The daily bread from yesterday was really good, so I would like to share a portion of it with you. ........
Jesus fed a crowd of 5,000 and the next day many searched for Him (John 6:10-11,24-25). He challenged them: "You seek Me, not because you saw the signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled" (v26). It seems that the food was more important to some of the people than the everlasting life Jesus offered in Himself. He told them He was "the bread of God...who comes down from Heaven and gives life to the world" (v33). Some didn't believe, wouldn't accept His teaching and "walked with Him no more" (v66). They had wanted the food, but they didn't want Him and what would be required of them to follow Him. Jesus calls us today to come to Him, not for the blessings from His hand, but to receive the eternal life He offers and to follow Him, "the bread of God". - Anne Cetas
Examining our motives for following the Lord will show if we're authentically believing in His word. - Sper
It really makes me look at myself to see why I am following Jesus. The blessings are a nice thing to have but I think the number 1 reason that I follow Jesus is for the "Everlasting Life that He offers! Then the more I thought about it the more I thought that it was kind of selfish of me. It is like getting a prize at the bottom of a cracker jack box. I get a great gift but what does God get. And then it hit me. God gets us. His creation that He created in love. God loves us so very much that it would be a great gift to Him to get us back forever and ever.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
PRAYER
Awhile back I was asked the question "what do you think about a prayer service". This question was directed at a web site that offers a prayer service. Here are my thoughts on that.
First and foremost, we need to be in prayer ourselves. God really wants to hear from us. Don't get me wrong, we can get others to pray for our needs as well, but God still wants to hear from you personally. Prayer gives you the chance to get your requests to God. James 5:13-18 talks about the power of prayer. A prayer offered up in faith will heal and bring forgiveness. It also talks about how the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. Romans 8:26-27 tells us that the Holy Spirit will give us the words even if we don't know how to pray or what to pray for. God knows our heart. By prayer you can grow your spiritual knowledge and your maturity in Christ, Colossians 1:9. The best thing to remember when praying is that God listens to the pure and sincere heart.
Now with that said, it never hurts to get others praying for you or your requests as well. Kind of like the more the merrier. You should or can pray about everything at anytime. By doing this it teaches us to seek God first, which I might add the He likes very much.
My favorite prayer that I like to pray on a regular basis is one of thanks. I like to thank God continually for the many blessings in my life. Before I go to sleep at night I thank Him for the day that He gave me. Before my feet hit the ground in the morning I thank Him for another day to live my life for Him.
So, in closing, you do not need a prayer service to talked to God. I am not saying that it is bad, you just don't need it. God is ready, willing and able to hear all you have to say to Him. You have a hot line to God. All you have to do is dial the phone.
First and foremost, we need to be in prayer ourselves. God really wants to hear from us. Don't get me wrong, we can get others to pray for our needs as well, but God still wants to hear from you personally. Prayer gives you the chance to get your requests to God. James 5:13-18 talks about the power of prayer. A prayer offered up in faith will heal and bring forgiveness. It also talks about how the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. Romans 8:26-27 tells us that the Holy Spirit will give us the words even if we don't know how to pray or what to pray for. God knows our heart. By prayer you can grow your spiritual knowledge and your maturity in Christ, Colossians 1:9. The best thing to remember when praying is that God listens to the pure and sincere heart.
Now with that said, it never hurts to get others praying for you or your requests as well. Kind of like the more the merrier. You should or can pray about everything at anytime. By doing this it teaches us to seek God first, which I might add the He likes very much.
My favorite prayer that I like to pray on a regular basis is one of thanks. I like to thank God continually for the many blessings in my life. Before I go to sleep at night I thank Him for the day that He gave me. Before my feet hit the ground in the morning I thank Him for another day to live my life for Him.
So, in closing, you do not need a prayer service to talked to God. I am not saying that it is bad, you just don't need it. God is ready, willing and able to hear all you have to say to Him. You have a hot line to God. All you have to do is dial the phone.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
God is always with us, even during our trials
A testimony that God is always with us during our trials. Yesterday my truck broke down and I was able to get it into a parking lot before it stopped running. I look around and saw an auto shop, but, I need to go out of the parking lot into heavy traffic, down the street and then make a left turn against heavy traffic. Then go down a small street and make a left then a quick right into the shop. A quick prayer and I started pushing. When I got to the street, no traffic at all. When I got to the left turn, no traffic. Made it to the shop with no problems. It was like someone had stopped all the traffic for me. God is good.
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