He just keeps on loving. [ Psalm 130]

I was listening to the radio and I heard the following,/I like a bit of mystery,we should not reveal everything about ourselves,if we do they will stop loving us/. I was reading  about a lady called Brigitte Hoss who lived with a  secret which she kept hidden for most of her life,her father was Rudolf  Hoss who was the commandant of Auschwitz,where over a million Jews were put to death. This lady was afraid if she revealed her secret, someone would  take vengeance upon her,for what her father had done. The mystery of God is this, He knows all about us,He see's into our distant past,a past we would not tell anybody,there are things that I will take to my grave,things I would not want others to know,because it would put my relationship in jeopardy with them.Now when we become Christians we realise that God is all knowing,the theological term is Omniscience.Tozer wrote,/Our Father in heaven knows our frame and remembers that we are dust. He knows our inborn treachery/.We may not know our deceitful and desperately wicked heart,but  God does and if we are His children He still loves us,He saved us in our awful sinfulness,and will continue to love us,,come what may.
A  prayer...../Dear God we praise You, that in spite of our dark secrets You will continue to love us,through Jesus Your son Amen /

All [John 3 v16 ]

As I looked at a young lady pushing a pram with funny coloured hair, I thought she looks rough,and  then I thought she needs saved. In 1 Samuel 16 v7 we read man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart,in other words God see's the total person,and whats really important,we have such limited , and  restricted vision. I am not free from prejudice,are you?let us ask God to rid us of all that is contrary to what we should be,to see all people as God see's them,be they rich ,poor,clean ,dirty,limited mentally,uncouth,let us see  everyone we come into contact, as Christ see's them. God would have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth in Christ Jesus,he has not chosen angel's to tell them about Christ,no, He has chosen us.Our task is tell all men everywhere about Christ,our families,our neighbours,and so on. We need to be rid of any thing that hinders that task,Peter had to learn this,likewise the early church ,they had to learn that the Gospel is for the whosoever.
A prayer..... /Dear God  have mercy upon us,rid us of anything that hinders us telling others about Jesus our Saviour, Amen /

Being prepared. [Amos 4 v12 ]

Many organisations have motto's and I thought of one / Be prepared/,having just returned from a holiday,I thought of the preparation that goes into holidays.If you are travelling abroad then one needs a passport,and if you are going to certain areas in the world ,one will have to have injections.You also will need to have the right currency,and then book your flight,and then of one goes,but all that will be of no use if you have not booked your actual holiday,it is no use just arriving at a hotel if you have not booked in that hotel.In Amos 4  v12, we read /prepare to meet thy God/,very solemn words,very important words,and yet how few there are who  are prepared for that great event.The question is are you prepared to meet God,if you where called into His presence today would you be prepared?. In 1 Thessalonians 1 v10 we read how Jesus delivered us from the wrath to come,yes there is wrath coming,and if you want to escape that wrath then you must be prepared,for after death the judgement. A jailer once asked this question,what must I do to be saved,and he was told, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved[Acts 16 v 30-31].
A prayer ...../Dear God  we thank You that no need be lost ,that You have provided a way where mankind can be saved,in Jesus name Amen /

A traffic jam.[ Proverbs 3 v 5-6 ]

While travelling back from holiday we had made plans to call our sons on the way home and stay the night and then home.Our sat nav was playing up and in frustration we thought of missing our sons and just go home,but then the sat nav kicked in, so we journeyed to our sons. The next morning we discovered that if we had travelled straight home we would have caught up in a traffic jam which lasted 9 hours.I was again reminded of Gods providence and was grateful that He spared us that ordeal,and I thought of all the twists and turns of life I have come through,closed doors,disappointments,open doors,and I rejoice in His providential care over me,and truly can say from the bottom of my heart, as for God His way is perfect,He makes no mistakes,and His loving care for His children never wanes, and never will.
A prayer...../Dear Loving Heavenly Father we praise and thank You for Your loving,constant care for us,in Jesus name Amen /

The impossible [ Jeremiah 32 v17 ]

In the modern movie about Alice returning to wonderland, Alice says,/Sometimes I believe 6 impossible things before breakfast/.There is a song with the words ,/it's impossible/,how do you view the impossible?do you avoid it,should we trust God for the impossible?. It appears at times a complicated subject,and best left alone,God we believe causes the impossible to happen,but is it only the Bible?. Consider Mary,she never expected the impossible to happen to her,but it did,the widow woman in 1 Kings 17,did not expect the impossible, but the impossible happened. The question is can we expect the impossible to happen in our lives?,and the answer is yes,Jesus our Saviour, told us if we have faith as a grain of mustard seed, mountains can be moved[Matthew 17 v20].  What I do know is God is pleased when we exercise faith[Hebrews 11],our Saviour asked His disciples,why are ye fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?[ Mark 4 v40].If we are to experience a miracle then there must be faith,the impossible becomes possible when faith is exercised. I believe God brings us into situations in which he wants us to exercise faith,and when we do He will respond.
A prayer..../ Dear God we believe that nothing is to hard for thee to do,help us as look to You to undertake for us personally in Jesus name Amen /

Good people.[ 1 Timothy 1 v15 ]

I recently heard a preacher say,good people don't go to heaven only forgiven ones, it made me think how  many of us think that good people only go to heaven.Consider how many sermons have been preached at funerals that have stressed the goodness of that person,they where good mothers, fathers,friends.We are told a lot of nice things about them,which  may be perfectly true,but the point is that only those who have been forgiven will go to Heaven.In Romans 3 we have described mans condition, and it is not very complimentary,for it tells us that the non-Christian  to say the least is a very flawed  creature. Consider what is written ,none righteous,none understands or seek God,none that doeth good,they have tongues that are full of cursing,and bitterness. Violent,destructive,opposed to peace,and no fear of God,summing  up he declares ,for all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.While on holiday I had this thought, that within all of us,there is a potential ,murderer,adultery, child abuser,because I am a sinner,with a heart that is deceitful and desperately wicked[Jeremiah 17 v9]. That is why only those who are forgiven go to heaven,that is why Christ died,the sinless one ,died for us sinners.
A prayer....../ Dear God in a world that appears hopeless,populated by no hope'rs,there is hope through Your son Jesus Amen /

No other way [ John 14 v6 ]

Consider the greatness of God  His creation,His understanding,and consider what Paul wrote in Galations ,he is seeking to show the Galations the futility of the law to save,it is impossible for the Law to save,because we cannot keep the law. The Law was given to teach us that we are lost,but God did not leave us there,He points us in His word to the secret of being accepted by Him, Faith in Christ is the only way,Abraham was saved before the law was given by Faith [Genesis 15v6],the only way,anyone can be saved, is simple faith in what God has provided through Jesus.In chapter 3 v21 we read ,if there could had been a law given which could have given life,verily righteousness should have by the law/.Here Paul is saying God decided there was no other way in which He could save mankind.. We are as indeed God is closed into one option ,that is the death of His son on a cross for mankind,no amount of law keeping can save,there is simply no other way.Paul ends his epistle with  this awe inspiring statement,/ But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ/[ 6 v14]
A  prayer......./ Dear God we bow in humility before Your awe inspiring wisdom in providing such a great salvation in your dear Son .Amen /