August 20, 2019 Romans 12:14 “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” For most people their very first instinct when someone offends them is payback. Either they want to do exactly what that person did to them or in some cases do worse than they did. Payback, however, is never the answer for anything. As Christians, if we follow the concept of payback we will cease to be Christlike because everything we do will be vengeful and out of spite. The Bible states so simply that we
August 19 Romans 12:1“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.” The word of God is very particular, and we must learn to take every word as it is. When God speaks, no one can undo what He has said neither can anyone contradict His word. We often say that His word is Ye and Amen, and that is what it truly is. The word of God urges us to “present your
August 18 Psalm 20:7 “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” We serve the All Powerful God. The one who is greater than all things. The creator of creations. At His name all things bow in reverence and every creation offers respect and honor. He is the one whom our hearts belongs to. The one in whom our trust is secured. He is the everlasting King. The ruler is the heavens and of the earth. He deserves to
August 16 Romans 11:22 “Notice how God is both kind and severe. He is severe toward those who disobeyed, but kind to you if you continue to trust in his kindness. But if you stop trusting, you also will be cut off.” We have all heard the saying you get what you deserve. In our case, as Christians, we don’t always get what we deserve because our God always shows us more mercy and grace that we can ever imagine, however, He is also a God who exercises fairness. In
August 15 Luke 19:17“‘Well done!’ the king exclaimed. ‘You are a good servant. You have been faithful with the little I entrusted to you, so you will be governor of ten cities as your reward.’ How well do you take care of the little that you have? Ponder on that question, and ask yourself this. Will I entrust me with more than I have at this moment in my life? You be the judge. Sincerely no one in their right mind will entrust someone lazy and careless with anything important.
