Ask Not What God Can Do For You. Ask What You Can Do For God

Some of you will remember President  John F Kennedys address on January 20, 1960. In his speech that day, he made this statement. "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country." I woke up this morning thinking, what if God said that to us. Don't ask God what he can do for us. Rather what can we just do for him? Thankfully, that is not the case. Mathew 21:22  In all things, whatsoever you ask in prayer, believe that you will receive. Yes, God wants us to ask him for what we need. And Psalms 37:4 Delite yourselves in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Not that he doesn't want us to also do for him. He has called us to go into all the world, preaching, teaching and baptizing in his name. Mathew 28:19. And he has given each of us things that we are good at that we might pass on to others. I Peter 4:10. Are you good at listening to someone that just needs someone they can confide in without judgment? Do you have resources to help others in need and you have an urgency to fulfill those needs in people? Perhaps you do the bulletin for your church or even help with the cleaning of your church from week to week. These are all things that God gives to individuals accordingly that he wants us to do to contribute to the gospel of Jesus Christ. And they are all important. So yes, he wants us to do for him because he has instilled in us the gifts and desires and abilites to do them. But thank God, it is not a one-way street. He wants to supply all our needs according to his riches in glory. Philippians 4:19. I am so thankful for a God that doesn't expect something in return for nothing. As you go about your day, thank him that he loves you  that much. And more importantly, don't forget to thank him for his Son Jesus that shed his precious blood for YOU!

Joke of the day:

Running To Church

A little girl, dressed in her Sunday best, was running as fast as she could, trying not to be late for Bible class. As she ran she prayed, ‘Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late! Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late!’

While she was running and praying, she tripped on a curb and fell, getting her clothes dirty and tearing her dress. She got up, brushed herself off, and started running again!

As she ran she once again began to pray, ‘Dear Lord, please don’t let me be late…But please don’t shove me either!’

Thanks once again Friends for joining me today. Until tomorrow don't forget, have a blessed day and.....