The greatest blessing.[Psalm 32]

In Psalm 32 we read of the greatest blessing that God can bestow on any human being,here  it is,/Blessed is he whose transgression if forgiven,whose sin is covered/This blessing is most important,without it a  true relationship with God, can never be possible,the entrance to heaven will be denied us,peace with God will not be possible.God will only be the one who created us,but he will never be our loving heavenly Father.Without it we will have to pay the price for our sins,which means only Hell awaits us,that place we are told has been prepared the devil and his angels. I am not being over  dramatic, I am being faithful to Gods word.
How do we receive this blessing?, by trusting Jesus as our Saviour,the whole purpose of Jesus coming was to save us from our sins[Matthew 1 v21],He saves us when we recognise that we are sinners,when we repent of our sins,and when we simple ask Him to forgive us our sins,whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved [Romans 10v13]
 So the greatest blessing is possible,for you,for God has made it possible,ask and you shall receive ,seek and you shall find,knock and it shall be opened unto you.
A prayer...../Dear God help us to see the importance of having our sins forgiven, that it is the greatest blessing that we can receive, through Jesus Amen /

Does God answer prayer?. [ 1 John 5 v 14]

The question many people ask does God answer prayer?,of course prayer involves at its core the will of God,my first wife died of cancer, I thought God would heal her,he didn't,.there are times what we want ,may not be according to Gods will.It is best  to accept this for His will is, and always will be the best answer to our prayers. I have been praying for one of my grandsons to get a job,and it seems that this prayer will be answered in Gods time,we must give God time to answer some of our prayers,like a young person who may be praying for a wife,when I was single I chased the girls,I wanted a wife,eventually I got a lovely girl, in fact the Lord brought her into the church I attended,so be patient, give God time. God  will answer our prayers,in this week,I can see three answers to my prayers,a doctors appointment,a dentist appointment,and a tooth removed without much pain.Does God answer prayer?, yes He does,so keep praying,but keep in mind what I have said about Gods will,that is of the utmost importance.
A   prayer...../Dear God  we thank You for prayer,where You teach so many lessons that we need to learn,we commit all our prayers to Your perfect will, in Jesus name Amen /

Overwhelmed?. [Isaiah 41 v10]

As I sit here to do my blog,the thought comes to me, as to how can I continue ,my ministry in prayer?,there is so much to pray about. How can I continue writing this blog,day after day?, many ministers,must wonder how can they continue to prepare sermons?week after week..Today you may be asking questions,as you look after the children,or a loved one who is ill,day after day?how can I continue to do this?.the answer is we cannot in ourselves,but we can through Christ[Philippians 4 v13]. The word of the Lord to us all today is,/I will strengthen thee/[Isaiah41v10],thus saith the Lord.As we look at the task for this day we may feel overwhelmed,through Christ we can be overcomers,as we look to the days that lie ahead we may feel overwhelmed,through Christ we can be overcomers.When the Isrealites where in the wilderness,they were taught to depend on God one day at a time,God sent them manna daily,when they where taken up with more than one day at a time,it did'nt work.They received a fresh supply everyday, so for this day let us look up to Him who will continue to help us one day at a time,
A  prayer...../Dear Lord for today grant us all that we need,strength,wisdom ,patience,peace,and grace in  Your name we ask this Amen /

Walter Mitty [ 2 Corinthians 10 v5]

I was watching an old movie starring Danny Kaye, as Walter Mitty, Walter Mitty is a person who lived in a dream world,he lets his mind wonder,and see's  himself,as an adventurer,a great lover, and so on. The real Water Witty was in fact,a person who was dominated by others,and was so easily scared.Let us face it there is a little bit of Walter Mitty in us all,many people become or think they become Walter Mitty when they our on drugs and drink.Many people think if they had money then they would be different, or if they move somewhere different,all would change for the better.Peter the apostle was a bit like Walter Mitty,he lost sight of whom he really was,between what he said and what he was, was a vast chasm, read about it in Mark 14v26-31. It was only through his tears did he see himself for what he was,and it was only in Christ did he see what he could become. There is an old gospel hymn that goes,/He washed my eyes with tears that I might see/,so true, the sinner is changed by tears of conviction, and faith in Jesus,he cries out I once was blind but now I see. For us all to be changed ,God will give the medicine of tears,that we may no longer live in a world of Walter Mitty,but that we may become more Christlike.
A  prayer....../Dear Lord if I have to have the medicine of tears,so be it,if that what it takes to know You, and be like You,I bow to Your will, Amen

I once was lost,but now am found [ Luke 15 ]

I  know it may not mean much to many people,but it was important to me, my little grandchild had lost doggy, her very precious stuffed dog.I searched and searched for doggy,even offered up a prayer,and I was going to give up,when at the last moment doggy  was found,this is a true story. Now Jesus told three stories to illustrate a very important truth,about a sheep,a coin,and a son, and they all had something in common,they where lost,and here is the important thing like little doggy they where found.The Bible teaches a truth that many people do not realise,or would want to accept,as we are born,we are lost,this is  true ,not made up,and has serious consequences,especially if we refuse to believe what Gods word teaches us,that we are all lost,consider what an old testament prophet said,/ All we like sheep have gone astray,we have turned everyone to his own way[Isaiah53v6]/I could quote you lot of things that evidence our lostness,but just maybe I don't have to, for you realise that truth.,that you really are  lost. Well here is the answer to all who see their lostness,Jesus said that He came to seek and to save that which is lost,reach out to Him in simple childlike faith,and you will never be lost again.
A  prayer....../ Dear God  thank You for Jesus the one who came to save the lost, Amen/

Balance . [ 1 Samuel 15 v22]

Watching golf on TV, one commentator spoke of the importance of balance,as a golfer,which reminded me of my recent holiday,when on two occasions,my balance was effected,by something or other. In my case it was dangerous because, I could have fallen so easily,and hurt myself,thankfully, I didn't,I will have to see my GP,hopefully to find the cause.An awful lot of the Bible was written to people who were out of  balance in their walk with God,David in his zeal for God offended God, he wanted the ark of God brought up to Jerusalem,but he had it put on a cart,so as they brought the ark up,it appeared that it was going to fall of the cart, and a man called Uzzah, put his hand forward to stop it falling of the cart,and immediately the Lord was angry with Him and killed him.[2 Samuel 6 v6-7]The ark was meant to be carried by the Levites[Numbers4 v5-15],it was a capital offence for anyone other than the Levites to touch the ark[Numbers 4 v15]. In 1 Samuel 6v 19-20] God killed70 men for daring to look into the ark,Now David in his zeal ignored what Gods word said,and poor Uzzah , paid the price,having zeal like David is commendable,but not if we become careless ,and ignore Gods word,if we do this we will pay the price.
A prayer.... Dear God grant us zeal,but most important, a balanced  godly zeal, that will walk in perfect obedience to Your word, in Jesus name Amen /

A shirt.[ Genesis 20 v6 ]

Recently while on holiday,I visited a charity shop,it is my favourite charity shop,because I usually find something really nice to purchase,a lot of charity shops,remind me of the old jumble sales,that churches used to hold.They all do a good job,but my favourite is the one I mention,it is my Marks and Spenser's,well I saw this shirt,it was different,it had a patchwork design. I liked it but my wife , son,and daughter-in-law restrained me [not physically],from buying it,on reflection,I suppose it was in that charity shop,because the original owner had ,had  second thoughts about wearing it,or like me had been restrained maybe physically from wearing it.Well on a more serious note,the other day while out in my car,someone honked their horn at me,they where behind me,and I felt angry,and I felt like getting out of my car,and,well I didn't,thankfully ,I believe the Lord restrained me,from doing something stupid,and I am ever so thankful.As I look back in my long Christian life, I realise the difficulties ,and dangers that God has saved me from,His hand of restraint has been upon me,it reminds me that I have only come this far,by Gods restraining grace
A  prayer.....Dear God grant unto us restraining grace, from any foolish and sinful actions or words,in Jesus name Amen /