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‘Help us, O God our Savior, for the glory of your name; deliver us and forgive our sins for your name's sake.’ Psalm 79:9
We don't deserve the grace we need! We have no right to presume God's forgiveness! We have no reason to expect divine deliverance! In Jesus, God has shown us His incredible love and generosity. We can confidently call out for His mercy and receive His grace, forgiveness, and deliverance — not because we deserve it, but because of who He is and for the sake of His glorious name! In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day! ‘I tell you the truth, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to Christ will certainly not lose his reward.’ Mark 9:41
We are blessed when we bless God's children, we can rejoice when others do the simplest things to bless us in Jesus' name, because we receive the kindness and grace of others and God blesses that kindness with His overwhelming grace. Let's live to be a blessing! When we do, God is blessed. We are blessed. We bless others. When others are gracious to us, God has also promised to bless them. God pours His blessings out on all of us. In God's miraculous economy, the more we bless each other, the more blessings there are for everyone! In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day! “I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.” Psalm 42:11 KJV
God doesn’t intend that we abuse our bodies by giving in to excessive appetites or to slothful behavior. To the contrary, God has instructed us to protect our physical bodies to the greatest extent we can and to do otherwise is to disobey Him. God’s plan includes provisions for your spiritual, physical, and emotional health. But He expects you to do your fair share of the work. In a world that is chock full of tasty temptations, you may find it all to easy to make unhealthy choices. Your responsibility is to resist those unhealthy temptations by every means you can, including prayer. Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise.’ Proverbs 20:1
King James Version: Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Proverbs 20:1 Rather than spending millions on ad campaigns which the alcohol industry does, God plainly states the truth: We are unwise to be in bondage to anything which makes us look foolish, which destructively incites our passions, and which open us up to temptation. In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day! For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.’
Isaiah 44:3 A wisp of breeze stirs swirls of dust over the barren land. When the downpour finally comes, the "thirsty land" swallows voluminous amounts of water as the rain runs off the wet surface and finds its way into the deep cracks of the drought. The ground swells, the grass comes back to life, and life is replenished. In a barren spiritual wasteland, God's Holy Spirit pours out His blessing, brings times of refreshment, and replenishes our thirsty hearts! In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day! But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ Acts 1:8
Sometimes the most profound truths are very simple. The power to reach the world for Christ involves God's might through the Holy Spirit; God's plan of beginning where we are and reaching out to the world, and our willingness to tell others what God has done for us in Jesus. In His Love, Do All You Can, While You Can, As Long As You Can, To All You Can….Have a Beautifully Blessed Day! |
Pastor Derrick RichardsonPastor of Community Abundant Life Church Archives
January 2023
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