April 29, 2015

Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled.

The righteousness expressed here is not the doing and being good we normally associate with the word but the justifying righteousness of Christ alone.

We receive the from Christ through our faith, our believing in what we cannot see or fully understand; our simple belief.

To hunger and thirst after this gives us depth of our need for this righteousness and perception of how important it is to us.

God will fill us with this new righteousness in Him. The joy and peace that comes with it will stay with us as long as we choose to accept Him and stay with Him.

April 28, 2015

Proverbs 21:21 He who follows righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honour.

What is the difference in your own feeling between when you do things right and when you do things wrong? In order to feel better we should aim to continue to do what is right because that will fill our spirits with good feelings.

This does not mean the end of all is through doing good but rather we will find we can draw closer to righteousness.

It is going to be easier to find God when we are amongst righteous people who are close to God than when we are amongst unrighteous people flooding their lives with the world instead of with God.

April 27, 2015

Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more when he brings it with wicked intent!

Just doing something because someone says it has to be done is not always right. Those people in charge should not be asking others to do things that are not right.

God asks things of us. In the beginning it was love, then sacrifice when we messed it up. Now He wants us to realise what it means to sacrifice and love.

Are you willing to give things up just because you love others?

Are you ready to give things up just because God loves you?

April 26, 2015

Genesis 4:7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

When thing go wrong for us we almost always get into a bad mood and more things tend to go wrong. But when we do things right to start with we are encouraged to continue doing better.

When we get down we lose that encouragement to do better and we just go with… whatever…

God wants to encourage us to do right and to enjoy our lives with Him but if we sulk away from Him it is harder for Him to be heard.

Don’t give up on things that go wrong. Change the game and try something different asking God for encouragement…