Where’s your father today? My earthly father died when he was only 57; however, my #heavenly #Father is #everlasting! No matter our age, we all need a loving Father who calls, comes, stands and directs us just the way the Lord did with Samuel in 1 Samuel 6:20 “The Lord came, stood there, and called as before ‘Samuel, Samuel!’ Samuel responded, ‘Speak, for your servant is listening” There are so many voices speaking at all times over the air waves that I think it is blasting over the word of the Lord. Many people today do not know or have contact with their earthly fathers which makes them think, “I have no need of a Father”. Yes, you can live without the presence of a earthly father, but you really cannot live a productive fulfilling eternal life without God the Father. Is.9:6 “a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us: and the government will rest on His shoulders; and His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Didn’t you always want your father to be strong, important, helpful, peaceful, and a Prince? Well, He is! “A FATHER to the FATHERLESS…is GOD in His holy habitation.” Ps.68:5 “…that He might be the Father of all them that believe...”Rom.4:11 I believe and pray that you will too! In John 5:19,26 “Jesus said, ‘The son can do nothing of himself but what he sees the Father do…Father loves the son and shows him all things that He himself is doing….for just as the Father has life in Himself, even so He gave to the Son also to have life in Himself.” Our son was only a young boy when the phone rang in our home next to the chair where he had dozed off . …startled he answered the phone saying, “Dear God Heavenly Father” That’s the way he fell asleep and woke up! When God calls, comes, stands and directs do you listen? May we strive to do what Jesus taught us in His Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Matthew 5:16 “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your FATHER WHO IS IN HEAVEN”
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THE LIVING GOD #CALLS
How many calls, #texts, #tweets, and #messages do you get in a day? I loose count; however, I remember my call from the Lord. Do You? I was only nine years old when I heard the call of the Lord in a Sunday School class asking me to turn from my selfish ways, seek forgiveness, and accept His call to become His converted disciple. That call is as audible to me today as it was seventy years ago. Luke 5:31-32 “Jesus said, they that are healthy do not need a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to CALL the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Have you answered your call? “God has distributed to every man, as the LORD HAS CALLED EVERY ONE, so let him walk.”1Corth 7:17 “the eyes of your understanding being illuminated (even on your cell phone); that you may know what is the HOPE OF HIS CALLING and what the riches of the glory of His inheritance ….greatness of His power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also into that which is to come.” Eph.1:18-21 What does 1Peter 5:10 say about today’s call? “GOD OF ALL GRACE, who has CALLED US TO SHARE HIS ETERNAL GLORY by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered awhile, makes you perfect (complete), established, strengthened,and settled.” “Brethren, you have been CALLED UNTO LIBERTY; only do not use liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but serve one another.” Gal.5:13
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THE LIVING GOD #REWARDS
Do you enter every #sweepstake hoping to win the #prize #rewards of #money/new#car/beautiful #house/#vacation in #paradise? I get mail promotions with a special key which could win the car of my dreams if it unlocks the car door, but I would have to go in person to the dealership to find out! We all make choices constantly; some profitably – some “forgetable” ! At my age, I realize more and more how our choices affect our rewards. We can sit an dream about our dream, but never take the first step to make it a reality. God gave us the key to the kingdom of God in His Son, Jesus Christ, but have you gone to Him in person? Peter answered Jesus in Matt.16 when Jesus asked him , “whom say you that I am?” –(Peter) Thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God..…(JESUS)I will give unto you the keys of the kingdom of heaven” Will you choose the only key that opens the heavenly gates of eternity with God? “Without FAITH it is impossible to please Him; for ‘the one’ that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a REWARDER of them that diligently seek Him.“Heb. 11:6 “the just shall live by his faith.” Hab.2:4 What choices are you making today? “What are you entering into and now (will) you turn to God from idols to serve the living and true God; and wait for His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead, even Jesus, who delivered us from the wrath to come.” 1 Thess.1:10
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THE LIVING GOD #NOTHING #IMPOSSIBLE
Well, have YOU ever had one of those days that __nothing goes right…just impossible situations? Yesterday started out fine because my yard was getting the maintenance it desperately needed. However, after I checked on the lawn-men and payed them, I was talking on the phone when it went dead. My modem had a blinking red light and the phone showed (check service line) So as I was surveyed the premises outside, I notice this powdery sandy substance on the foundation of the house. What now? Got on cell phone to AT&T and Pest Control. After answering many computers, I finally talked to humans! AT&T could service me the next day between 8:30 and 12:30. Pest Control had a possible opening in two days. Now today at 10:00 they both show up at the same time – go figure! Pest controller found carpenter bees at the bottom of a window shutter which he sprayed. The AT&T Tech found the phone line had been cut by the lawn mower or weed whacker! So I have a line lying above ground from the pole to my house until “the line crew digs the trench to bury it in two weeks. The phone and internet are restored (for now). I felt so helpless and totally dependent on the experts in areas beyond my control. While reading the Bible today, I am reminded that we all have limits, but with our LIVING GOD NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE. Mark 10:27 “Jesus looking upon them said, ‘With men it is impossible, but not with God: for WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.” I would have never imagined that I could share my love for the Lord with all of you around the world through the internet via Find Bible Truth this week, but within God’s purpose all things are possible. Just read about Elizabeth and Mary in Luke 1 and then v.37 “FOR WITH GOD NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE.” Now what about us? “WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD: for he that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.”
THE LIVING GOD #PRAYED
Have you ever PRAYED to the only LIVING GOD? As a young child, I was taught in #Church, #Sunday #School, and #Vacation #Bible School by #teachers and #preachers from the Bible about God -the#Father, Jesus Christ -the #Son, and Holy Spirit -the #Comforter being separate, but one GOD. Now in my senior years of life, I am still amazed and in utter awe at GOD’s Omniscient Plan yet Compassionate Love to save us from eternal hell if we only PRAY to the Father through His Son, Jesus Christ asking forgiveness of our sins. Miracle of Miracles then God the Father will accept us through His Son’s sacrificial blood for our sin and then we are given the Holy Spirit to Comfort us into eternity with the LORD. I personally have prayed to God through Jesus Christ asking for forgiveness, redemption, and salvation. I have had the privilege of being with many loved ones as they prayed and asked Christ to take away their sin as they wanted to live life with the Lord as their guide through life. So why continue to pray if your saved? Did Jesus leave us an example of prayer? Did Jesus pray to God His Father? He told his disciples while at Gethsemane, “Sit you here, WHILE I SHALL PRAY” Mark 14:32,39 “again HE went away and PRAYED and spake the same words” (It’s ok to repeat) May all of us be like his disciple seeking the LORD. “…as He (JESUS) was PRAYING in a certain place, when He finished, one of disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray.…and He (JESUS) said unto them, When YOU PRAY, SAY, ‘OUR FATHER’ WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. THY KINGDOM COME. THY WILL BE DONE, AS IN HEAVEN, SO IN EARTH. GIVE US DAY BY DAY OUR DAILY BREAD. FORGIVE US OUR SINS; FOR WE ALSO FORGIVE EVERY ONE THAT IS INDEBTED TO US. LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION; BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL.” Luke 11:1-4
THE LIVING GOD #TRIES/PROVES
All of us have had #tests in #school to show our retention of the facts that were relevant to that academic #achievement. What about other unforeseen tests that pop up in our lives? How do you handle the unknown? Blow outs, unexpected illness, storms, floods, and death are just a few of the many trials we face in this life. Where do you turn? Does God test us? What does His Word tell us? Ps. 66:10,11 “For thou, O GOD, HAVE PROVED US; THOU HAVE TRIED US AS SILVER IS TRIED. Thou brought us into the net; thou laid affliction upon our loins.” Moses said unto the people Exodus 20:20 :”Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that His fear may be before your faces that you sin not.” David said in Ps.17:3 “Thou Lord has proved my heart; and thou visited me in the night; thou has tried me.” So now what is your response to the trials? I pray that we will respond to Paul’s plea in Romans 12:1,2 “I beseech you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world; but by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
THE LIVING GOD #SATISFIES
#Looking for #perfection? Looking for #Mr. or #Miss #Right? Or do you just want the perfect #pillow? What will satisfy your need? I tell you perfection is within another. “What you talkin about?” you say? I’m talking about JESUS… Ps. 90:14 “LORD SATISFY US in the morning with Thy lovingkindness, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days” This scripture reminds me of the song, “I am satisfied, I am satisfied, I am satisfied with Jesus, but the question comes to me as I think on Calvary – ‘Is my Savior Satisfied with Me’?” The LIVING GOD DOES SATIFY US IF WE CHOOSE HIM – Have you humbly listened and settle eternity by saying YES to JESUS? “For the LORD HAS SATISFIED the thirsty soul and the hungry soul He has filled with what is good” Psalm 107:9
THE LIVING GOD #PEACE
#Chaos, #murder, #wars, #storms, #earthquakes, #politics,#slander, #traffic, and conflict are constantly brought before us through telecommunications if not in our own surroundings. Does it seem that everything is spinning around you? Whatcha gonna do? Who you gonna call? Well, it’s not ghostbusters! As for me and my house, we call on the Living Lord. May I give you His calling card through the Living Word of God today. In John 16:33 Jesus says “Do you believe? These things I have spoken unto you, that IN ME YOU MAY HAVE PEACE. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I HAVE OVERCOME THE WORLD. 17:3 this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the ONLY TRUE GOD, and JESUS CHRIST, whom Thou has sent. 17. Sanctify them through thy TRUTH; THY WORD IS TRUTH.” You see Jesus tells us in John 14:23 ..”If a man loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” Phil.4:6,7 “…In everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God, and the PEACE OF GOD, which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Jesus own words tell us John 14:26 “the Comforter, which is the HOLY GHOST, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you. PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, MY PEACE I GIVE UNTO YOU; not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid”