How many of us used to believe that as long as you were a good person you would go to heaven? You also need to believe in God. That was the Good News to us before we knew the Truth. And it was the Truth that set us free. ~ DickEvans.org
Monday, May 27, 2019
Sunday, May 26, 2019
Treasure
Treasures are not only in the form of money. The very gifts that God has created us with are more valuable than silver and gold. Our creativity comes straight from Him, for He is the great creator and we are made in His image. ~ DickEvans.org
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Freedom
Galatians 5:13 NLT
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.
We are proud to live in the land of the free. This country was founded by settlers who came to be free from the bondage they were experiencing in their homeland. They came here to be able to worship God as they desired; as He was leading them.
Then this nation broke free from the country that claimed this land was theirs. We became the United States of America. Each July we celebrate that freedom. But that is not the freedom this verse is all about.
We who have asked Jesus to be Lord of our life have been called to live in freedom because of what Jesus did for us when He was crucified on the cross. He died so we could be free. He died taking with Him all our sin--past, present, and future.
Jesus paid the price so we could be free of the guilt of sin. You see, we are human beings and as such continue to do wrong even though we want to only do right. We have an enemy that continues to tempt us to take the wrong path; to make the wrong choice.
We are no longer sinners. We were saved by grace. But we do sin as we live and learn along this transformation walk we are all on. As we become more Christ like the incidences of sin lessens.
Jesus died to pay the debt for our sins forevermore. However, this does not mean we have a license to sin. No, we are called to live a righteous life, but our human nature and an enemy desirous of tripping us up to make it impossible to not fall into sin as we live this life.
So we cannot do whatever we like. We are to follow Holy Spirit's lead and live a Christ like life daily knowing that when we do make a wrong choice, Holy Spirit is there to correct us and Jesus is there to forgive us.
Each day is a series of choices. Lord, help us make them in line with your will and not our own.
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.
We are proud to live in the land of the free. This country was founded by settlers who came to be free from the bondage they were experiencing in their homeland. They came here to be able to worship God as they desired; as He was leading them.
Then this nation broke free from the country that claimed this land was theirs. We became the United States of America. Each July we celebrate that freedom. But that is not the freedom this verse is all about.
We who have asked Jesus to be Lord of our life have been called to live in freedom because of what Jesus did for us when He was crucified on the cross. He died so we could be free. He died taking with Him all our sin--past, present, and future.
Jesus paid the price so we could be free of the guilt of sin. You see, we are human beings and as such continue to do wrong even though we want to only do right. We have an enemy that continues to tempt us to take the wrong path; to make the wrong choice.
We are no longer sinners. We were saved by grace. But we do sin as we live and learn along this transformation walk we are all on. As we become more Christ like the incidences of sin lessens.
Jesus died to pay the debt for our sins forevermore. However, this does not mean we have a license to sin. No, we are called to live a righteous life, but our human nature and an enemy desirous of tripping us up to make it impossible to not fall into sin as we live this life.
So we cannot do whatever we like. We are to follow Holy Spirit's lead and live a Christ like life daily knowing that when we do make a wrong choice, Holy Spirit is there to correct us and Jesus is there to forgive us.
Each day is a series of choices. Lord, help us make them in line with your will and not our own.
With His Will
God did not tell us we could have anything we asked for. He told us that in the name of Jesus what lined up with the will of the Father we would see happen. ~ DickEvans.org
Friday, May 24, 2019
Respond To His Voice
Many of us want to hear God clearly and more often. But are we going to obey what we hear Him tell us? We expect Him to respond immediately to our prayer. Perhaps He expects us to respond immediately to His response. ~ DickEvans.org
Do It
We can be hearing directly from God as He reveals himself to us thru His word. But as good as all the information is, if we don't act on it obeying God's word to us, it does nothing to propel us forward. It is like looking in the mirror and doing nothing to fix what we see. ~ DickEvans.org
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Confusion
The key to removing confusion is building relationship. If we stay close to Jesus, worshipping Him and giving Him thanks, our minds will stay focused and not become dark or confused. ~ DickEvans.org
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