OUR DWELLING PLACE
Psalms 27:4 (26:4)
One thing I ask from the Lord; this I will seek,
That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
And behold the delights of the Lord,
And visit His temple.
Encouraging Words
David requested one very important thing in this psalm. He requested that he be able to dwell in the house of his Lord all the days of his life. Through Jesus, this request can be fulfilled for all of us. Jesus ushered in the kingdom of God with His incarnation and work on the cross. He made it possible for all who follow Him to dwell in the house of the Lord, His temple, all the days of our lives and on into eternity. Praise be to God!
COME TO HIM
John 5:39-40
You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
Personal Challenge
It has become so easy for people to search for Christ, and ultimately eternal life, every where but at the foot of Christ. Books have been written. Websites have been set up. Podcasts have been recorded. All of these by people professing their "knowledge" of Christ. None of this is of any value unless we start our journey to eternal life at the feet of Jesus. We must come to Him before we can be a follower of Him Lord have mercy! Lord, have merely! Lord, have mercy!
Saint of the Week
St. Justin Popovic
WHOM SHALL I FEAR?
Psalms 27:1 (26:1)
The Lord is my light and my savior; whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the defender of my life; whom shall I dread?
Encouraging Words
Even though life in this world may be full of conflicts and adversaries to those who chose to follow in the footsteps of Jesus, God is still our light, our savior, and our a defender. He reigns over all and is more powerful than any one or any thing that raises up against us. He is our Lord. Glory to be to God!
GOD'S WILL
John 5:30
I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.
Personal Challenge
We must always remember that Jesus was fully God and fully human. As a human He had to choose to submit His will to God's. That is what made His humanness so important. As a human He showed us that we to can choose to submit our will to God's. This is something that we must choose to do over and over. God has blessed us with the Holy Spirit to help us do this. As we learn to submit to the Holy Spirit as our guide and comforter we learn to submit to God. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, the sinner!
GOOD AND UPRIGHT
Psalms 25:8-11 (24:8-11)
Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He will instruct sinners in His way.
He will guide the gentle in judgment;
He will teach the gentle His ways.
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth
For those who seek His covenant and His testimonies.
For Your name's sake, O Lord,
Pardon my sin, for it is great.
Encouraging Words
Our God is so good, so full of mercy and grace. He loves us dearly and desires so much for us. Even while we are still sinners be instructs us and leads us to Him. He guides us, He teaches us, and He pardons our sins. He is our source of a true and full life. Praise be to God!
FROM DEATH INTO LIFE
John 5:24
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.”
Encouraging Words
Those who have not proclaimed Jesus as their Lord and savior are indeed living a life of death. They are the walking dead. Jesus died on the cross that we might be able to live eternally through Him. He out death to death. This does not mean that our eternal life begins after we die in this physical world. It means that our eternal life started the very moment that we put we put our trust in Him. Glory be to God!
