They Overcame Him

Revelation 4:11, "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." How did these believers overcome the devil? By acknowledging that Jesus' blood washes their sins as white as snow, and by the word of their testimony. Oh yes, and they loved not their lives unto the death. This is a tough one, for most folks love self more than anything. Will we stand until our own death confessing that Jesus is our Savior and Lord?

Being Confident And Thankful!

Paul and Timothy wrote in their letter to the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Phillppi these words in chapter 1: 6, "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." These words speak assurance to our hearts that God will work and keep working in our hearts until the return of Jesus Christ. I'm very thankful that God loves us and is at work in our lives changing us into the image of Christ. I'm confident that you would like to join with me in daily thanking God for his great love.

The So Called Brilliance Of Man!

Psalm 1 : 1-3 says, "Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God (ICorinthians 3: 19). I Corinthians 2 : 5 says, "That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God." I wonder just what we are looking to for the wisdom for our lives? Is it to God and His Word, or is it the so called brilliance of man.

Daily!

Discipleship requires of us many disciplines, some of the daily ones are:

1. Our daily food, "Give us this day our daily bread." Matthew 6:11 (for which we pray)

2. Our daily work, "Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work."Exodus 20:9 (the 7th day rest and worship)

3. Our daily carrying of our cross, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow me."Luke 9:23

4. Our daily rejoicing, "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalms 118:24

We have had plenty that we could have been doing today. Were we busy?

V. R Edman wrote:

Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go,
Anywhere He leads me in this world below;
Anywhere without Him dearest joys would fade;
Anywhere with Jesus I am not afraid.

Anywhere with Jesus I am not alone;
Other friends may fail me, He is still my own;
Though His hand may lead me over dreary ways,
Anywhere with Jesus is a house of praise.

All I can say about this poem is Amen!

Envy Causes Many Problems!

Paul Eldridge wrote, "What we have not, poisons what we have. . . Our urge to acquire things is due less to the passion to possess them, than to the vanity of feeling superior to those who envy our possession of them. . . Envy transmutes other people's base metal into gold. . . Our envy is the yeast that swells the fortune of others. . . No form of hatred is as keen as envy. It magnifies the importance of our enemy----and belittles our own."
James 3:14-16 says, "But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual and devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
Indeed envy is evil and has caused many a good man to fall. It can cause hatred of the one envied, and that is a dead action or reaction. The wages of sin is still death. Let's be careful to not allow envy into our lives, and if we find it there let's seek forgiveness, knowing that he is faithful and just to forgive our sins if we ask him.

God Is In Charge!

Jesus said in John 14:1-3, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am there ye may be also." These words are so comforting and reassuring. Remember this, all is going to work out as Jesus said, for God is in charge.