Thought For The Day

 Hello all, (This is Randy) Mom took a spill late last week and and had surgery on Monday. She will repost a new blog next week. This week she's walking around a little slower - Thank you ll for your prayes! Randy

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...