Good Morning,

The greatest gift given to us from above is Jesus Christ, Son of God, who was sent by God and who willingly left His heavenly home to die for the sins of the world.  Not His sins, because He was sinless, but your sins and mine that we might be reconciled with God and have hope of eternal life.  This He done out of pure sweet love from above.  For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son. John 3.16.  By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us.  And we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 John 3.16.  How sweet, how precious was this love from above which was given to us, not to keep to ourselves but to share with others.  Today let's focus on Jesus the Christ and the love He has gifted us with and share it with others. Read 1 Corinthians 13.

Christians are like sheep living in the midst of wolves because of the evil days we are in.  Therefore we must not be foolish, but wise in our speech and understanding.  Always keeping the will of the Lord, rejoicing in His goodness and always praying with thankful hearts to God the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ.  If we will let our light shine brightly, someone may see our good works and praise our Heavenly Father.  So always love God, do good, hate and expose evil.  This is the will of the Father for us.

Thanks for reading.

Good Morning,

In Galatians 5, we are told to walk in the Spirit and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  There is a constant battle going on inside us between the Spirit and the flesh and these two are contrary to each other. Continue reading from Galatians5.16 to the end of the chapter and note especially Galatians5.24-25.  To walk the Spirit is to walk in love, having the mind of Christ.  And when I look at 1 Corinthians 13 and read what love is and is not.  I have to ask myself, do I show this love to others and do I truly have the mind of Christ. I most certainly can do better!

Good Morning,

Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; For the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God. (James 1.19-20).  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding; but the hasty of spirit exalts folly. (Proverbs 14.29).  Let not angry words pass through the lips of the disciple towards others, for He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he who takes a city. (Proverbs 16.32). Beloved do not avenge yourselves.  But rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "vengeance is mine, I will repay" says the Lord.  Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake forgives you. ( Ephesians 4.32).

Good Morning,

Jesus was betrayed by Judas in the upper room. The other Apostles betrayed Him in the garden and at His trial. Then He was crucified on the cross at Calvary.   Jesus the Christ, the most innocent man who not once violated any law, God's or man's, but was falsely prosecuted and sentenced to die by hanging, not by a rope around His neck, (that would have been too sudden), but by nails driven into His hands, His feet, a crown of thorns crudely pushed on His head and a wounded side so He would suffer great pain.And there He hung between two thieves.  This He accomplished without a vile word, but said:"Father forgive them, they do not know what they do." and at the last said: Father, Into your hand I commit My spirit." He done this for you and for me, by carrying the sins of the world on His shoulders so we might be encouraged with a peace of mind, a settled heart, and a calm spirit.

It does not matter whether you are in Christ or lost in the world's affairs, know this we owe our lives to Him.