Mathew 18:12-14 "What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish."
Easy enough, God wants everyone to be saved and adopted into his family. We were once the lost sheep, and we allowed God to save us. So, guess what. He threw a party in heaven to celebrate the lamb that was saved which is you and me just like the father did for his son in Luke 15: 11-32 (parable of the prodigal son).
When we get save and give our lives to God at first it’s like a party, everything is great. But after a while we become like the 99 that were never lost or the son that stayed with his father in Luke 15: 11-32. We forget about the lost sheep or become envious of the brother who comes home and parties with Jesus.
Remember, we are to be a light to the lost. After awhile we mature a little and we might think that's it but there is more; "Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few"", we are the laborers, in the field of lost sheep, we must find them and bring them back. We are called to spread the word.
Amen
4/16/07
4/3/07
fire mouth
2 Timothy 2:16-17 "But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus"
People, how often do we join in in irreverent babble? We don't really do we, we just call it other things. By the way, irreverent means disrespectful, which means talking trash or gossiping about other people is completly aginst God.
Also, it says it will spread like "gangrene". Gangrene spreads very fast, how fast does our gossip spread? Pretty fast right. Any way watch what you say cause it will get around, are you speaking good or bad?
The "prayer chain" or whatever is one of the many things that get criticized for irreverent babble or gossip. I suggest we check our tounge and submit in prayer to God for help in taming the tongue. The tongue and what is says is very powerfull. The word says this, James 3:6 "And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell."
So, if the mouth and tongue are so powerfull and strong, how are we to manage? There is something we can do? Nothing, but God can. Also, Matthew 12:34 "You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." Where the heart is and what is in the heart will cause the mouth to speak. Is your heart filled with the good or the bad.
What are you watching on tv or listening to? What are you reading? Set your mind on the Spirit and the heart will follow. Amen
People, how often do we join in in irreverent babble? We don't really do we, we just call it other things. By the way, irreverent means disrespectful, which means talking trash or gossiping about other people is completly aginst God.
Also, it says it will spread like "gangrene". Gangrene spreads very fast, how fast does our gossip spread? Pretty fast right. Any way watch what you say cause it will get around, are you speaking good or bad?
The "prayer chain" or whatever is one of the many things that get criticized for irreverent babble or gossip. I suggest we check our tounge and submit in prayer to God for help in taming the tongue. The tongue and what is says is very powerfull. The word says this, James 3:6 "And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell."
So, if the mouth and tongue are so powerfull and strong, how are we to manage? There is something we can do? Nothing, but God can. Also, Matthew 12:34 "You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." Where the heart is and what is in the heart will cause the mouth to speak. Is your heart filled with the good or the bad.
What are you watching on tv or listening to? What are you reading? Set your mind on the Spirit and the heart will follow. Amen
Pt.3 why
Finally to sum up the study of James 4:1-4 we have this verse.
James 4:3 "You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."
So far we have talked about how our passions can interfere with our spirt and cause pain to us eventhough the decision was right. Also, we have covered asking God for stuff. So, here we have the problem, and we ask God to fix it or help us through it or whatever, and thats all there is to it. Wrong. The verse up top says that we can ask wrongly of God.
People, this will be short and sweet. If your not asking for something to glorify God, give God the praise, to spread his word, or draw close to him; it doesnt cut it. So, basically, its not what you are asking for(sometimes it is), its why you are asking for it. Check yourself. Pray. Love God.
James 4:3 "You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."
So far we have talked about how our passions can interfere with our spirt and cause pain to us eventhough the decision was right. Also, we have covered asking God for stuff. So, here we have the problem, and we ask God to fix it or help us through it or whatever, and thats all there is to it. Wrong. The verse up top says that we can ask wrongly of God.
People, this will be short and sweet. If your not asking for something to glorify God, give God the praise, to spread his word, or draw close to him; it doesnt cut it. So, basically, its not what you are asking for(sometimes it is), its why you are asking for it. Check yourself. Pray. Love God.
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