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Romans 15:2 Each of us should please our neighbours for their good, to build them up.
How often do you go out of your way to do things for the people around you? How often do you put them first?
We live in a society where we are conditioned to look after ourselves first and foremost – this is not what God teaches us!
Yes we need to take care of ourselves, but to build up God’s kingdom we need to demonstrate His love for everyone around us and lift them up to better places so they can see Christ more clearly.
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Ephesians 4:12 to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
It is dangerous to quote a phrase from scripture without taking it in context – Christ has chosen people in our societies to be the apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers – these are the people who spread the gospel in the churches.
But we are the people on the front line. We are the people living with others. We can reach so many more people.
Live out your life with Christ. Show people they mean a lot to God. Share His love with everyone around! You have been equipped!
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Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Who was it who convinced you to trust in Christ? Think about it before you answer.
Christ gives us amazing people who can verbalise what most of us would like to say but cannot find the words to do; but those people are simply servants of God who come to share their feelings and knowledge.
The Holy Spirit changes people’s hearts as they hear the gospel message; we share it and pass on our bit, but it is the Holy Spirit who makes those changes.
Thank you Jesus for leaving us the Holy Spirit!
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Hebrews 6:9 Even though we speak like this, dear friends, we are convinced of better things in your case—the things that have to do with salvation.
Sometimes God’s Word seems to be too harsh for us to agree with! But it is the truth and it is always right. God is always striving to have the gospel spread to all people and He wants us to support Him all the way!
We know, through our bibles, there are much better things coming in our future. We may feel like we are drowning in the mire, but we know the future holds eternal life.
Living with Christ is a very positive experience because He continues to support us in all walks of life. What a Saviour. What an amazing God we have!
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Hebrews 6:8 But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed. In the end it will be burned.
What do you do to land which continues to give weeds and thorns instead of vegetables and other crops? You work it. You may even burn it first!
Something harsh has to be done in order to rid land of bushes, thorns, bristles and the like; are you still trying to live in amongst the thorns?
When we live in the thorns we are most likely to be covered by them or strangled by them, so we need to have God’s constant support to survive.
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Ezekiel 47:11 But the swamps and marshes will not become fresh; they will be left for salt.
Do you get discouraged that the world continues to be ‘so worldly’?
God did not say He would come to earth and clean everyone so they can all go to heaven no matter what! He came to try and save the world by bringing life into the world.
You can pour clean water into a dirty place and it may even cleanse the area in which you pour it, but it has to be worked in order for the cleansing of the whole area to happen…
Worked by the people there, receiving the living water and using it to help spread the cleanliness.
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Ezekiel 47:10 Fishermen will stand along the shore; from En Gedi to En Eglaim there will be places for spreading nets. The fish will be of many kinds—like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.
Ever wondered why Jesus chose the river He did to find the fishermen He did? How about looking back into the Old Testament where God made His promises through the prophets!
Jesus’ ministry was within the bounds of the places laid down in the Old testament by the prophets. Those were God’s people telling the locals about what was to come in the future.
God is the one who goes forward in the beginning and prepares a place for us to work in. God chooses what goes on and fills the jobs with people who are willing to listen to Him.
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Exodus 3:1 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God.
Jesus did not rebel against God to choose the people He chose but rather continues on in His Father’s footsteps in His choices.
God chose people like this as well; Moses looked after Jethro’s flock (his father-in-law) and this position seems to have had a few people of great importance come from, such as David!
God does not look at what you have achieved, but rather what He can see your heart can achieve for Him. Trust Him, He knows!
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Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”
Jesus did not go round seeking people in prominent position in society. He did not seek out the best known and respected people to follow Him! He chose ordinary folk like you and me.
Jesus was looking for something special in the hearts of the people He chose, not a large purse or a large ego.
When Christ picked you, and yes He has, He looked into your heart and saw potential – He saw something special!
Trust Jesus’ choice and allow Him to work through you!
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1 Corinthians 1:27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
God does not choose the people like Goliath to show true power; that is what man chooses!
We look up to the tall and strong in stature whereas God looks up to the tall and strong in spirit.
We need to listen to what God wants, listen to whom He chooses and trust in what He does – that way we will be on the winning side every time!
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1 Samuel 17:49 Reaching into his bag and taking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown on the ground.
When we listen to God, He is going to show us how we too can go down into the stream, pick up a few pebbles, and use them to slay our ‘Goliaths’!
God wants us to show we can do anything when we rely on Him for protection – David discarded Saul’s armour and still went forward because he knew he could rely on God!
When we show faith in our God, He shows mercy and strength through us to the rest of the world.
With God, we can do anything!
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1 Samuel 17:8 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me.
Can you imagine what it would have been like during this stand-off between the Israelites and the Philistines?
Each day Goliath would come out and shout about how good he was and how nobody was brave enough to fight against him! I’m sure he would had to prove it in the beginning – but now the Israelites were just too scared!
In our lives we have many ‘Goliaths’ which come up and show their heads; we too see them as insurmountable things in our lives…
… but are they?
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1 Samuel 2:9 He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
God does look after those who faithfully follow Him in truth and in love. I suppose it would be possible to make it look like you faithfully follow the Lord out of duty, but He is not after that.
Those who do things because that is what the church says you must do are simply following the will of the church; we need to follow God’s will in our lives.
God’s will is that we love and worship Him in truth so when we die we can join Him in heaven – for if we die alone, we will remain alone.
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Psalm 115:7 They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
What do you get out of doing the things you love doing? A lot, I hope, otherwise we would not love doing them!
God loves to see and hear you worshipping Him and our worship should not be limited to singing a hymn or two! God loves all manner of worship – whatever we can do to give Him the glory!
God made sure He was amongst us in Human form (as Jesus) so He could demonstrate how much he knows about us.
Speak to God today and tell Him how you really feal!
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Psalm 115:6 They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.
How often do you talk to your pets – always I hope! How often do you talk to things like plants or inanimate objects?
Yes, I do talk to things when I cannot seem to get it right – but what real use is it? None! They cannot hear or understand. So why try and worship something which is not God?
Can God smell the incense offered up to Him? Well, Jesus could smell because he was human; it is not the smell we should offer but the loving act of doing something for God we should be offering.
Give God some love!
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Psalm 115:5 They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
Stop and think a little about the things which are important in your life? Do you have any mindless things which take up far too much of your time?
It’s nothing new, really, mankind has been doing this from the beginning of time and we continue to do so; it’s just the things we do which change over time!
I don’t hear much good advice from some of the things which I think are important in my life; now I’m not talking about my partner or family and friends here, but the physical things which cannot speak or make sense of life!
Listen out for God and trust in Him, totally!
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1 Corinthians 12:2 You know that when you were pagans, somehow or other you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
How much does religion drive what you do? How much do you do because the church authorities or priest says you should do? How much do you do because Christ says so?
We do tend to get lost in our religious and authoritarian ways, following blindly instead of actually seeking what Christ says – because we trust people in charge.
But when people start to say you should be doing things which you know God does not agree with, STOP! Don’t go there.
Follow Christ and not mankind.
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Ephesians 4:14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.
Christ wants each of us to be more mature Christians; this does not mean He wants us to be older!
If we want to be more mature Christians, then we need to grow in Christ – and that means getting to know Him better through having Him constantly in your life.
I know we all have our weak points and we all walk away from things from time to time, but Christ wants us to be close to Him always so He can guide us in everything we do!
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Hebrews 10:28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
In Moses’ time, the witness of two or three people was enough to put someone to death.
How many people know about the things we have done wrong in our lives? How many witnesses could be against us!
God wants us to live by His rules as an example for others, when we give in to sin and temptations, many around us will see the example and know the repercussions!
We do affect many more people than we realise when we go against God’s will and His Word!
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Exodus 10:16 Pharaoh quickly summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “I have sinned against the Lord your God and against you.
How many times do you say something just to get yourself out of a situation? I know I have done so far too many times!
Pharaoh continued to try and appease the God of Moses just to keep his people happy and stay in power; on more than one occasion!
God can see through the things we say and do – so let us step forward and try telling the truth, try doing what is righteous!