February 11, 2016

Genesis 6:6 And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

How long do you put up with something before you say “stop” or back off?

No matter how much we think we can put up with bad things there is always a limit and we either break or we blow up against those things.

God may well be willing to forgive almost anything, but if we continue to be in His face with all the bad stuff in our lives, we should expect Him to reach a point where He will stop what we are doing!

February 10, 2016

Ecclesiastes 7:29 Truly, this only I have found: That God made man upright, But they have sought out many schemes.

God did make us upright and truthful in the beginning, but through our own thoughts, desires and devices we have become evil and corrupt.

In the beginning man had no problem talking directly with God because he had done nothing wrong; but as soon as man went his own way God had to stop associating with Him.

God cannot abide evil, but he is still willing to listen to us to see what we have to say for ourselves. God is Just.

Be honest and talk openly to Him today!

February 9, 2016

Psalm 99:8 You answered them, O Lord our God; You were to them God-Who-Forgives, Though You took vengeance on their deeds.

Praying to God is so important but something too many of us either take for granted or just never get round to it each day!

We read about so many cases in our Bibles where God forgave the people after they did terrible things; everyday people through to kings and prophets!

We do also see many times where the people had to put up with the consequences of their actions, some blaming God and others wondering why…

God is just. We need to stay in constant contact with Him so we can know His will in our lives.

February 8, 2016

Matthew 12:50 For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.

There is no way we can be so obedient and righteous as to be able to follow the will of God, but having the heart to want to do so is what God is looking for.

It is God in Heaven who is watching and allowing us to learn all we need to know about Him. He sent Jesus down to us to be the interaction we needed to fully learn His will in our lives.

God looks on us as brothers and sisters because we are willing to try and do His will every day of our lives.