. God had hand picked the person that I was to bless and share Jesus with. He was the one who helped me to my car, a true believer. We had great fellowship....

Anytime you share Jesus and the gospel, that is a ministry.  The Holy Spirit works on us first, so that we will have a desire to share God's love. That preparation time   seems like an attack from the enemy, but it is God working on us and in us transforming us to be like Jesus. When the Lord begins to remove things and people from our life, we don't understand what's happening. Some went to heaven and others went their way. People that we thought would always be there, were removed.  We don't understand at first, but then God's word makes it clear, when we look at the lives of those God transformed and used. We are no different then they were. Moses, Joseph, Jacob, David, Job, Paul and many others. They were being prepped to have new and different lives.    Romans12:1-2 I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.  And do not be conformed ...

  These are things we need to ask ourselves. If you are an active participant in God's kingdom, then you will bear fruit. If you are a passive observer, you will not have fruit. We are known by our fruit. Our lives in Jesus. Passive observers are not disciples of Jesus, because they just observe what others are doing. John 15:8 By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit: so you will be My disciples. The passive observer only watch what others are doing, they only do what they believe is expected of them.  They do show up at church, but, they don't want to get involved. They just watch from a distant. Their heart is not connected to all that Jesus has taught, and all He is doing in the world.  They may have a ministry, but it is to glorify themselves not our Lord Jesus. We all have seen this through the years. So sad they miss the wonderful fellowship of the Holy Spirit. Beloved, it is a wonderful thing, when a passive observer comes to follow Jesus. Not just...

  You will need to live with an uncontaminated pure heart. In the beatitudes in verse eight, the Lord made it plain to us.   Matthew 5 :3-8, Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART, FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD. Beloved, the Lord made it plain for us to see that a pure heart opens our way to see God. It is a daily task to guard our heart from becoming contaminated with all the worlds junk. Proverbs 22:11 He who loves purity of heart And has grace on his lips, the king will be his friend. It's up to us to spend more time in God's word, than to watch TV, or other media that take the time that belongs to Jesus. Jesus first! Let the Holy Spirit lead you, then all the other thing...

We may think traffic made us late, or a phone call, but not so.  Beloved, God orchestrates everything in our life.  All our days are planned, that is if we belong to Jesus. So enjoy the detours and delays. Don't get anxious. That will allow fear an entrance. Psalm 139:16-17 Your eyes saw my substance being yet unformed. And in your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.  How precious also are Your thoughts to me, Oh God! How great is the sum of them. I was shopping later than normal, so I thought. There was a man in the produce department wearing a large cross. Like I always do, I asked him what does that cross mean to you.  I told him that this is your chance to share his faith in Jesus.  He said he is saved, but does not know how to do that yet.  I knew that he was a new believer, so I shared some things with him.   Divine appointment. I gave him one of my mirrors that has the gospel written ...