Handicaps. [ 2 Corinthians 12 v 1- 12 ]

George Matheson, Fanny Crosby, and William Walford were all blind, and yet they left their mark within the church of God, they wrote hymns, that continue to bless others.Having a handicap does not mean that one cannot achieve things in life, now none of us wish for handicaps, but the fact of the matter is ,often we dont have a choice. These three blind people through their hymn writing ,have blessed millions of people, they did this in spite of their handicaps.The point is this they didnt let their handicaps, handicap them, we all have choices as regards those handicaps that we have,we can let our handicaps , handicap us, or like those people,who were blind, we can be a blessing to others, the choice is ours. [ Dear God help us to face life, even a life with handicaps, and enable us to accomplish our goals, to glorify You ,and be a blessing to others in Jesus name Amen ]

If not for Easter.[ 1 Corinthians 15 v3 ff]

Joanna Fuchs wrote/ If not for Easter the chaos of this world would be all there is, and all there ever would be. If not for Easter the unfairness of life would drive us to despair/. It was Easter Sunday 46yrs ago I attended a church service, and was restored to the Lord, I thank God for Easter. We look at so many situations and people and it is so easy to despair, but then I am reminded of the miracle of Easter , of one who died , that our sins can all be forgiven, that the vilest of sinners who trully believes, can be forgiven and changed. I was speaking to a young lady who lost her husband a number of years ago,and it reminded me that death stalks the land still, our loved ones will die, our friends will die, we will die, but thank God for Easter, and the wonderful truth of the resurrection, up from the grave He arose, death could not hold Him. The wonderful message of Easter is one of resurrection, for all who put their faith in Jesus. [Dear God we thank You for Easter for the hope it brings ,help us to embrace Jesus who died for our sins,and conquered death for us. Amen ]

Choices . [ Joshua 24 ]

As I watched one of my favourite movies ,I heard these words,/Its not our abilities that show us who we are , its our choices/.This is so very true, Judas was seen as a disciple, but His choice showed him for what he really was, a traitor.The choices we make are very important, we can be ever so sincere, like the rich young man who came to Jesus,he wanted to know ,/what good deed he could do to have eternal life/.Jesus told him and he choose to reject what Jesus said.[Matthew19v16-22]There are so many people with great abilities, but there choices show them up to be an adulterer,a liar,even a murderer.No matter how much ability one may have are choices show us up for what we are.[Dear Lord help us to make the right choices in life in Jesus name Amen.]

Change . [ Malachi 3 v6 ]

This is the first day of summer,the only thing is someone forgot to tell the weather,last night the weather forecast was for rain and snow in certain parts of the country. The weather is so much like us changeable, we are creatures of moods, not only are we creatures of moods ,but we live in a world of change. There is an uncertainty to life, but here is the good news God does not change, His Justice, mercy, love, His sovereign rule, and His faithfulness. T Chisholm wrote,/ Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father, there is no shadow of turning with Thee, Thou changest not , Thy compassions they fail not, as thou hast been Thou forever wilt be./[ Dear God in this world of uncertainties, caused by change , we rest on your unchangeableness, in Jesus name Amen.]

What God can do. [ 2 Kings 7 ]

I was at a prayer meeting last night, and I heard a person praying,/ God You can do things that no one else can/. We may all know this, but I am sure that we need continually to be reminded of this truth,one of the most important things God ,and only God can do, is save a soul. . In 1 Corinthians 3 v5 -7 ,we read ,/ Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by which ye believed,.........I have planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase. So then neither is he that planteth anything, neither he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase/.This should keep those so called successful preachers humble,and remind us all that Salvation is of the Lord.This thought about God doing things that no one else can, can relate to many things, needs, opening of doors,mybe today you are faced with a insurmountable problem,think upon that thought and reach out to God in faith, and discover that He can do for You, what no one else can.[ Dear God we look to You ,to do for us, what only You can do, in Jesus name Amen ]

Discontent. [1 Timothy 6 v5- 10 ]

What is one of the most important things we need, well it is ,Godliness with contentment [1 Timothy6v6], I listened to a person moaning about his wages, he mentioned other areas that get paid more. Later on I was speaking to a person who comes from an Africa country, she mentioned how people have no food ,no resources. When I think of my childhood ,we had so little,and now, well I am blessed, but I am not only blessed materially, I have God in my life, Christ is my Saviour, what want I more?. When I consider these things ,I realize that I am trully wealthy, and what is more the best is yet to be, I can only imagine what eternity will be like, one thing for sure, it will be wonderful. [Dear Lord remove from us a spirit of being discontent, and fill us with a feeling of well being in Jesus name Amen ]

Even so come Lord Jesus.[ Luke 21 v25- 33]

He,s coming soon He,s coming soon, with joy we welcome His returning,It may be morn,it may be night or noon, Praise God He,s coming soon. So sang a dear Christian couple at our church recently, and I have found myself singing these words ever since.In Luke 2 we read of an old saint called Simeon who ,eagerly waited for the Messish to come, and God granted his desire, for he saw the infant Jesus.As I consider the world, a world that appears to be dangerously going further and further, away from God, I find myself thinking more and more of the Lords coming again. Like Simeon of old I am eagerly waiting for my Messiah to come again. [ Oh Lord hasten the day of Your coming again, with Joy we welcome Your returning, Amen ]