When Youre Looking To Find Answers When Things Seem Uncertain Or Clear, Theres Someone You Can Turn To

When you’re looking to find answers when things seem uncertain or clear, there’s someone you can turn to who will give you the perfect insight to solve your problem. His name is Jesus. When You Seek Him You Will Find Him and He will give you the wisdom and insight you need When You Turn To His WORD.

When you take the time to read, absorb, and put into practice the principles of the Word of God, your words and actions will start to express the character of Jesus which are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are referred to as “The Fruits of The Spirit.” Practicing these fruits daily will strengthen you in every area of your life and give you the answer you seek.

In the classic old hymn “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” the writer encourages us to look full in His wonderful face, and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace. When we take our eyes off of whatever is troubling us and look at our Hope in Christ, the problem begins to look much smaller because then you’ start seeing things from God’s point-of-view and not your own - and his view on things is always 100% right and 20/20!

If you don’t know Jesus personally, Call Upon Him and desire to see things clearly, then please pray this prayer:

Lord Jesus, I want to have clear vision Which comes your word. I want to have your character inside of me. I know that YOU have all the answers I need. Please forgive me of my sins and help me to stay close to you all the days of my life. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

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Suppose you committed a serious crime, and were brought into court. The evidence against you is overwhelming, and the judge asks how do you plead and you say GUILTY, and then asks if you have anything to say and you sincerely plead:

“I am SO SORRY!! I promise I will NEVER do this again! Please have MERCY on me!”

Regardless of how earnest you are an EARTHLY JUDGE has no choice but to execute JUSTICE according to the law — but before the HEAVENLY JUDGE it’s a different story!

While we all deserve judgement as due justice for our sins, in God’s courtroom 1 John 2:1 says that “If any man sin, we have an ADVOCATE with the Father, JESUS CHRIST the righteous” where 'advocate' here not only means attorney or counselor, but additionally that the fine and punishment for your sin WAS fully paid for by this adovocate on your behalf through the blood of Christ:

“In him (Christ) we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.” Ephesians 1:7

All of us one day will stand before the heavenly judge, and if in that courtroom you do not have Jesus as your Advocate, your sentence will be the Hammer of JUSTICE instead of the Cross of MERCY.

Friend, sincerely confess your sins today BEFORE before you stand in that court, and you WILL receive God’s MERCY which you do not deserve instead of the JUSTICE that you do deserve.

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What does it mean to DIE to SELF?

Throughout the New Testament we learn the true essence of the Christian life means to take up our cross and follow Christ. Dying to self is part of being born again, because when the Old Self Dies the New Self comes to life (John 3:3–7). Not only are Christians born again when we come to salvation, but we also continue dying to self as part of the process of sanctification. This means that dying to self is not only a one-time event, but a lifelong process.

Jesus spoke repeatedly to His disciples about taking up their cross (meaning an instrument of death) and following Him, and that this means denying themselves, spiritually, symbolically, and even physically, if necessary. This was a prerequisite for being a follower of Christ, who proclaimed that trying to 'save' their earthly lives would result in losing their lives. He then went so far as to say that those who are unwilling to sacrifice their lives for Him cannot be His disciples.

When we are baptized, he action of being immersed in water symbolizes dying to all our sins and being buried with Christ, and coming out of the water is a picture of Christ’s resurrection. Water purifies and is a symbol of cleansing and renewal which identifies us with Christ in His death and resurrection, portraying symbolically the whole life of the Christian as a dying to self and living for and I Him.

My friend, dying to self is not an option for Christians — It ’s A Choice That Leads To Eternal Life.

Have you crucified yourself to Christ, or are you still living in this world for yourself?

God Bless Your Day Jesus Loves YouWhat does it mean to DIE to SELF?

Throughout the New Testament we learn the true essence of the Christian life means to take up our cross and follow Christ. Dying to self is part of being born again, because when the Old Self Dies the New Self comes to life (John 3:3–7). Not only are Christians born again when we come to salvation, but we also continue dying to self as part of the process of sanctification. This means that dying to self is not only a one-time event, but a lifelong process.

Jesus spoke repeatedly to His disciples about taking up their cross (meaning an instrument of death) and following Him, and that this means denying themselves, spiritually, symbolically, and even physically, if necessary. This was a prerequisite for being a follower of Christ, who proclaimed that trying to 'save' their earthly lives would result in losing their lives. He then went so far as to say that those who are unwilling to sacrifice their lives for Him cannot be His disciples.

When we are baptized, he action of being immersed in water symbolizes dying to all our sins and being buried with Christ, and coming out of the water is a picture of Christ’s resurrection. Water purifies and is a symbol of cleansing and renewal which identifies us with Christ in His death and resurrection, portraying symbolically the whole life of the Christian as a dying to self and living for and I Him.

My friend, dying to self is not an option for Christians — It ’s A Choice That Leads To Eternal Life.

Have you crucified yourself to Christ, or are you still living in this world for yourself?

God Bless Your Day Jesus Loves You

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What’s the first thing you think about when you hear the word “balance?”

Do you imagine a gymnast on a balance beam, a circus performer walking a tightrope, or riding a bike for the first time?? Or maybe it is all the things you are trying to 'balance' in your life! Isaiah 40:12 says the Lord weighed the mountains…and kept all those in balance! For us often, it’s not that easy!

Now we are by no means God, but many of us are constantly struggling to balance the commitments we take on. In doing so it is easy to feel stretched to the limit, overwhelmed and out of sync with the rhythm of life.

Jesus knew this about us when He said, “If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why are you anxious about other matters?” God will take care of us no matter what comes into our lives. When we feel frazzled and seem to be running in all directions, God is there to be our guide and “balance keeper.”

Whether you work at home or in the corporate world, you may be challenged with finding balance in your life and quickly get disillusioned in today’s fast-paced society trying to accomplish all the things that we feel required to do. It is easy to catch the 'Martha Servant Of Many' syndrome buzzing around doing good works, but consider the balance of Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet (Luke 10:38-42). The only way we can choose the best in all things is to remain in Him. We don’t have any excuse not to do so, especially if we realize that our priority and calling is to honor Him as our Savior and Lord in everything.

Choose this day and your will to approach your Heavenly Father in submission to His wise will and honor Him in all you do, and when you do, the balance will come! Remember He is your all sufficient Lord, El Shaddai, and when you put Him first and not the juggling act, He will help you keep a perfect balance of bountifulness in your life.

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By Dr. Jeanne Sheffield Estrada

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your faithfulness to God?

Unfortunately, some think that they can live life with one foot in the world and the other foot half way committed to God, but doing so is a slippery slope which always takes us BACKWARDS to trouble instead of FORWARD to Blessing.

Imagine your child treating you the way you treat God — giving lip service by pretending to be good, but sneaking around doing things you were taught not to do. Doing so dishonors God but grieves him!

You see, when we obey God, we demonstrate our love and faithfulness to Him. Jesus said, “If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John 15:10–11).

Friend, playing games with God is never good because not only is He watching us, but because others are watching how we live. As the NEW TESTAMENT is a testament of the gospel to the world, our lives need to be a LIVING TESTAMENT that reflect God to others in how we talk, act, and live.

My dear friend, if you have been “playing games with God,” now is the time to live a much more obedient life — and with it will come peace and a deep satisfaction of being in your wealthy place. That is the game that God wants YOU to “WIN!”

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Everyone is in a hurry these days, and while people are rushing to and fro, they may want to reconsider the direction they’re heading instead of how fast they are going.

The reality is that we are all rushing to one final destination, and that is that is — life as we know it is going to end at some point. Instead, we’re rushing down the street of life without considering how important it is to safely arrive at our FINAL DESTINATION.

The prophet Amos reminded the Jews how God miraculously saved them from the Egyptians and through the Red Sea, yet in the years following were 'swift of foot' to make haste in their own direction instead of moving towards God.

Friend, are you laying skid marks rushing towards things you think are important? If so consider it’s not how fast or how much you do in this life that is important, but setting your heart on where you are going and how you are going to get there.

Christ is the way. The Bible is the map.

Are you rushing towards God, or to somewhere else?

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