Light Exposes Deeds Of Darkness

John 3:14-21; John 8:12; KJV - 4th Sunday of Lent; The Light of Christ exposes the deeds of darkness. Let us pray that the world step into his marvelous light.

Pray For Your Enemies!

Matthew 5:43-45; Ephesians 6:10-12; Love and pray for those you consider your enemies. They are not your real enemies. The powers of darkness are.

Our Rock and Our Salvation

Psalm 62 KJV; 3rd Sunday of Epiphany; Turn to the one who is our Rock and Salvation.

Save Us And We Will Be Saved

Psalm 80:1-7 KJV; 1st Sunday in Advent; the Sunday of hope. The world is a mess! Who will save us? Who can even know where to begin to pray?  In times like these the faithful turn to God relying on the Holy Spirit to pray for us and through us.

He Brings The City To The Ground

Isaiah 26:2-5 KJV; He brings those lofty cities and countries to the ground. He lays them in the dust.

Let All The People Praise Him!

Psalm 67:1-7 KJV; 12th Sunday after Pentecost; If only His way would be known upon all of the earth!

In Times Of Storms

Matthew 14:22-33 KJV: 11th Sunday after Pentecost; Even when your faith begins to falter Jesus is there to lift you up.

He Will Come Again

Mark 13:26-27, 32-33 KJV; Do not fear the things to come. Rejoice, for Christ is with us now and he will come again in full glory.

Heal Us; Heal Our Land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV; If we would only humble ourselves, pray and seek the face of the Lord that we might hear his good will for us and all of the land.

Palm Passion Sunday 2023

Matthew 26 KJV; Palm/Passion Sunday; Jesus' prophesied his betrayal and death; his last supper; the disciples fall asleep; Peter's denial.

Wear The Armour Of God!

Ephesians 6:10-20 KJV Arm yourself with the armour of God.

Pray For All People

1 Timothy 2:1-6; 15th Sunday after Pentecost; pray for all people even our enemies that we might live peaceful and quiet lives.

Pray And Trust That Our Father Hears And Answers

John 16:23-33 KJV

Rejoice And Focus On Good Things

A Killer Has A Change Of Heart

Jesus can change the hardest of hearts. Acts 9:1-22 KJV

Have Mercy Upon Us; Ash Wed 2022

Time With God

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. 

                  (Psalm 59:16-17 KJV)

Early morning is my time with God. He is with me all day and I pray often throughout the day. But, in the early morning hours it is quiet and still enough that I can spend intentional time with him without interruptions.

And... when I do spend intentional time with him in this way, I find that I am more aware of his presence throughout the day. Every day brings at least a challenge or two; but, I know that God is with me. He is my defense.  When the challenges come, I find my mind going to the promises found in scriptures and more and more lately I find myself singing songs of praise and thanksgiving as I meet those challenges.

God is with you. He has a good purpose for your life. He will defend you. He will lead you through each trial. If out of love for us he would send his only begotten Son to die for us; to die for our sins, would we suppose that he would not continue to protect and care for us?

He has shown us mercy through the shed blood of Jesus. He continues to show us mercy. He is our refuge and strength.

Give thanks to the Lord for his mercy endures forever!

God's Peace - Pr. J.

The War Against Darkness

"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 

Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints..."

                                                                         (Eph:12-18 KJV)

We are at war.  Whether we want to acknowledge it or not there is a war going on. The principalities, powers, rulers of the darkness of this world aim to make you subject to them and not to God. They will try and persecute you and you will utterly fail unless you recognize that it is not your neighbor that is battling you. It is the darkness that is trying to extinguish the light. 

You can not prevail standing on your own truth. The only truth that  ultimately prevails over evil is the Word of God who is Jesus the Christ. So before you begin your day arm yourself with the armor that God has provided you with. Take up the sword of the Spirit. Immerse yourself in the word of God. Get on your knees and pray. Communicate with God throughout the day for he is your strength and salvation. 

"The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies."

                                                                         (Psalm 18:2-3)

God's Peace - Pr. J.

The Last Day Will Come For All People

Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

"But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.

Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is.

For the Son of Man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch."

                                                               (Mark 13:31:37 KJV)

I've heard a lot of excuses for not worshipping God and for not following Jesus as a servant to others.  I can't come to worship or fellowship on Wednesdays because that's my bowling night. Talk about a false god! There are other excuses just as poor and some even worse.

According to the Gospel of Mark, Jesus warns us to watch and pray for we can never be sure when the last day will come. The world might end tomorrow or never in our lifetimes. But, the last day will come for us all and for many of us sooner than we expect or hoped for. It is not advisable to put off worshipping God and reaching out in Christian love to the people around you. As good as the intention is that day may never come.

As professed Christians we also profess to be lovers and servants of God. Let us not be found sleeping on the job when Christ comes again in full glory. Rise up and live life according to the will of God while there is still time!

"Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." 

                                                                      (Eph 5:1-2, 9-17)

God's Peace - Pr. J.

Help Us!

 

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

(Psalm 121:1-2 KJV)

The reality is that there are some things that we just cannot control.  Stuff happens!

Some stuff happens that can only be fixed by the Lord. That does not mean we should sit back and say nothing or do nothing when we are able. God surely works through his children and so we must do what he calls us to do.  But, without God we can do nothing!

And, so we pray:  Help us Lord!

God's Peace - Pr. J.