The bigger biblical picture [ Job 2 v 10]

Sometimes when one is driving the road signs are obscured by whatever,when Toad mole where lost in the dark wood,and heavy snow was falling,they as it were by accident discovered the home of Badger,which had been obscured by the snow.[From Wind and the Willows]. I thought of this as I looked at a framed  plaque I have,which reads ,/ Jesus never fails /,sitting in front of it was an object, which obscured the words never,so it read ,Jesus fails. When my first wife died,her father was sitting in my living room,and he pointed to that plaque,as if to say,Jesus fails.The loss of his daughter was an obstacle,it blotted out the true meaning of those words,
to him Jesus had failed
   Consider, that if we have a mind set ,that being a Christian,will mean,we will never have poverty,pain,bereavement,then it will be easy to say Jesus
fails.The  Bible is a very honest book,it tell us ,how godly people lost all they had[ Job 1-2],it tells of a man who was imprisoned ,for something he did not do,that same man was hated by his brothers[Genesis39].The great apostle Paul,suffered the most terrible of things,from others,plus an incurable affliction.[1 Corinthians 11v23-12v7-9]
     In spite of all that they suffered they did not think that Jesus had failed,
so it is what ever you and I suffer,it does not mean that Jesus has failed.We
must hold unto the truth that God will never cause His children needless pain,even though it may be severe.
     There are many reason why we suffer, it is then we  must trust in a
God and Saviour who loves us.
                                  A prayer
Dear God many ,many times we have failed You, but we know that You have never failed us,nor ever will,help us to see the bigger  biblical picture,
in Jesus name Amen.
   [ I will return to my Blog in a couple of days,every blessing ]

The little we have,take it,use it.[ John 6 v9]

 Do you ever wish that you were more gifted,or that you had more resources?,well I am sure we all feel like this at times.If only I had more I
could accomplish so much more,consider Moses who was being called
of God to accomplish a great task. God said this to him, what is that in thine hand ?,and he said a rod[Exodus 4 v2].We want more,we feel we have so little, let us consider if God has truly called one,then He makes no mistakes.
He will equip,He will enable us to accomplish what He has given us to do.
    C T Studd a famous missionary accomplished great things for God in Africa even though he suffered from a number of diseases. Whatever gifts we have they will not be a magic wand,we will have to work hard,develop
out gifts,be they few or many,maybe just one.
       Remember our weakness is there for a purpose,that God will be glorified,and that should always be our chief end.
        A young lad give his lunch,surrendered it up to our Saviour,only a little lunch,but thousands were fed,thousands.
       A few very imperfect followers of Jesus turned the world upside down,so what have you got in your hand?
                                     A  prayer.
Dear God we are so weak,so limited,but we surrender all to You,and in that surrendering,we pray that You will be glorified,in Jesus name Amen.

The shadow hanging over me [ 1 John 1 v7 ]

One of the items on the news,is about a portrait of  ex-President Clinton,he has taken exception to this portrait because the artist has painted a shadow.There is speculation that this shadow represents a dark incident in Mr Clinton's past. While it is denied that this may be so,the fact of the matter is ,that wrong adulteress relationship that he had with a certain lady ,will always throw a shadow over his life. When men of high office
commit wrongs,it follows them as a dark shadow,Peter Pan lost his shadow,but that is just fiction,real life is different,the shadow of our wrongs
remain,even long after we have gone.
  So that's it?,no its not it,behold I show you a better way,Gods way,forgive-
ness,restoration,mercy,if,yes if,when we fall we seek the mercy of God,our
sins will be forgiven,not only forgiven ,but forgotten.It is as if we had never sinned,it is called justification,the scriptures tells us,/Therefore being justified by faith,we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ[Romans 5 v1]/.The scriptures tell us who shall let any charge against Gods elect,it is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth?,it is Christ that died,yea rather that is risen again,who is even at the right hand of God,who also maketh intercession for us[Romans 8 v33-34]
                               A prayer
     Dear God we thank you that through Christ we need not live in shadow land,through Him we can walk daily in the light. Amen

Jesus [John 14 v6 ]

Who do you believe when you go to buy a second hand car,the seller?,the reports you read? ,your own instinct.I recently purchase a second hand car,and at the same time a man had come to pick up my old one. He asked
me what I had bought?,when I told him,well by the time he had finished,I needed,well you get the picture,I am still recovering,the doctor has prescribed totally rest. Of course I exaggerate,but  I have to confess ,it has to say the least, for me, buying a second hand car, is a teeny weeny bit stressful.
  Who do you believe when it comes to religion?is it take your pick,is one religion  as good as another,no . I remember something that Tozer,that if you were in a desert ,if one got the direction wrong,one was lost,and would perish,sincerity would make no difference.
    It makes no difference who you are, sometimes  who we are,makes a difference,but when it comes to finding the way the truth,and the life, it makes absolutely no difference.
  What can make the difference,?,maybe we should ask the question,who can make a difference,well consider Jesus,who he was, and what He did.
     Who He was ,the Son of God,who became the son of man,He performed
miracles,He spoke like no one ever spoke,He was tempted ,but was the victor over every temptation.He was compassionate,merciful,forgiving.
      What He did,He died out of love for sinners,although He was sinless Himself,and He says come unto me all Ye who are burdened and heavy laden and I will give you rest
                                           A prayer
Dear God we praise You that in the person of Your son, Jesus,we can be
saved . Amen .
   
   

 

Sowing [Galations 6 v7]

A man high in government,committed financial fraud ,he was sent to prison
,in prison he was given work to do, sewing mailbags. A friend visited him,commented on his sewing,and he replied ,I am not sewing, I am reaping
    The Word of God continually reminds us that what we sow we will reap,
and we will reap more than we sow.When David committed his sin ,he reaped a very painful harvest[2 Samuel 11/ 18v33]
    Consider the following,/ Sow a thought,reap an act.Sow an act,and you reap a habit. Sow a habit, and you reap a character. Sow a character,and reap a destiny/.
     The challenge for this day is,to sow good things ,kind acts,loving words,
to be faithful ,to those tasks God has given us to do.We can also sow the good seed,the word of God,it will bear fruit,for it will accomplish Gods purposes.[Isaiah 55 v8-11]
                                               A  prayer.
Dear God help us to remember that as we sow so we will reap,in Jesus name. Amen.

It is no secret [ Jeremiah 32 v27]

 One of my favourite songs is,/It is no secret what God can do,I have just finished reading the book of Esther. The main teaching of this book is the providence of God,although God is not mentioned in it.The books tells us
how the whole Jewish race were going to be annihilated,but it did not happen
 God wonderfully delivered His people.Consider the life of David the dangers he had to face,a lion,a bear,a giant,Saul,the Philistines,and Absolam
,yet God delivered him,from all these.
    Consider Samson,Gideon,Elijah,Joseph, God delivered them,provided for them,lead them,fed them.Now consider the words of that hymn,/It is no secret what God can do,what He's done for others,He can do for you./
    God has not changed,His power has not diminished,His ability to rescue,is still the same,with Him nothing has changed,He is the same yesterday,today and for ever.
     You my be facing,financially difficulties,family problems,dangers,
these are sent ,that you and I can prove His power,and to remind us that there is nothing to hard for our God and Saviour.
                                     A  prayer.
Dear God in our difficulties and trials we lift our eyes to You,and ask You to undertake, in Jesus name Amen.

Uncaring .[1 Peter 5 v7]

 I have a callender with pictures of lovely religious paintings,one in particular caught my attention,of Christ in the house of Martha andMary by Henryk Siemiradzki.Jesus is depicted as speaking to Mary ,and in the background we see Martha carrying a jar but see is looking on at her sister.
One can imagine whats she is thinking, and what was building up in side of her,and of course we know what she finally said to Jesus.about her sister.
Lord she said,do You not care,consider those words ,is it possible that you may thinking those words,troubles have come into your . We look at others who are seemingly getting of lightly,we are experiencing pain,divorce,being unjustly accused,unemployment,whatever.
     Does Jesus not care? and the answer is He does ,consider the words of 1 Peter 5 v7,/Casting all your care upon  Him,for He careth for you/.What ever we may experience,painful though it be,remember He cares, more that we could ever realize.
                                        A prayer.
Dear Saviour we ask that we may never loose sight of the fact that You care for us,because You love us,to bits. Amen.