APRIL ARCHIVES
April 1st
Acts 11:26
And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
Outlook from the In Book
Wait a minute. Is this an
April Fools Joke? What I mean is that this verse must be written backwards. Read
it with me again. “And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And
it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church,
and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in
Antioch.” Did you see it? It must be backwards. If not, then we must have it all
backwards.
What am I talking about? The last
line of that verse says “And the Disciples were called Christians first in
Antioch.” They were disciples first and then called Christians. Today we want
people to become Christians and then become disciples. And putting it backwards
has people that think they are Christians but then have no earthly desire to be
disciples. They do not want to learn about and fall in love with God and His Son
Jesus Christ. All they want is to say a prayer that keeps them out of hell.
In the Bible they were disciples
first. That means they had a desire to follow and be like Jesus. They not only
wanted to know Him, but they wanted to be just like Him. Is that what you want?
Is that what you had in mind? Are you a disciple of Christ? Are you trying and
learning more everyday about how to be more like Him? If not, then are you
really a CHRISTIAN?
Giving our heart to Christ is the first step
in walking the Christian life. There are many believers in this world. People
that believe in Jesus for Salvation. But how many real Christians are there?
People that desire more than anything to be like Christ. My prayer today is
“Lord I Want To Be A Christian.” AMEN
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April 2nd
Psalm 78:72
So he fed
them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness
of his hands.
Outlook from the In Book
It’s a really pretty day out,
the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and its time to take the children to
the park. When arriving you tell them all the rules like, don’t talk to
strangers, don’t run off where I cannot see you, try not to get too dirty, etc.
After just a bit you find yourself sort of lost in the freshness of the spring,
the beauty of it all and then, it dawns on you. Where are the children? You get
up and look and you can’t see them. You walk around a bit and, Oh thank heavens
there they are. Who are they talking to? As you get closer you see them filthy
dirty and carrying on a conversation with a kindly older gentleman. When you
excuse yourself and walk away with the children you realize they have broken
every single rule you gave them on that day.
What should your do? I know, lets
just leave them there to starve and never teach them another thing. They have
disobeyed and so you no longer want them around ever. Right? Of course not. Why?
Because you had a part in bringing them into this world and you love them very
much. Even when they have not obeyed exactly what you asked, you still love
them. So you take them home, clean them up, make them dinner, and try to explain
one more time why it is important to obey the things that you have told them.
Trying to skillfully guide them away from dangers and into a life of peace and
safety.
You have just read a story that will
sort of explain the heart of God toward us. We do not always obey, even though
we know we should. We do not always stay clean, although we know He has asked us
too. We cannot get out of His sight, but we can get out of His will. But after
it all, if you are His child, He loves you. He will guide and help you. And do
it by His integrity and skillfulness.
In Hebrews it is said of God that He will
never ever no never leave us or ever forsake us. What a great promise to his
wayward children. He says to you and to me today, come home, I love you.
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April 3rd
Proverbs 3:1-2
My son,
forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: For length of
days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Outlook from the In Book
“Everybody wants to go to
heaven, but nobody wants to die.” That use to be a line in a chorus sung years
ago. But the truth is just as real today. There is a story of a Sunday School
teacher who asked a student, “do you want to go to heaven?” The student said
“Yes” She said, “go stand over there.” Then she asked another, “do you want to
go to heaven?” They also said, “Yes” She instructed them to also stand over by
the other class member. Then she asked a third student the same question but the
student said “NO.” The teacher, amazed said, “you mean to tell me that when you
die you don’t want to go to heaven?” The young lad replied, “oh yes when I die I
do, I thought you were getting a group together to go right now.” Everybody
wants to go to heaven. I have never in all my life ever spoken to anybody about
someone that just passed away and heard them say “I hope they went to Hell.”
Why? Because nobody, I don’t care what they say when alive, really ever wants to
go to hell. Everybody wants to go to heaven. But we all want that fountain of
youth. That way we can live forever here.
Well I cannot promise you length of
days and quality of life, but I believe the Bible gives us an example of how God
does. By staying in His word, and obeying the precepts in it, God says he will
lengthen our days and make them as enjoyable as earthly possible.
How can that be? Well, can you imagine any
better way to spend your life, than in obedience to the one who holds the days
of your life in the palm of His hand? I can’t.
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April 4th
James 1:8
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
Outlook from the In Book
Have you ever found yourself
with just more than you could possibly do? It just seemed to sneak up on you,
and then, wham! You’re overwhelmed. Now what? You can’t seem to decide what to
tackle first. Everything seems just as important as the rest of it. My dad use
to say, “You’ve got too much on your plate at one time.” And it’s true! You seem
pulled in all different directions. Well trust me on this; you cannot go two
different directions at the same time. It’s just not physically possible. And
yet that is the way some people live their lives. Running to a fro and not
knowing which way to turn next.
The Bible says a double minded man is
unstable in all his ways. A person trying to live both lives, that of a
Christian and that of a worldly sinner, is unsure of both. You find these people
often unsure of their salvation, (if they ever really got saved), and unsure of
their destination, (where they will reside for eternity.) What a terrible mixed
up way to live, especially when you don’t have to live that way.
The Bible is such a clear
understandable book. A person that get’s bogged down on who was Cain’s wife, is
not to the place of looking for salvation. They still want to argue with the
Bible. Once they know that they know they are going to hell… they won’t care who
Cain’s wife was as long as they know they’re going to heaven when they die.
Then, when they get there, they can just ask God.
Ask God to help you keep focused on His Son
Jesus. If we keep Him in view, the rest of our life will fall into place.
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April 5th
Deuteronomy 24:22
And thou
shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I
command thee to do this thing.
Outlook from the In Book
In America we too often take
our freedom for granted. We wake up every morning and believe we’re free. Free
to go where we want to go, do what we want to do, and as our parents told us
when we were young, grow up to be anything we want to be. Freedom. What a
wonderful thing, that we treat so lightly. Men and women have died to gain and
keep our freedom. Others use their entire life to try to outline and uphold our
freedom. And yet there are those that walk around us everyday that truly are not
free.
The chains of drug addictions bind
some. What seemed like such a small thing many years ago now controls their
life. Some are held captive by Alcohol. Every day is another day to see how long
they can go before they feel a need for another drink. Others are enslaved by
tobacco. They say it’s not a problem, but they can’t seem to live without it.
Maybe it’s pornography, an alternate life style, or whatever it is that’s in
more control of you than you are. Are we really free?
Jesus was reminding the Israelites
that they too were bound at one time and not to ever forget it. It is so easy to
look at someone else who is bound and forget where we come from. We too were
bound by sin. Sin was taking us off to hell and we were content to go. Until one
day someone shared with us the glorious truth of Gods Word. The Holy Spirit
shined a light in our life and there and then we saw our need for a Saviour.
As we see others struggling to be free in the
sea of life, let’s not through them an anchor of ridicule, pity or shame. We
once were, and maybe in another way, still are held by some things. Let’s reach
out a hand to help them in the boat. We must remember where we came from and
where Jesus found us. Once they get in the boat with us, maybe they can help us
with our chains too.
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April 6th
Psalm 82:8
Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all
nations.
Outlook from the In Book
It seems the whole world is
unhappy with the idea of people judging people. It use to be there were winners
and losers in games, now instead, because we do not want to damage someone’s
self-esteem, there are those that come in first and the runners up. Who in the
world do we think we are kidding? Any child or adult really knows if they are
watching boxing, the guy unconscious on the mat, does not think he is the runner
up.
We are always being judged whether we
like it or not. Our children and grandchildren make judgments on how to live
their lives by what they see their parents and grandparents do. Our co-workers
are judging whether they can trust us or not by the way we conduct our lives.
Our friends are judging us to see if what we say and what we do line up. Our
spouse is judging us to see what kind of mood we are in today. We are always
being judged.
But I think we forget also there is
one that is judging at all times. He judges the good and the bad. The saved and
the unsaved. The saved He judges as an Olympic judge would for reward at the end
of their competition. The unsaved he judges for their sin of rejecting Jesus
Christ for their salvation. He will be the final judge. A fair judge. Not
accepting some and rejecting others because of anything except, have they
accepted Jesus as Lord and Saviour and let His blood wash away their sin.
God is judging us all. If He was to hold up a
card like they do for Olympic Skaters, and on that card your Christian walk was
rated from a 1 – 10, what number do you think God would be holding up today?
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April 7th
Proverbs 7:2
Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of
thine eye
Outlook from the In Book
“The Apple of the Eye!” What
does that really mean? Well I went out on the World Wide Web and asked that
question and here is what I received back from goenglish.com.
The apple of your eye is
that person (or thing) that you care for the most. Example: "He sure does love
his little girl." Reply: "She's the apple of his eye." Example: "You got
me the bracelet I wanted!" Reply: "Yes, I knew it was the apple of your eye."
The original meaning of the
apple of your eye is the pupil, or the round black spot in the middle of the
eye. It is as if that person's reflection can be seen in the pupil ("apple")
of your eye. Example: "Everyone knew they would get married someday. She was
always the apple of his eye."
It makes you feel good to look
at the person who is the apple of your eye. From a famous love song: "You
are the apple of my eye. That's why I'll always be with you."
Using their definitions, is God’s
word the Apple Of Thine Eye? Is it the “Thing you care for most?” Is your life a
reflection of God’s Word? Does you feel good to look into Gods Word? God wants
His word to be the Apple of our Eye.
God is judging us all. If He was to hold up a
card like they do for Olympic Skaters, and on that card your Christian walk was
rated from a 1 – 10, what number do you think God would be holding up today?
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April 8th
Galatians 3:3
Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
Outlook from the In Book
Work, work, work. That seems
like all we ever do. Always so busy. Our place of employment wants more of our
time than ever before. They want us to be dedicated to them first. Our spouse
wants, and deserves our time, but we seem to have very little left after all
that work. And then there is the church. It tells us that we need to be serving
God by serving in His church. And we know that’s true too. But how can all this
be true when there are only so many hours in the day?
Sometimes it seems as though we
forget that what we have in salvation is free. We cannot earn it and cannot
repay God for it. We seem to think that in order to please God we need to be
busy all the time. The truth is, all that work mentioned before may glorify God
if done for Him. Our place of employment is our mission field where we share
with our friends our life in Christ. Our home is our place of encouragement and
love. God gave us this for our benefit. And working for the Lord is not
something you do in church. It is a life you live and bring with you to church.
The gifts that God has given you are one of the forms of your expression of
worship in the Lords House.
Thank God today for allowing you to serve Him
with ALL your life in ALL you do. We were saved by faith in Him. Let’s live by
faith in Him.
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April 9th
Deuteronomy 31:21
And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
Outlook from the In Book
All too often you hear someone
say, “Its only music” or “what harm can that do, it’s just a song?” For some
reason they don’t believe music makes that big an impact on our lives or on what
we think or do. Today we hear so many so called musicians that sing of killing,
suicide, drugs, immoral relationships, and the list goes on and on. Don’t you
think that might affect a little of the way we might think if we listen to this
over and over and over… And it’s not just Rap or Rock or Pop. All forms of music
have jumped on the sing about sin bandwagon. And it’s not just the latest and so
called greatest. It has been going on for a while. And people still think, “Well
what can that hurt, it’s just a song, right?”
Well it doesn’t matter what you or I
think. What matters most is how does God look at the role of music in our life?
By looking at just one verse we see that God knew way back in Moses time (and I
am sure before) that music impacts the thinking and memories of the Children of
Israel. God didn’t ask Moses to write another book, paint a picture, or build an
idol. A book might not be read, a picture can only be in one place and a
building never leaves it location. But a song, people hear it, remember it, and
take it with them in their hearts forever.
Still think music never affects you? Then what
do you think of when you read this? “JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW…” Yes, it’s that
favorite chorus we learned as a child. Now it’s stuck in your head for a while.
See, music and lyrics make a big difference in our lives. What are you feeding
your heart today?
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April 10th
Psalm 86:7
In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
Outlook from the In Book
Some people say they don’t
need friends. They have the “I can do it on my own” attitude. Well, either these
people are a lot stronger than I am, or they are putting on a front. I could not
imagine living life every day with no friends. Friends are there to comfort me
when I am down. They encourage me when I get depressed. They are the ones I run
to when I have a funny story to tell. They are the ones that I tell my greatest
accomplishments to, and share my deepest sorrows with. My Friends. I thank God
for them.
But sometimes in the dark of the
night, when you do not want to wake a friend, there is my closest friend that is
always there. And not only does He walk with me through the joys of my life, but
also in my deepest trouble. I can call on God 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 12
months a year, all my life. And better yet, not only does He listen, He calms my
soul. What better friend could a person have?
What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins
and grief to bear… What a friend in deed.
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April 11th
Proverbs 11:22
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Outlook from the In Book
I was walking down the street the other day and saw a man walking his dog. That was not so strange, except the dog had on a sweater. And it might have just been me, but it seemed like the dog was really moving fast and kept looking left to right, right to left as if to say, “I sure hope none of my dog friends see me dressed this way.” I know, some of you dress your dog that way too, and I guess if it makes you happy to dress up your dog it never hurts anything. But you need to understand; under that sweet little cardigan is still a dog. You can paint their toenails, give them a cute hair cut, and put ribbons in their hair, but they are still dogs. What’s the point in all this? You are the same way. You can dress up the outside and clean up nice. You might say the right things and go to the right places. But if you have never accepted Jesus as your Saviour, you’re still lost.
Our verse today speaks of people with no
discretion. Christian men and women should not just say they are Christians and
hope people get close enough so we can tell them. Lets also look the part. The
inside and the outside should match. Do you look like the world and claim Jesus?
Do you look like a Christian and not know Him? Its time for the insides and
outsides to match!
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April 12th
Philippians 4:9
Those
things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me,
do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
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“Do as I say, not as I do!”
Ever heard those words? A lot of people that work out in the factories and
business of this world have. Or if those exact words were not said, they were
sure implied.
As parents we are sometimes guilty of
giving our children the same idea of what is right and wrong. We tell our
children “You’ll do so because I said so. It does not matter what I do, do as I
say.”
The truth is it does matter. And it
matters a great deal. People will do what they see being done quicker than what
they are told to do. In our verse Paul says those things that I have taught you
and you understood and you heard me saying and you saw me doing, those are the
things that you should do. He was saying watch me; I’ll be your example of a
Christian.
Can you tell people to watch you and you will
show them what it means to be a Christian? Follow me and I will show you where
you should and should not go. Listen to me and you will hear what Christians
should sound like. Well it doesn’t matter if you told people to watch or not.
They are anyway.
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April
13th
Joshua
7:21
When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Outlook from the In Book
Right and wrong. What to do?
Our logic tells us do what is right. It just makes good sense. If you do what is
right there will be fewer problems, no guilt, no hiding, etc. And yet, often we
find ourselves doing just exactly the opposite. Why is it?
It’s because of the same sins that Achan had to deal with. PRIDE and LUST. Our
desire to make me happy out ways the desire to do what’s right. Achan heard what
was right, knew the judgment to passed out if he disobeyed, he knew not to take
the items he took. But he did it anyway. Thinking somehow, God might not see me,
or He really won’t care if I take just a little for me. Our pride in believing
we always deserve more than God has given us, and the lust in our hearts to
always have more, sometimes seems to cause us to forget. God sees everything we
do and He cares very much when we disobey.
In Prov. 3:5 it says: “Trust in the LORD with
all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding”. If you keep reading
the passage in Joshua you’ll find that God would have given Achan so much more
if he had just been willing to wait on God’s timing. Be patient, God will take
care of you.
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April 14th
Psalm 89:37
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah
Outlook from the In Book
It was reported on May 29th in 1996 that a small asteroid passed 280,000 miles from the earth. Just a little bit farther away than our moon. It was said that if it had hit the earth it could have destroyed an area the size of an average state in the US. It was also reported that it could have taken us out of orbit and destroyed us and the moon that orbits us. Every so often we hear of a meteor or asteroid that is going to hit the moon or the earth and destroy it. Thousands of smaller asteroids hit the earth and the moon often, leaving small craters as their aftermath. So why can I be so sure that there will not be one that will destroy our moon and us? Because I believe the Bible is true and if one does come it will be after the rapture of the church and God will use it as part of His judgment on this earth. Also, I hate to ruin their fun, but the Bible says the moon will be a faithful witness forever. How long is forever anyway?
All too often science has been the proof of
the Bible’s accuracy. But when it comes to believing science or the Bible I
believe God’s word. He’s been around a lot longer than the scientists.
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April 15th
Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
Outlook from the In Book
When you were younger, (Or
maybe now,) have you ever played hide and go seek? I am sure you have at one
time or another. I remember as a child how I hated to play with some people
because I just knew that they were cheating. I had some really good hiding
places and they would say 99, 100...Ready or not here I come and they would walk
right to where I was. I know they had to be looking, peeking, and not playing
fair.
Now I am not implying that God does
not play fair, but he is always peeking. No matter how good you think your
hiding place is, He can see you. And by the way, He never said He would close
His eyes in the first place. In fact, He has warned us all along, I Am Watching
You….
Why would you want to play hide and seek with
God anyway? If real trouble comes, don’t you want Him to be able to see and
help? Yes, you do. Take a moment and thank Him today for being ever vigilant
over your life.
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April 16th
2 Thessalonians 2:15
Therefore,
brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught,
whether by word, or our epistle.
Outlook from the In Book
Stand fast.. What actually does that mean? Well it does not mean to jump up from where you are sitting and stand real fast. The only thing that will accomplish is a dizzy feeling and maybe falling over and cracking open your skull. Stand fast means to act like a mannequin on your beliefs. Don’t be persuaded by the latest and greatest thing that comes along. Stand solid on the word of God. Don’t let someone with a new interpretation of the scripture entice you to believe something different than what is really there in the Word of God. It also means keep standing. Don’t quit. There is little time to rest and let down your guard in this day and age. So Stand Fast, Hold on to the traditional teachings of God’s Word. Don’t be moved, and keep standing.
Stand Up Stand Up For Jesus. Why? Because you
are soldiers in His mighty army. Stand up for what you believe in. Stand Up for
Jesus. Stand Up for the Word of God. Stand Up today. And Stand Fast.
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April 17th
Psalm 91:1
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty..
Outlook from the In Book
Everyone likes to feel safe. A special place where it seems the world cannot get to you and that no matter what is happening all around, you feel safe. The other day we talked about someone that seemed to be able to find you no matter where you were hiding. It seemed as though they peeked during hid and seek. But what about that place where you could hide and no one could find you. That super great hiding spot that no one ever could seem to find where it was. They might walk by and never see you. That is what life is like in Jesus. He is our secret hiding place. Satan cannot get us in Christ. He can tempt us and can pick at us, but he can never ever have us. We are in a safe place for all eternity.
Safe, forevermore. Isn’t that the best
feeling? Isn’t that the best assurance? How could anyone want to live in this
day and not be safe? Safe from the penalty of sin. Safe from the person of
Satan. Safe in the perfect dwelling place of our Saviour, Jesus.
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April 18th
Psalm 92:15
To show that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Outlook from the In Book
In the Chinese Ying-Yang symbol there is a white dot in a black area and a black dot in a white area that is all together in one circle. The statement behind it is that in every good there is a little bad, and in every bad there is a little good. This statement is not true of our Lord. In Him there is absolutely no evil, sin, bad, or unrighteousness at all. He is our absolutely sinless perfection. The spotless Lamb of God that has provided a way of salvation for us all. The Son of our Perfect God. The second part of a perfect Holy Trinity. He who has given to us the Holy Spirit. You’ll find no bad in him. If we had to draw this circle for Him, it would have to be a white circle with no dots.
We need to remember the Holy perfection of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. It is in Him that we are made righteous.
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April 19th
Proverbs 19:5 & 9
5 A false
witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall
perish.
Outlook from the In Book
There use to be a saying when
I was younger, “You’ll just lie your way into a big hole and then pull the dirt
in on top of you with your lies.” Oh how true it seems to be. One lie is told
and then someone asks a question about that lie and another lie just a little
bigger is told to cover up that lie and then another and then another until it
is so outrageous that even you can’t believe what is coming out of your mouth.
Your life is a constant wondering of, “what did I tell them or did I tell them
this or that.” People begin to catch you in your lies and then they never trust
anything you say. Your family and friends take what you say with a grain of
salt. Do you remember the question,”If a liars says he is lying is he telling
the truth?” What a terrible way to spend our life, especially when we don’t have
to. The Bible tells us that God forgives us of our sins, but we must quit
sinning. How does a liar quit being a liar? Simple, start telling the truth. WOW
isn’t that easy?
Jesus is all about the truth. In fact the
bible calls Him the Truth. In John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,
the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Isn’t
it good to really KNOW THE TRUTH!!!
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April 20th
1 Corinthians 6:5
I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
Outlook from the In Book
Point out people’s sin or try to resolve a church dispute and you have got your hands full. They will squirm and twist and yell and then when they have heard as much as they can, they become Bible theologians. Usually you will hear something like, ”you call yourself a Christian?” And, “the Bible says Judge Not…” Well it does say that, several times, but you have to read the rest of it to know what it really means. Usually it is talking of someone who for the sake enjoyment or self-elevation loves to point out peoples sin. If that is the case they are right. But if we are approached by someone with the truth of the scripture and they, with love in their hearts for our spiritual life, address an area that the Holy Spirit might be doing some work on anyway, don’t take it out on the messenger. If we can’t help one another grow in the body of Christ…. Then who is going to help?
Before we ever try to help another, we must
ask for help our self. God is the one true and only counselor of the heart. All
we can really do is point others and our self back to Him.
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April 21st
Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
Outlook from the In Book
It seems a lot of people
believe somehow that God would make them worship Him, make them have a desire to
attend church if that is what they are suppose to do, make them tithe if it is
right, make them read their bible if it has so much good stuff in there, make
them pray if He really wants to hear from them, make them go to Sunday School if
they really need more teaching, make them find a place of service for the Lord
if He really need their help, and make them come again on Wednesday Night if
that is the correct way to serve God. They set back and wait for this Holy kick
in the pants to do anything. And when it does not come, they say something
really stupid like; “it must not be God’s will for me.”
God will not force anything on you.
You may choose everything in life you want. Choose to stay home because of the
people at church you can’t seem to get along with. Choose not to serve God
because you have filled your life with too many other things that you have
crowded God out. Choose to keep all your money because you have bought so much
that your bills now controls your life. Choose to watch the latest sit-com or
movie instead of reading God’s word. Choose to sleep a little longer instead of
taking a few minutes and speaking with whom you somehow call Lord. And
ultimately choose to go to hell if you want to. It really is all your choice.
“Choose you this day whom ye will serve;…. but
as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” What have you decided today?
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April 22nd
Psalm 95:1
O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation.
Outlook from the In Book
Music is a wonderful gift from
God. It seems that everyone likes some form of music. It can be used for so many
different things. It can calm a person with soft melodies. It can be used in a
battle, blaring loudly 24 hours a day to keep people from sleep and drive them
crazy. It can be used as in a trumpet to call people to battle or wake them from
sleep. It can be used in a church to sing praises to God. Music is truly a gift
from God. How can we use if for His good? The Bible tells us to make a joyful
noise unto the rock of our Salvation. To sing unto the Lord. God loves to hear
us sing. Even if we do not have the voice of an angel, God loves to hear us when
praises to Him come floating off our lips from our heart. I believe it does at
least three things.
1. I believe that God loves the sound
of our voice. Could you imagine hearing your little child in the back yard
singing for everyone to hear, “O how wonderful is my mom, she loves me like no
other, O how special to me is my dad, God could not make another.” Wouldn’t that
just melt your heart? Would it matter to you if they were on key or not? No way!
And I believe God loves to hear us sing His praises just that way.
2. It lifts your spirits to sing the
praise of your God. It will make your day so much brighter as you sing of our
wonderful Redeemer. As you sing the Wondrous Love of Jesus the joy of the Lord
will overshadow you.
3. I like this. I believe it drives
Satan MAD!!!!!!
Find a place all to yourself today and sing,
What a Mighty God We Serve, or How Great Thou Art, or Jesus Loves Me. Whatever
comes to your heart, Just Sing.
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April 23rd
Proverbs 23:29-30
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Outlook from the In Book