Noise [Isaiah 40v 28-31 ]

I remember a person saying God likes noise, I somehow dont think so, oh yes He loves to hear our praise, but noise, I cant see that. As I grow older I do not appreciate noise, I prefer quite soothing music, when we get to heaven the volume will be perfect, and no one will complain about the noise, we will all have perfect neighbours. As you go through this day try to find a place of quietness, turn the music off and the T.V. and sit quietly and commune with God. [Dear God and 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 we ask this, Amen.]

Looking at others.

In John 21v 21, Peter asks a question to Jesus, what shall this man do?, he was speaking of John, our Saviour answered, what is that to you? in the A.V. He also says, follow thou Me. It is so easy to look at others, for many reasons, they become the focus of our vision, this is a very negative road to go down, and even a potentialy dangers for us. Today and every day we must keep focused on Jesus, that is what He told Peter, an old testament saint said these very challenging, and instructive words, he is speaking to Israel, here is what he says,choose you this day whom you will serve, ...... but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. [Joshua 24v 15 ] [Father God we get so easy distracted at times, we are so busy looking at others, we loose our way, become critical, help us today to focus our vision on our Saviour, and follow Him.Amen.]

God keeps His word. [2 Corinthians 1v 20 ]

In Joshua 21v45, we read, Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfufilled, everything He had spoken came true.There is something that God cannot do, He cannot lie,[ Titus 1v2 ] God is a person of His word, what He says He will do, He does. Everything depends on God keeping His word ,our salvation, our relationship,our hope in Christ, the saints in the bible took God at his word, they believed it, acted on it, and found it to be true, so will we, you can depend on it , my study Bible says ,There is no duplicity in God. [ Father God thank you for all your wonderful promises, which you have fulfilled in our lives, and for those promises you will fulfill, in Jesus name ,Amen.]

Clear out.[Hebrews 12 v1-2]

I recieved a new radio for my car, not to complicated to use, it can play c.d .s the old one played cassetts. Now what do I do with with all my old tapes? keep them?no,I have decided to get rid of them and take them to charity shop. So many of us our horders , old L.P.S books, the list is endless, why do we horde ?, there are many resons, mybe we all need a clear out, we all need to be reminded that life is not just about accumulating things,there is another aspect of accumulating, attitudes, habits, which is far from helpful, in Hebrews 12v1, we read ,Let us lay aside every weight , and the sin which doth so easily beset us, let us all consider prayerfully and honestly , these words and above all else to act on them. [Father there is so much junk in our lives, things that are hindering our walk with you, help us to have a clear out, in Jesus name we pray this , Amen.]

The weather.[ Matthew 9v10-13 ]

It is snowing outside, as I write this, yet it is April, so it is an unusal event, is it a good thing that we cant control the weather?, if one thinks about it ,it is a good thing. Snow, there is a wonderful verse in Isaiah 1v18, it reads , Come now and let us reason together, says the Lord, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow,, though they be red like crimson , they shall be as wool.You could put the words amazing grace over that verse,for it is reminding us that no one is out of range of Gods forgiveness, are there limits in our prayer life as to who we pray for? there should not be, for God has no limits to whom He will save. [ Father thank you for your amazing grace, and love , that reaches out to all mankind, no matter how vile they are, no matter how awful they have behaved, help us to realise that there is a wideness in your love thats wider than the sea, in Jesus name we ask this, Amen.]

True Grit [2 Timothy 2 v1-7 ]

No I am not writing about John Wayne, but I am writing on the subject of grit, what does it mean to have grit? in my Thesaurus, it says true grit involves, courage,bravery , pluck, backbone,strength of character, hardiness,resolve, determination, perseverance,and lastly, guts. As you read this list consider, many of these qualities are part of being a Christian. Oswald Chambers, says, Spiritual grit is what we need, and it is true, I am glad he wrote spiritual grit, in ourselves we may be a jelly baby, but in the power of the Spirit, we can manifest true grit, and surprise even ourselves. [ Father in ourselves we are timid, weak, and often we just want to be anonymous, take the path of least resistance, please, by your Spirit help us to show true grit in these lives of ours, in Jesus name , Amen.]

Shine [ Matthew 5v 14-16.]

I heard these words sung on an advert, This little light of mine im going to let it shine, this reminds me of what our Saviour said, that we are to be light [Matthew 5v14], we are meant to shine, He did not call us to live in isolation, but to affect others with our lives. As a leader in a local church my responsiblity is to minister into the lives of those Christians who attend, that they be equipped to shine effectively. This world is a dark place it needs more than ever ,for all of us to shine, so were ever God has placed you ,shine, pray that Christ may be seen in you, in all that you do, and say. [ Father help us to shine, may our lives so manifest your glory, that others will be drawn to Jesus, Amen.]