 Hebrews 12:2 “...keeping our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy that lay before Him, He endured the cross, despising the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” ~CSB
The world has taught us to become numb to things we hear over and over. It's like chewing the same gum, eventually it will lose its flavor. So, a lot of times when we hear the same thing over and over again, the foundation of its meaning becomes lost in the repetition. But when it comes to Jesus, we cannot hear our direction enough. It is preached, advised and directed to all Christians that Jesus should be the focus of how we all live. We, as Christians, need the constant reminder of how to live, how to endure our trials and how to strengthen our faith by being reminded of how Christ lived, died and lived again. Because the world tries to destroy God’s purpose in our lives, it is on us to keep the “...pioneer and perfecter of our faith…” in the forefront of our hearts and minds. Jesus is the pioneer because he tells us in Hebrews 4:15 that He too has been tempted in every way as we are, yet without sin. Meaning Jesus saw the joy ahead of His journey. He knew that what He endured would result in all God’s children receiving the salvation of everlasting life. That joy allowed Him to have strong faith in the Father as he journeyed through the pain and suffering of the cross. His perfection in enduring and completing that journey is our blueprint in how we should live and walk. In the coming year, instead of having the perspective of repetitive direction, put the flavor back in the message by receiving the news about Jesus Christ as a message of practice, direction and truth. Also we must receive the journey of our pioneer and perfecter as food for our spirits so that our faith will become stronger than the doubt and stress our flesh tries to influence us with. At the end of Jesus Christ’s endurance through His mission, He, “...sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Let us all live and walk righteously on our journey in Christ. When we do, we will eventually receive what God has for us at the end of our mission. May God bless and keep you as you journey in Jesus name. Amen
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 Exodus 14:14 “The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.” ~KJV
Children playing in a playground seem to be at their happiest. They are running, playing and utilizing all the tools of the playground without a care in the world. They seem to have freedom from fear. I remember that feeling of fun and freedom. If I ever felt something begin to bother me, I’d look over to my mother or my father and I would feel better because my parents were watching over me. I knew that they would not let anything happen to me. This comfort of safety is how we protect ourselves from fear when we are children. So, what do we do when we are adults? There are times when we cannot help the fear that comes over us. When the world and its dark influences throw obstacles in our paths. Those situations that affect us and make us afraid. As adults we feel we do not have anyone watching over us anymore because we are now in that position of protecting others. Well, we can either remain under the covers of stress, worry and doubt and try to depend on our own power to fight a fight that is not ours. Or, we can throw off those ‘covers’ and get out of that bed of self-destruction and look to the Lord for our help! There are two stories in the Bible that point us in the direction God wants us to go when we struggle through these experiences. By almost the same statements and words. The first comes in Exodus Chapter 14. The Israelites were being pursued by the Egyptians and they came to a place where they could not do anything further under their own power. The Red Sea appeared to have blocked their freedom. The fear inside them was great, until Moses said to them, “Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which He will shew to you today…” Verse 14 continues, “...The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.” The other statement comes in 2 Chronicles 20:15 where God instructs, through Jahaziel, as a battle is coming their way, “...Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast number, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.” It is confirmed again in verse 17 where He continues to say, “You do not have to fight this battle. Position yourselves, stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord.” Both testaments remind us of our salvation. God is telling us that He is the parent as we play in this ‘playground’ of a world. Anything that tries to come for us will have to deal with our Father in heaven. As long as we continue to live our righteous lives, God will forever protect His children. As He fights for us, we need only to hold onto that peace given to us by God. May God continue to bless and keep you in His mighty love and protection in Jesus’ name. Amen  John 11:25-26 “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in Me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” ~CSB
This time of year is not so good for those of us who have lost a loved one. Especially those of us who have lost a loved one recently. We miss them so much. The weather, the food, the lights of the holidays, all remind us of those good times we will never have with them again. It hurts and we continue to suffer a pain we cannot get rid of. When we forget the reason why we celebrate this time of year, it is easy to allow our feelings and emotions to get the best of us. We neglect our spiritual feeding of God’s Word and our spirits become weak from starvation. We must always, (especially during this time of year), starve the flesh and feed the spirit. In other words, we must stop feeding our flesh our self pity, stress and sadness. And focus on feeding our spirit with God’s promises. An example of a great meal for our spirit is found in the book of John. Jesus told Martha that He is responsible for all of us in being able to receive the gift of everlasting life. Without the Word of God in our lives it is hard to find comfort during our times of suffering. But when we stay in verses like these, we find that all we have to do is believe. When we believe that even when we die we live! What does this mean about our loved ones? It means they live. Just as Jesus Christ lives, (the conquer of death). He has made it possible for our loved ones to live as He does. This means instead of wrapping ourselves in blankets of sadness and sorrow, we must allow our loved ones to live in us. Those of us who lost our mothers; let them live in us and guide us to treat others with love as they did with us. Those who have lost their siblings, let them allow their siblings’ personalities help guide them into making godly decisions on their journey in this world. Our loved ones are not lost. They are found and our Father in heaven is taking care of His children. “...Do you believe this?” Jesus asks. If you do, then you accept and embrace our Savior’s words when He says, “...Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die…” Our loved ones may not be with us physically. But let us allow ourselves to believe in the ‘LIFE’ Christ has provided for us. And let our loved ones live in our hearts, making us better Christians through our memories of them. May God continue to bless and keep you under His umbrella of love and protection as you journey in Jesus’ name. Amen |
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