Being angry. [ Ephesians 4 v26 ]

Sometimes I get angry, is anger wrong?, not always, there is a righteous anger, the Bible speaks of the Lords anger, in many places,but of course we are not the Lord, and often our anger is far from righteous.There are things in the world that are evil, child abuse, and so many other things that we should be angry about, but we need to be careful,that we dont overstep the mark. We are all inperfect, those who manifest so called road rage, forget the the fact that they are imperfect drivers. Because God has revealed ,to me that I am a sinner, and has forgiven me,so I must treat people as He has treated me, I must channel my feelings into an attitude of love, and pray, let God deal with the wrongs,yes be angry but dont let it be sinful anger.[ Dear God help me as regards being angry, fill me with Your Spirit, and enable me to control my anger in Jesus name Amen ]

Thank You for Your Word.[ 2 Timothy 3 v 15-17 ]

As a Christian I give thanks ,for the word of God, and the Spirit of God, these are Gods gift to us, I do understand peoples preference for particular translations. I love the AV,not because it is the best translation , I am not qualified to say, but because it was the translation I used for most of my Christian life, so I have a strong emotional attachment to it, but I love different translations,and I appreciate paraphrases,I love the word of God, I treasure it, I read it everyday ,study it continually, and am blessed . When the enemy of my soul attacks me, I use the word of God to refute him, when I am feeling down, I recieve words that lift my spirit up, when I am faced with problems , I hold unto the promises of God,trusting Him to fulfill those promises, yes I give thanks for Gods word. [Dear God thank You for Your word, that brings me the message of life,that feeds and strengthens my soul, help me to treasure it always in Jesus name Amen ]

Hidden resources.[ Exodus 6 v 1-8 ]

The words of a hymn come to mind ,they go,/when we reach the end of our hidden resources/,these words remind me , that for all our trying,our resources, there are so many things we cannot change.Think of the parents who have children ,who are out of control,of broken personalities,broken lives, the list goes on and on,and we discover that all our human resources , nothing changes.I remember years ago a dear brother in the Lord, faced with an unresolvable problem,and he recieved this word from God, /Now shalt thou see what I will do[ Exodus 6 v1 ]/,God did act on his behalf and delivered him. Sometimes the problems of life are so great, that no human resource can change them ,and we cry unto God in despair, and we have nothing left, we have reached the end of our human resources,it is then, we will see what God will do. [Help me dear God with the difficulties I am faced with, I have tried to solve them, but I have failed, I have reached the end of my hidden resources, come my God to my aid and help me in Jesus name Amen ]

Nothing between. [ 2 Corinthians 10 v 4-5 ]

It was a great day when the Berlin wall came down, I suppose we thought it would never come down, but it did . I am sure many people in Germany prayed that it would come down, and so eventually it happened. I am not a brick layer,I have never attempted to build a wall, but I believe many of us have built walls, not with brick and mortor, but emotional walls, mybe we have been hurt,or treated unfairly ,so we build a wall to protect us, to keep the hurts at bay. What do walls do ? they keep people out, and often they keep God out,oh yes many of us talk to God,with the wall between Him and us,because we dont want Him or others,to get to near us. I remember reading about a lovely Christian , who was nearing death and she said of her relationship with God, that there was nothing between, in other words no walls. [ Dear God I ask that You would break down those brick walls that I have built between You and me in Jesus name Amen ]

Doers of the word. [ Matthew 7 v24 -27 ]

The Bible tells us to be doers of the word,not hearers only,it says if we are hearers only, then we are decieving ourselves[ James 1v22]. Consider how many sermons have you listened to,and ask yourself how many times have you done what you heard?. How many daily readings ,and Bible readings ,have you read, and not done what you read?. Revelation 1v3 declares,/Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy[AV], many dear Christians appear to stop there,and then go into the game of spectulating about the end times,they remind me of those in ancient Athens ,who spent their time in nothing else, but discussing the latest ideas[ Acts 17v21]. But the verse in Revelation goes on to say,/ and obey what it says[ NLT]. When I was bringing my children up I expected them to listen to what I said, but I also expected them to obey what I said. God is no different He really expects us to do what He tells us,to forgive others, to love others,to give, to go that extra mile, in the words of Mary,/Whatsoever He saith unto you do it/[ John 2 v 5]. [ Dear Lord forgive me for not doing what You asked me to do, help me today, to be a doer of Your word ,in Your name we ask this Amen ]

Telling others about Jesus. [2 Timothy 4 v1-6]

Life has its seasons, young ,middle and old age, the years have their seasons, spring ,summer,autumn, and winter, and even sport has it seasons. In 2Timothy 4v2 ,we read,/Preach the word, be instant in season,out of season/, these words were written to a minister of the Gospel, but they are words for all of us who love Jesus. William Barclay, writes on this,/ The Christian must count every time an opportunity to speak for Christ,[A quote by a Theodore of Mospeuestia]he goes on to say,/This does not mean that we will not choose our time to speak, for there is a courtesy in evangelism as there is in every human contact, but it does mean that it may well be that we are far to shy in speaking to others about Jesus Christ./[ Dear God help me to tell others about Jesus, help me to overcome my shyness, or whatever is holding me back, for Christ sake we ask this Amen]

Help me.[Philippians 4 v13 ]

Help me are the two words I use when I pray , help me to be holy, help me with a given task, help me not to worry, help me to trust, help me to forgive, help me physical. These two words indicate a dependance on God to help , and rightly so,because I know that I am weak, and I need His help. People want to be independant, especially young people,they resent their parents authority,the story of the prodigal son [ Luke 15], shows the worse example, of a young man, who wanted to be independant, free to do what he wanted, what a mess he made of it. As Christians we need to be dependant on God, we need His help, if we are foolish enough to throw of our dependance on God, and reject His help, we need not be surprised, if things eventually go pear shaped. Let the words of Annie Sherwood be our prayer today.[ I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord,no tender voice like thine can peace afford. I need thee , O I need Thee, every hour I need Thee. O bless me now my Saviour, I come to Thee. Amen ]