Come home

I found myself singing an old Gospel song , the theme of it is ,come home, this is what God is saying to everyone, for we were created for God to live in his presence, the moment sin entered the world, we left home, God has been seeking us out ever since, speaking to us, His voice has gone round the earth, how?the poet R . Duncan, wrote,{Everything Speaks to me], creation has a voice , but because of sin men do not hear it, but God who is merciful, still speaks,still cries out to everyone , come home, how?. from a cross on which his Son died. Earnestly ,tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me .... ye that are weary come home.[ Father thank you for not giving up on this old sinful world, thank you for so loving this world that you give your Son to die on a cross for sin, thank you in Jesus name, Amen]

It is hard.

Psalm 46v10 tells us to be still, and know that I am God, so many of us are so very busy ,I look at so many people and they are so busy and so burdened with so much. As a preacher I often try to encourage people to take time to pray, yet for some even their quite time can become a clock watching exercise , I believe God understands all the pressure that people live under,[ consider how busy God is yet even He rested], yet nevertheless He knows whats best for you and I, so this day try to be still in Gods presence. [ Dear Father, drop Thy still dews of quietness,till all our strivings cease, take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace, in Jesus name. Amen.]

The best made plans.

Im sure we have all experienced things going wrong, , you are all dressed up , ready to go out, and you spill something over yourself, you get to the airport , and you have forgotten something, or you are driving to an important appointment and you are delayed, what can one do?. Well we can first of all pray, that God will over-rule, then we should trust Him for that situation, and remember that all things are working together for our good. [ Father sometimes unexpected things happen to me, mybe to remind me ,that you are in control, and I need to continually to rely on You, help me to live this day ,with a healthy dependance on you, in Jesus name, Amen.]

What I need.

There are many things we may need, I wonder what you feel you need the most? speaking for myself one thing I need most of all is the peace of God.I find I can cope with most things if I can experience the peace of God ,now the question is this how can I experience this peace in a world of uncertainties ? look to Him who is the source of this peace, in Isaiah 26v3, we read, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on Thee.[ Father there are so many things that cause me to worry, to feel unsettled, help me this day to set my mind on you, I ask this in the name of Jesus, Amen.]

Well done.

There is an old hymn comes to mind with these words, He"ll understand and say well done, one aspect of being a parent is to appreciate the imperfect efforts of your children, to see the love behind the deed, and to encourage them with a well done. Sometimes as I look at my weak efforts at serving Jesus, a sense of failure can creep in, those words of that old hymn remind me , He"ll understand and say well done. [ Dear God you are my loving Heavenly Father , one who appreciates my faltering efforts in serving you,that my best , and worse efforts, are treasured by you, thanks for being so understanding, in Jesus name.]

Thinking aright.

There is a very interesting book called the power of positive thinking, I need so often need to pull myself up , simply because my thinking is becoming so negative, such thinking can pull one down . My experience of life has had its down sides, and still does have,but I have so often to remind myself of the good things in my life, I may have an illness but I have medicine, do you get the idea?, I may be going through a trial but even in those trials we experience what I call mercies, we may not always be able to look on the bright side of life, but do try. [ Father my thinking is so often negative, help me to think aright, help me in my thought life, in Jesus name.Amen]

Work

There was this chap who said he loved work , he could watch it all day, we all look at work in different ways,to some it is a necessary evil, to others it is a power game, like so many things in life we all have our own views, some views are negative, others positive.As a Christian I look on work as something positive and helpful, granted there are many jobs that are not the best I know this from expearence,yet even in those jobs, we can glorify God, the word of God tells us in Colossians 3v23-24, And whatsoever you do, do it heartily , as to the Lord, and not unto men, Knowing that of the Lord ye shall recieve the reward. [ Father what ever work You have entrusted to me, help me to glorify You in it, in Jesus name. Amen.]