May 6, 2015

DJ

Matthew 23:13 But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.

If we are going to tell someone it is safe to go out on a branch or to walk across a bridge, then we should be willing to demonstrate it is safe.

If we tell people about God and how great He is, then we should be willing to demonstrate to them we know God and we know His greatness!

Telling people one thing and doing another is one sure way of losing their trust! We need to back up our words with actions.

And this applies to everything we say about God. We need to do things just as we talk about them so others can know the truth and see it in action!

May 5, 2015

DJ

Isaiah 50:7 For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.

Are you a person who hides their feelings behind a straight face? Are you a person who does not like to allow others to see your true feelings?

I’m pretty sure others can tell exactly what is going on in my life through my eyes and my face!

That is not the intent here. The intent here is not to be ashamed of God, and behind ashamed is something that is very easily shown to others!

Do not be ashamed of allowing others to see how much you love God and how much you depend on Him!

May 4, 2015

DJ

2 Timothy 1:12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.

Christ may have paid a terrible price in our eyes but to Him it was exactly what was required. I martyr may pay a terrible price in our eyes, but to theirs it was what had to be done.

If we really do love Christ half as much as he loves us then we should be willing to do what is needed to get others to know Him too.

When we stop short of the goal we are saying we cannot do it. When we stop before the end we say we are not strong enough.

Christ is offering us His strength and His determination to allow us to reach the goal.

May 3, 2015

DJ

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.

You may be forgiven for thinking there is fear in love and for relying on the fear we have when we first think we are in love; but true love casts out fear and everything that goes with it.

Getting to know someone can be described as being exciting or terrifying, depending on how you look at it; but it can also be a very steep learning curve for some.

To really know your love for another you need to know them and you need to know it is right to love them.

Don’t get upset about how to love someone, just love them and learn to live with them in your life in whatever capacity that is.