Trade our Ire for iREcommit to you LORD

It seems to me that a majority of people in the church no longer want a moral compass.

Yet what good is a compass that no longer points North all the time?

In praying through Romans 1 and 2 I am set free to live. As a result, I no longer find myself groaning about growing wickedness. In Christ I find perfect peace and rest. What a valuable trade!

The truth is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came down and lived among us. He willingly gave his life as a living sacrifice, bearing our sins on his human body and hung on the cross in place of us. He died on our behalf so that we might live. This is Pure. This is Love. . . . and God tells us to think on things such as these (see also Philippians 4:8).

Thank you Heavenly Father for sending your Son and loving me. Thank you Jesus for shedding your blood and forgiving me. Thank you Holy Spirit for bringing forth truth and comforting me.

How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

With my whole heart I seek you, do not let me stray from your commandments.

I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.

Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes.

With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth.

I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.

I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

Psalm 119: 9-16

Four Words that Divide

With great power to separate evil from good Jesus spoke four simple words: I am the Gate (read John 10.7 through 10.19!).

These four small words are sharp and to the point, dividing falsehood from truth. In the most definitive terms, there is no other way to salvation except through Jesus Christ.

We as humans may also choose to freely speak with power: I will follow you. When spoken, and without a doubt, these four little words draw a clear demarcation upon the sands of time. There is no fence to sit upon. These four spirit-filled words put you immediately on the front line of battle.

Either you are for, or against, Jesus Christ?

Listen again to the words of Jesus Christ: "My sheep hear my voice. I know them and they FOLLOW ME. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish." (John 10. 27 - 28).

These are:
Words of wisdom.
Words of intimacy.
Words of promise.
Words of warning.

Four simple words that divide. Four small words that lead to full surrender.

Go ahead. Confirm your walk with a forward (i.e., a four word) press toward the prize of Christ Jesus (Philippians 3.14) and speak, pray, sing, text, blog, or paint a spirit-filled expression of love for Him: I will follow you.

Xmas Plea

We're sitting here full of plastic cheer; Yet you gave your life so that man can hear.

(SOS 8:13) O you who dwell in the gardens, my companions are listening for your voice; let me hear it.

This is my plea!!

For faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ (Romans 10:17).

A Tribute to JC

iThank you for feet to follow you wherever you lead. . . So be it John 21:18 in my life!

This very day iUnderstand Revealed in worship and by hearing of God's Word (1 Corinthians):

1. We have received every spiritual gift in Christ Jesus.

2. God keeps us strong.

3. We have unlimited access to God through Christ Jesus.

For me, it's a reminder of God's faithfulness to guide us step-by-step like a GPS system.

- his spiritual Gifts

- his Presence

- his Strength

Even better than a cat, he gave us His Son so that we may have opened ears to hear. See also John 10:27

Sight

So spiritual and physical sight comes straight from the hand of God. Both are good gifts. One temporal. One eternal.

We need Christ to see. He gives sight to the blind. He reveals that which is hidden (including his glory).

Matthew 11: 27
All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Do you want to know more?

Come to him.

Matthew 11: 28-30
"Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy , and my burden is light."

John 8: 31b-32
"if you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

Isaiah 48: 6
You have heard; now see all this; from this time forward I make you hear new things, hidden things that you have not known.

Job

Agree with God, and be at peace; in this way good will come to you. Receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart. If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored, if you remove unrighteousness from your tents, if you treat gold like dust, and the gold of Ophir like stones of the torrent-bed, and if the Almighty is your gold and your precious silver, then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and lift up your face to God. You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will pay your vows. You will decide on a matter, and it will be established for you, a light will shine on your ways." Job 22: 21 - 28

My Prayer for US

Lord God Almighty - Bring US to our knees.