I Will Never Leave You!

Has anyone you love, left you? And how about rejection. Has anyone ever rejected you? I am sure most of us have had these things happen in some form or another during our life time.

We know there are many people that completely reject God all together. But I am not speaking of those people in this post.

Rather I am speaking of those that have accepted Christ and then after a time, turn away from him and go back into the sin that they did before they accepted Christ.

God's love note for today is that he will never leave or forsake us.

I know of people that have done it. I have been one of those that had done it. It doesn't take much to see some people that have been well known evangelists fall back into the devil's trap. We know that he goes after those that preach God's word more then any other. To make Christianity look bad to the world.

But there is good news. God's love is unconditional. I believe that if a person was truly saved at one point and then left God to go back to a sinful life, that he will pursue them and preserve their souls until they go back to him. Hebrews 13:5 and Psalm 121:7

If we look at David's life, and all the things he did. Those kinds of struggles that the men of at that time and still are struggling with. And yet he is known as a man that was "after /God's own heart"
When he sinned with Bathsheba, God could have rained down fire from heaven to destroy him for his indiscretion, if he had wanted to. God could have taken offense at it. Do we think David's actions could have embarrassed God?

Not on you life. Why would God have let David's and Bathsheba's story in his Holy Book? Maybe it was to embarrass David? Nope.

David was truly repentant after he had had Bathsheba's husband killed and slept with her and gotten her pregnant. Read what he prayed to God after the fact....

"Create in me a clean heart; Oh God. And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence , and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of my salvation and uphold me with thy free spirit." Psalm 51:10-12

And so what did God do about that prayer? He completely dismissed Davids plea for God to restore his relationship with him. Right?

No. God restored David's relationship to him because his love is unconditional. And until that prayer actually went up to the ears of God, he preserved him from any evil that could keep David on the enemies turf.

And I believe he still wants to do that for those of us today that have truly asked him to forgive our sins. He wants no man to perish but all to come to repentance and he is waiting for those that have not yet come. 2 Peter 3:9.

But we must not wait too long for there will come a time when it will be too late. For those that wants to put God off for awhile, they could wait too long and they will then have no excuse. Don't let it be you, my Friend.

Thanks for coming by today Friends. God bless you today and everyday!

I Will Protect You!

No weapon that is formed against thee will prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord. Isaiah 54:17

The promise in Isaiah 54:17 may seem like a contradiction to anyone that has actually had a weapon formed against them by someone that may be trying to rob or kill them. Elizabeth Elliot along with  and her husband Jim were missionaries back in the 50s when he  and four friends were tragically speared to death while trying to evangelize the Auca people, a tribe in Amazonian Ecuador. https://www.imb.org/2019/04/01/missionary-legacy-jim-elisabeth-elliot/

Much closer to me, was my great-great aunt Mildred who was killed by a teenage boy who went to rob her as she stood at a bus stop waiting for a bus, and when she resisted, he shot her at point blank range and killed her, back in 1990 in Indiana. She was a Christian, had attended church all of her life and played the organ in at least one church that she attended.

Especially when some one has served God like these people had, why does he let these things happen? 

If God says that no weapons formed against us will prosper, how is it that these and many other Christians even now are slaughtered for the name of Christ?

Is God really serious or is he just playing a cruel joke on us? And if not, then what does that scripture really mean?

We know that there are weapons that our adversary the devil wants people to use. The physical weapons of war, of course are some. And perhaps as Christians we don't use those kinds of weapons against each other. At least we hope not.

However, the weapons within the Christians Church/Community is that of our tongues. 

But first, speaking about the weapons used in war, or terrorism etc, we hear everyday of someone being named or killed by them. For those of us that believe the bible and are accosted by someone wanting to do us harm, why doesn't God just zap him dead, or at least render his weapons useless?

And then for those of us that gossip and judge others, that is just as bad as if we would use a weapon against them, because sin is sin. And there is no difference to God in what sin we are committing. But he promises that those people who are the recipients of the judgment of others, they will be vindicated.

We don't know why God does or does not do what we think he should do. But there are always reasons because he has the whole picture in everything and we don't. If he was going to just protect us all from bad things, he would have done that for his followers that were with him throughout his ministry on earth. Instead, his own disciples were beheaded and/or hung on a cross. 

Just because we are saved by his grace from eternal judgement, does not mean that we are saved from even some of the horrors we might face in life. 

Our hope though is contained in the scriptures throughout the bible that tell us to not be afraid, that he is our strength, that when we are weak we are made strong through him. And Iasiah 43;1-3 tells us not to be afraid, that he has ransomed us and called us by name. 

It is not important what happens to our physical bodies as it is the spiritual part of us, that is important. What can man do to us? Plenty to our physical. But nothing to our spiritual. That is the part that no one can touch. Only God if we have asked him to be our Savior. And if we have done that, there is no real cause for us to be afraid. Even in the face of death, we know where we are going. And it is God's love note to us, that keeps us protected until we meet him on that side of our lives.

Thanks for coming by Friends. I appreciate your patience with me. Take care and God bless!

I Am Your Hiding Place

You are my hiding place. You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7

Many years ago, when I was growing up, we used to play Hide & Seek. I am sure most kids have played this game where as one person closes their eyes and starts counting to 20. Others playing the game would then go hide and when the one counting got to 20, he would have to find the others.

We know that God does not hide from us. In the Garden of Eden, who was it that sinned and went into hiding from God. Adam and Eve, of course. 

But God doesn't want us to hide from him. He wants us to be our hiding place whereby we run to him and as we do do he promises to protect us.

That does not mean there won't be times of despair, heartache and sadness. Times we might get into trouble. But he wants us to be there for us, and will help us get through those times when we are afraid. 

And when he does, we can truly sing his songs of deliverance as he answers our prayers. 

He is our hiding place. He is our protector. He is our deliverance. He is everything we need as we look to him for his help. .

Hello Friends. Thanks for coming by. May God richly bless you as the weekend continues.

I Am For You!

"What, then, shall we say in response to these things, if God is for us who can be against us?" Romans 8:31

What are the things, that this verse is speaking about?

In his word, God has given us many things to bring us comfort in the trying times of our lives. Such as, We know that God works all things to the good to those that loves him and are called according to his purpose. Romans 5:28. and "We are more than conquers in him that loved us." verse 37 and "Now there is no condemnation for those that are in Christ Jesus."  verse 1.

So if God works everything to our good, and that we are more then conquers and there is no condemnation along with the other promises that Romans 8 gives us, it stands to reason that we have nothing to fear from others because God already has our backs.

He is with us. He is on our side. He fights our battles.

God is good. He is working for us behind the scenes, for our good, even when we don't think he is. There will be those that oppose us, and may try to come against us, but in the end, their attempts will be futile because God is greater and his spirit resides within us to overcome our enemies .

Who else can write us such a love note as this. to say these things to us and mean them? No one. God alone does. For those that loves him and is called according to his suppose.

Thanks for coming by today, Friends. Here's praying that you will have a blessed start to your weekend!

  

I Will Comfort You

Have you ever lost someone that you love? Whether by death or even by divorce? We all do at sometime or another. And as the years roll on, death comes to everyone more and more.

There are teachings in some churches, that we should not grieve or be sad.

Here we have another false teaching.

If it were true, why all the scripture on the comfort God gives? Here are a few....

Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Mathew 5:4

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. Psalm 34:18

Come unto me all you that are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Mathew 11:28

And consider this one...

...there is a time to laugh and cry, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3:4

Jesus himself wept. John 11:35  And he did so in two other verses.

If  there were no reason to mourn or cry, they would not be important to God and therefore
would not be in the bible at all.

God does comfort us when we are sad. No matter what kind sadness we are having. 2 Corinthians 1:3

So what can we do when we are grieving?

We can...

1 Have a good to cry. Crying gives us a good release which helps us feel better. And it is ok  to cry out to God for help. He won't be insulted. And is not surprised or mad when we do. Not only that, he already knows how deeply hurt we are

2 understand that it is normal and do not let someone tell us it is not normal and we should just get on with life.

3  Talk to friends, family or a minister. Let them know how you are feeling if you can trust them to help you by listening, and offering to help you.

4 take care of your self through eating right, sleeping enough, supersizing

5 Know that time usually takes care of itself. Life gets easier at some point.

6 As much as possible, think on the good things you had with this person instead of their death.

7 Read the scriptures that God gave us in his love notes, about how he comforts us.

These and other ways of dealing with this subject can help getting you through a time of mourning. God is at always at the ready to give you the comfort you need  However, if you are getting at the place that you can't take it anymore, tell someone so that they can get you help. Don't go it alone.

God has given so many ways that he loves and comforts us. Again, why would he give us comfort if we did not need it. Life is hard sometimes. And he wants us to call on him in our distress

Thanks for coming by today Friends. God bless  you and yours!

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I Will Give You What You Need

Has anyone in your life made promises that they don't or can't keep? Have they supplied you with everything you need?

Sometimes they may tell us they will take care of us with good intentions. We may discover that they couldn't or refused to follow through for whatever reason.

One of Gods love notes promises to take care of us Philippians 4:19.

Have you ever felt like that scripture was a mistake because He doesn't seem to be supplying much, if anything at all?

There are many examples of teachings with in (and without) the Christian church that teaches us that if we give X amount of dollars, God will abundantly shower us with blessings and we can become wealthy.

This is a false teaching.

The Apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:19 that he know what it is to be in need, and what it is to have plenty.

But, throughout his ministry he was ship wrecked. robbed and beaten. On his way to evangelize the gospel of Jesus Christ. he did not have fortunes to keep for him, locked up in the local bank.

That scripture in Romans, tells us, that God will supply all of our needs, according to his riches in glory. It doesn't say he will supply every thing we want. Nor does it say that we will become wealthy.

Paul gives us the secret to his life is found in Philippians 4:12

I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret to being content in every situation, whether will fed or hungry whether living in plenty or want.

To be content in every situation. No matter what. And in the mean time, God takes care of our needs according to what he deems we should have. Not what we want. Not how rich we think we should be.

That is today love note from God who loves us and keeps his promise that he will supply our needs.

According to his riches!hanks for coming today, Friends. God bless you and your famili

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I Love You!

Its perhaps one of the most noted verses in the Christian Church today.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believe on him will not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

A one line, one phrase sentence that through the power of Christ, can save the world.  And getting right down to it, can save you and me.

Have you ever felt that God does not love you? I know I had at one time, and yet if we believe that, we are denying God's love. 

Sometimes we feel like because of what we have done in our life, he cannot love us. And there is no hope for us to ever make it to heaven.

And yet, there it is, his lovenote of hope and love for not only us but this entire world, because in Romans 3:23 it tells us that "All have come short of the glory of God." 

That includes you and me. But...going to John 3:16, we go find that he loved the world, and for those that believe in him, through Christ Jesus, we will not perish but have ever lasting life!

What a love note God has sent us is His message, So simple and yet so direct. 

How much more love is that for us? I don't think that it can be any clearer. 

And so today or any day that are you feeling that God does not or cannot love you, go back to the scripture that tell you he does. Because believe me, he does if you believe on on him through Christ Jesus.

God bless and thanks for coming by today, Friends.