Hosea 10:12 “so to yourselves in righteousness, reap the fruits of steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek the Lord, that He may come and rain salvation upon you”The expression, “break up your fallow ground”, means do not sow your seeds among thorns, i.e. Break off your evil habits, clear your hearts of weeds, in order that they may be prepared for the seed of righteousness.
Matthew 21:9 “The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that follow shouted; “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!” As I think about Palm Sunday, I always wonder how many of these adoring people shouting “Hosanna” would in less than a week be shouting “Crucify Him!”
1 Tim 1:13 The Apostle Paul said “This saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”–and I am the worst of them.”Today, we celebrate St. Patrick’s day! Patrick was a man of God! Where anyone got the idea to honor this man by drinking alcohol until your drunk, I’ll never now. Patrick was not even Irish. He was captures by Irish pirates from his home in great Briton when he was 16. During his captivity the Lord began to call him. God told him that he would return home soon and he did. He got his Christian training He returned to Ireland years later as a Christian Missionary. This began a 100 revival in Ireland! He said, like Paul, “I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many. […]
James 5:16 “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” If I seek God with all my heart, mind, soul, and my spirit then my whole heart, mind, soul and spirit will be in every prayer to Him!
Matthew 6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.I am so amazed that The One True, Holy, and All Mighty God has given each of His loyal subjects, servants, sons and daughters the indescribable privilege of having a Mount Sinai encounter as often as we desire. Sadly, very few experience these encounters for lack of desire, knowledge, or faith!
Dr. Martin Lloyd Jones said; “Prayer is beyond any question the highest activity of the human soul. Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God.”
Matthew 25:21
“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.”
1 Corinthians 2:9
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Sometimes as Christians were concerned about what we have to give up for God and not the great blessing we have in just being His! If you have Jesus, you have everything! We have our big sale today. We will have many people here at the store. Our staff has work hard in preparation for this. Please pray that the Lord will bless and honor our efforts for His glory!
We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants to be our first line of defense. We pray when there’s nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all.
Oswald Chambers
Philippians 2:3 “Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves.”Christianity is all about love! Love of God! Love of our brothers and sisters in Christ! Love everyone else, friend and foe! The most critical of others, are those with too high opinion of themselves.
Colossians 4:5–6 “Be wise in the way you act towards outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Believers are living in a dying world among lost people! We are called to be a light to those in darkness. If you could sit back and watch yourself through the eyes of those who see you daily, would they see Jesus in your words and actions? It has been said, “this world is not looking for another definition of Christianity, it’s looking for a real demonstration of Christianity! Tend you light my friend!
Hebrews 4:12 “For the Word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart.” God’s Word has power not of this world! His Word is spirit (John 6:63) and can overrule and arrest the spirit of your problems. It can cut through the hardest evil heart and change it from stone to flesh. When witnessing, don’t use your own words, use God’s Word! It’s a harvest day today!