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!

Love One Another

John 13:34-35 " A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

How do we love one another? The Bible tells us to lay our lives down for each other, esteem others better than ourselves, and pray for one another. Those are a few ways we can love one another. 

In John 13, Jesus washed the disciples feet, which was the job of a servant. He even washed the feet of His betrayer; Judas Iscariot. He did this as an example to us.

 Let's pray and ask God how we can love each other with the love of Christ. 

Continuing in the Lord

Acts 11:23 When he came and had seen the grace of God, he was glad, and encouraged them all that with purpose of heart they should continue with the Lord.

Have we not all seen God's grace? Let us be glad! We can encourage and edify one another in the Lord. We have a choice whether we continue in Him or not. There is a danger for every believer... the danger of falling away. We can purpose in our heart, as believers, to continue in the Lord. Jesus is our strength! Cling to him and walk forward in what He has for you!