Sunday, June 29, 2014
FLOODED WITH HIS WORD
There was the first
thunderstorm that rumbled into town at 11:30, then my phone started ringing at
2:00am and it was Ned Perme our statewide meteorologist. The automated phone call reported a severe
thunderstorm in our area. Then early
this morning I received an alert that we were under a flood watch. Arkansas weather you just never know what you
are going to have to deal with.
You may have thunderstorms rumbling in your life right
now. You may have warning of their
arrival or they may arrive unannounced.
The thunderstorms may be mild or they may be severe. When these thunderstorms come blowing into
your life there is one way to calm the storm.
That is by flooding yourself with the Lord.
The easiest way to do this is to be immersed with His word. Ask the Lord for scripture that will be the answer
to all your storms. The devil will try
anything to blow you down, but he can’t drown you with his lies if you resist
him with the Word of God. The best
defense is an offense and the Bible is it.
James 4:7 states “he can’t take the word!” Isn’t that good to know? When the devil tempted Jesus He quoted the
word (Luke 4:1-13) and the devil fled.
So when the storms blow in, be flooded with the Lord, become
drenched in His word. You can find your
storm shelter with Him.
Isaiah 59:19 “when
the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of God will raise a standard
against him!”
Saturday, June 28, 2014
PLUGGED IN
It is summer and that means my girls are home from
college. More laundry, food to be
cooked, late nights, and disappearing items.
Somehow my phone charger and my computer charger always seem to go
missing. I am so irritated when I wake
up to write, open my computer realizing that they have watched a movie on it so
it is almost dead and there is no charger in sight. I just wonder what has happened to my
chargers I know they didn’t grow legs.
In this day and time of electronics everything has a charger. You can’t just buy one charger you have to
have a certain charger for a certain device.
Some items will take hours to charge, some will only take minutes. One time my phone messed up and was unable to
be charged now that caused a problem. It
is the age of plugging in, plugging in the USB, plugging into the outlet and
getting the most charge time you can get.
When we are plugged into Christ we have the power to have
a joyous life. We don’t have to have a
specific cord or a certain outlet to plug into.
We don’t have to wait hours to be charged by Him. He won’t ever decide that we can’t be
charged. Unlike my charger disappearing,
we can always find Him. It is just as simple as plugging in a USB, we
just accept Jesus as our savior and we will be charged. As He says in John 15: 5-6
[John 15:5-6New International
Version (NIV)
5 “I
am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will
bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like
a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown
into the fire and burned.]
Jesus is saying in this scripture that they only way to live
a truly good life is to stay close to Him, like the branch attached to the
vine.
God loves us and wants us to be fully charged. He is our power source all we have to do is
plug into a relationship with Him full of trust and obedience and we will never
go dead.
Friday, June 27, 2014
TREAD
Treading water burns the calories. It is a full body workout that involves
movement from every major muscle group.
Because it is a nonimpact sport it tones your muscles while being easy
on your joints. It is great for someone
with joint problems or someone who is recovering from an injury. You can either tread fast or slow, like you
are running or walking. You can even
slip into a pair of jeans for extra intensity.
There are many different water exercises you can do to get your body
fit.
You may feel that you are treading in the waters of
life. You may think that you can barely
stay afloat or that you are just keeping your nose above the water. Under the surface you are paddling
frantically, but your strength is almost gone.
Your weight has become heavy and sinking and drowning is the next
phase. The pressures of life bear down
on us. This can come from work, friends,
or even family. They put demands on us
and then we put demands on ourselves. So
where do we turn when we are exhausted from treading in the waters of
life? Who will throw in the life ring
when we feel that we are drowning?
Psalm 12:1-2 NIV “I lift up my eyes to the mountains where
does my help come from? My help comes
from the Lord the Maker of heaven and earth.”
This scripture gives us the assurance that He is with us, the help we
need comes from Him. He is the maker of
all things, even us. Because of this we
should trust in Him. He is not only
powerful but He also watches over us. Nothing
takes Him away from us; we are safe with Him.
He is our lighthouse in the middle of the ocean of life.
The next time you feel as if your body is sinking keep on
treading. The Lord is your
lifeguard. He will always hear you and
He will react to your cries for help. He
is there with you keeping you afloat. He
will lift you up and give you strength.
Keep focusing on your lighthouse and you won’t need a life ring or a
life persevering. He will have you
walking on water in no time.
“When you feel like
you are drowning remember your lifeguard walks on water.”
Thursday, June 26, 2014
KEEP THE BEAT
Jay and I both participated in the “Keep the Beat” program
at the heart hospital. This program
checks out everything about your heart: cholesterol,
blood pressure, plague buildup, sugar levels.
At the conclusion of your visit you receive at what percentage you are
to having an issue. If your numbers are
high they then refer you to a cardiologist.
What a great preventative to prevent heart attack or stroke.
When we take precaution we do something that will keep us
from bringing harm to ourselves. We take
precautionary measures for many things, but do you take precautionary measures
to ensure a peaceful life?
When you put the hedge of Christ around your life you are
protected. This is the precautionary
measure to not take away adversity, but to keep you from being harmed by
it. This hedge is the abstract reminder
that Jesus Christ died for us and because of Him we are forgiven. We must choose to obey Him and follow His
word. When we follow He will send us
precautionary warnings against possible adversities.
When we take the precautionary actions with God our
percentage of adversity will go down. Be
preventative and make the Lord part of your life everyday. He is the prescription to help you become
healthy.
Romans 5:1
New International Version (NIV)
Peace and Hope
5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus
Christ,
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