Thursday, February 16, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Be a Worker for the Lord
James 1:22
Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Suppose we decided to grow a flower garden this spring. We have the plot all picked out, buy the seed and fertilizer and read every book we could on having a successful garden. We would also pray a lot for the Lord to bless our garden. All of this is great planning and a good start, but with all of this there's one more thing we need. Someone is going to have to till the ground, plant, fertilize and water the seeds. Then, after they sprout, the garden has to be maintained. Without someone doing the work all of the planning and prayer means nothing. The same goes for our Christian walk.
I'm not saying that prayer is not important. Prayer is absolutely essential for a healthy relationship with God. I believe that He loves, and expects, to hear from His people on a regular basis. In fact the Bible say to seek the Lord continually in prayer. I would not take anything away from the power of prayer.
However, James said that "faith without works is dead", and again, "if you show me your faith without works, I'll show you my faith by my works". I can see a definite "call to action" in the scriptures for all of God's people. I know that very few people are called to be a famous evangelist or even the pastor of a church. One thing that I know is true, though, is that wars are fought and won by front line soldiers. No matter how great a plan the generals come up with, it takes the common people on the battlefield to make it happen. My friends, be an unknown soldier for Christ. You'll be glad that you did.
God Bless
David
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Monday, February 13, 2012
A Beautiful Creation
Gen 1:31
And God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
How can anyone doubt that this world that we live in was created by a loving God. Every time that we see a rainbow or a sunset or a new birth, we should be reminded of the awesome power and imagination of our God. The same hand that made the crocodile is the one that designed the hummingbird and the elephant. The same one that crafted the Sahara desert, is the one which sculpted Antarctica. This strange and wonderful world in which we dwell is no doubt the work of a powerful and loving God.
The truly amazing thing about the it all is that the modern world is the same creation that was in the beginning. God has never changed and never will! He loves this creation of His and the people that He placed here so much that He was willing to die on the cross to make things right. The bible says that He is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. So now then His work is done and it's up to us (individually) to repent and accept His son Jesus as our Lord and Savior. To accept Jesus and live for Him is the only way to true happiness and eternal life.
David
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