What Type of Christian Are You?

1.) CARNAL: 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world- the lust of the flesh,the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life- is not of the Father but is of the world.

                   Romans 8:8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 

2.) MIXTURE: Mark 7:6 He answered and said to them, '' Well did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is written : 'This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of man.''

                    Galatians 3:3 Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit,are you now being made perfect by the flesh?

3.) LEAD by the Spirit of God: Galatians 5:16-25 I say then:   
Walk in the Spirit,and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
But if you are lead by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
If we live in the Spirit,let us also walk in the Spirit.

Only you can answer this question!!!

Jesus

  Isaiah 23:5-6 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned, every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

This week be reminded of all Christ in obedience to His Father did, He was beaten, spit on, mocked, had a crown of thorns forced on His head, He died on the cross and had our sin laid upon Him. In His dying and rising He full filled scripture and set us free from sin and death. He made a way so that we could be with Him one day face to face for eternity. Thanks Him for it all.

Romans 5

Romans 5:1-5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through Him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

 Suffering doesn't feel pleasant at the time. We can either run to God or away from Him when we encounter suffering. Suffering can be spiritual, physical, emotional, ect. Whatever the kind of suffering, trial, or temptation you may face; The Lord is there waiting for you to cry out to Him. He can strengthen you, and teach you through the struggle. Remember, God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit!

Psalm 7:9

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end., but establish the just. For the righteous God test the hearts and minds. My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.

May we be found righteous and upright in heart as the Lord searches us. We need His strength to walk in what the Lord has for us.

Do you want to be healed?

Do you want to be healed Spiritually, emotionally, physically?

Jesus Christ asks you as He asks the blind man in Mark 10:46-52. What do you want Me to do for you?

Only you can answer that questions for yourself, right here and right now. Cry out to Him and allow Him to wrap his loving arms around you and meet you right where you are. Broken, weary, burdensome, lost, hurting and afraid. Christ loves you dear one. Not only can He heal you, He wants to heal you. After all He bore the stripes on His back. Isaiah 53:5 by His stripes we are healed.

Thank God Today

James 1:17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

Thank God today for what He has done in your life. Be thankful for who He is and how much He loves you!!!

Where is your heart?

These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. Matthew 15:8

We have probably all been here at one time or other in our Christian walk. We must repent of this attitude in order to avoid a life of hypocrisy. Drawing near to The Lord and surrendering to His will help us be able to have hearts that are close to Him. The Lord doesn't want hypocrisy in our lives as believers. 

Our lives are a reflection of Him and His live toward others. Let us represent our Lord Jesus in such a way that others desire what He has given us!