April 10 Luke 6:31 “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” When was the last time you practiced what, you preached or a time you acted based on the expectations you have of others? It is effortless to expect of others, but it is not quite as easy to live up to those expectations ourselves. For example, when you call the customer service line for your credit card company you expect nothing but kindness and politeness, however when you receive a phone call from a customer while at work your attitude is nothing
April 9 Psalm 146:5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in the Lord their God. When you look at the life of a believer and that of a person in the world you will see a big difference. When you have God in your life, it is very evident. Someone can be in a financial bind yet have so much peace and joy in their hearts. Yet another can have all the riches in the world while lacking peace and
April 8 Romans 2:4 Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you? Does this mean nothing to you? Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin? God’s patience towards us is not meant to keep us in our sinful ways rather it is meant to bring us out of our sins. When God shows mercy in the mist of your sins and in the mist of all your wrongdoings it is not to aid you to continue in
April 7 Psalm 24:1-2 “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.” We serve the Living God. The creator of all universe. There is none like Him and none can compare to Him. He owns everything and He is the master of all. He brought creation into existence by the simple word of His mouth. He is Mighty and Glorious in all His ways. All creations bow at
April 6 Romans 1:12 When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. In most cases when we meet men and women of God whom we feel have a relationship with the Lord we looked at them to receive encouragement. We have an unspoken expectation for them to encourage us and to build our faith. We have secretly the building of our faith a task for others. Though we never say it we are always looking to them
