Date:
Monday,
June 22, 2015
Chapters: Psalms 71-73
Message Title: When Confusion Comes
Hello My Friend,
Confusion, it is a state of disorder and wondering, sometimes life can get confusing, full of disorder and wondering if there will ever be an end to the chaos. The world loves to put confusion into the minds of Christians, and the reason why is to get them to doubt God and turn from Him. Guess what? They may seem to care and want good things for you, but it's all a visage, a mere image that looks good from a distance, but when you get closer is plain evil. “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” - James 3:13-17.
I have always been a person who loves everything to in order, so naturally when the slightest thing throws me off my schedule I get confused and frustrated easily. Confusion gets the best of us, and it can sure stop us in our tracks, but we do not have to let it get to us. We have something that no one else in the world has that ends all confusion, and that is the Word of God. To the world, God's Word is just another book, some fable or fairytale, but to the Christian, it is the life blood of them, literally. No other book ever written or will be written gives life to a dying soul, no other, and no other book has the breath of the only living God upon it. The world is full of confusion, God is not, and He will use His people to make things more clear.
“In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” - Psalms 71:1-5,16-18.
God gives a command to every soul, believe in and receive my Son if you want to live, but not everyone will obey that command. There are people in this world, those who call themselves Christians, who deny those who accept Christ from enjoying any kind of excitement on the world, this includes celebrating Christmas and Easter. They go on to say that God chooses who receives His Son, and that only they will be saved from death and hell. Okay, this is nothing, but confusion, and let me tell you, mess with the Gospel, you mess with God, and must face severe consequences. Here is the truth, every person born is born with free will, that means while God does command all of us to be saved, we have the free will to obey or not. No one can force us, not even God, to accept His Son, we all must believe and receive Him willingly. And that is what we, who know the truth are to tell the world until God takes us home. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” - Romans 10:9,10.
Every person, and I mean ever person, kings, presidents, pastors, teachers, sales men, bar tenders, drug dealers, and everything in between must stand before Jesus and give an account of all the things they did while they were here. Every knee will bow, this has been the truth since God created everything and it will never change. “Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.” - Psalms 72:11-14,17-19.
While there are all walks of life in heaven right now, the most precious to God here on earth are the ones who are not proud, the ones who admit they have sinned, the ones who do not boast about themselves as if only their lives matter. It's the ones who humble themselves, admit they have done wrong, and know that none of their works will ever save them from an eternity in hell. It's the ones who believe in the God of Israel and the God of every nation who sent His only begotten Son to save them. All lives matter to God, no one is better than anyone else, we are all the same. Only those who believe in Jesus will be saved, redeemed from all the deceit, all the pain and sorrow caused by sin. “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” - Romans 3:10-12,23,24.
There are times in every Christians life when they see those living in the world, with no thought of God, and get confused as to why they have everything, and we struggle making ends meet. God knows how we feel, and that is exactly why He reminds us of why we remain faithful to Him, even when it seems we have nothing to show for it. “Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.” - Psalms 73:1-5,21-28.
The life of a Christian is never picture perfect, in fact, it comes with more heartache than joy sometimes, but if we look deeper into the matter we will see clearly. People of the world, those who reject Christ, have their fun and their treasures right now, but when they face Jesus it's another story. As much as I like things in order, I know that God is sure to keep allowing messes, not to punish me, but to bring me closer to Him. He does the same for all His children so that when we are at our weakest, He is the one who gets the glory for making us strong. We can do absolutely nothing in our own strength, but we are mighty under God's. “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:28-31.
Today's Prayer: God, Confusion comes when I stop looking to You and focus on all the disorder in my life, forgetting that Your hand is in all the chaos. Thank You for reminding me that You are my strength, and that You renew it when I allow You to use it for something good. Lord, lead me and guide me, give me Your power to endure the lemons, give me Your wisdom to keep me from being confused, give me the patience to wait, and give me Your strength to endure the chaos. In Jesus' name, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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Chapters: Psalms 71-73
Message Title: When Confusion Comes
Hello My Friend,
Confusion, it is a state of disorder and wondering, sometimes life can get confusing, full of disorder and wondering if there will ever be an end to the chaos. The world loves to put confusion into the minds of Christians, and the reason why is to get them to doubt God and turn from Him. Guess what? They may seem to care and want good things for you, but it's all a visage, a mere image that looks good from a distance, but when you get closer is plain evil. “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.” - James 3:13-17.
I have always been a person who loves everything to in order, so naturally when the slightest thing throws me off my schedule I get confused and frustrated easily. Confusion gets the best of us, and it can sure stop us in our tracks, but we do not have to let it get to us. We have something that no one else in the world has that ends all confusion, and that is the Word of God. To the world, God's Word is just another book, some fable or fairytale, but to the Christian, it is the life blood of them, literally. No other book ever written or will be written gives life to a dying soul, no other, and no other book has the breath of the only living God upon it. The world is full of confusion, God is not, and He will use His people to make things more clear.
“In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD: thou art my trust from my youth. I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.” - Psalms 71:1-5,16-18.
God gives a command to every soul, believe in and receive my Son if you want to live, but not everyone will obey that command. There are people in this world, those who call themselves Christians, who deny those who accept Christ from enjoying any kind of excitement on the world, this includes celebrating Christmas and Easter. They go on to say that God chooses who receives His Son, and that only they will be saved from death and hell. Okay, this is nothing, but confusion, and let me tell you, mess with the Gospel, you mess with God, and must face severe consequences. Here is the truth, every person born is born with free will, that means while God does command all of us to be saved, we have the free will to obey or not. No one can force us, not even God, to accept His Son, we all must believe and receive Him willingly. And that is what we, who know the truth are to tell the world until God takes us home. “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” - Romans 10:9,10.
Every person, and I mean ever person, kings, presidents, pastors, teachers, sales men, bar tenders, drug dealers, and everything in between must stand before Jesus and give an account of all the things they did while they were here. Every knee will bow, this has been the truth since God created everything and it will never change. “Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.” - Psalms 72:11-14,17-19.
While there are all walks of life in heaven right now, the most precious to God here on earth are the ones who are not proud, the ones who admit they have sinned, the ones who do not boast about themselves as if only their lives matter. It's the ones who humble themselves, admit they have done wrong, and know that none of their works will ever save them from an eternity in hell. It's the ones who believe in the God of Israel and the God of every nation who sent His only begotten Son to save them. All lives matter to God, no one is better than anyone else, we are all the same. Only those who believe in Jesus will be saved, redeemed from all the deceit, all the pain and sorrow caused by sin. “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:” - Romans 3:10-12,23,24.
There are times in every Christians life when they see those living in the world, with no thought of God, and get confused as to why they have everything, and we struggle making ends meet. God knows how we feel, and that is exactly why He reminds us of why we remain faithful to Him, even when it seems we have nothing to show for it. “Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.” - Psalms 73:1-5,21-28.
The life of a Christian is never picture perfect, in fact, it comes with more heartache than joy sometimes, but if we look deeper into the matter we will see clearly. People of the world, those who reject Christ, have their fun and their treasures right now, but when they face Jesus it's another story. As much as I like things in order, I know that God is sure to keep allowing messes, not to punish me, but to bring me closer to Him. He does the same for all His children so that when we are at our weakest, He is the one who gets the glory for making us strong. We can do absolutely nothing in our own strength, but we are mighty under God's. “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” - Isaiah 40:28-31.
Today's Prayer: God, Confusion comes when I stop looking to You and focus on all the disorder in my life, forgetting that Your hand is in all the chaos. Thank You for reminding me that You are my strength, and that You renew it when I allow You to use it for something good. Lord, lead me and guide me, give me Your power to endure the lemons, give me Your wisdom to keep me from being confused, give me the patience to wait, and give me Your strength to endure the chaos. In Jesus' name, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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