Monday, February 8, 2010

7 Feb 10 Hope you had a great day in The LORD and in His house with His people your brothers and sisters.What you have read and learned at home will be reinforced by the teaching and preaching at church and you should be edified.We get give our gifts/offerings, sing psalms,songs of praise and worship GOD.

We are fortunate to have a fixed facility to go to for worship.It is not easy to pack up,haul around and put up a temporary shelter in a strange land.We get to learn about GOD and see His traits in the materials He required for the tabernacle.There is a difference between gold,silver and bronze.Search out and find the attributes of GOD in the materials in the tabernacle.This is a first for Moses and the Jews and yet everything GOD required that they have to build,He provided.What a portrait!!

Let us learn the lesson of the 10 virgins and be prepared.Let us take an inventory of our GOD given"talents"and see what we have done with His gifts and see what we have done with that we have been loaned to us for His glory.WE will also be required to give an account.

Where do you put your trust?Whom do you trust?Does He consider us trustworthy?Let us be thankful for His mercy.Wisdom,understanding and instruction or silver.Choose. pj
6 Feb 10 Hopefully you are encouraged by The LORD as you read to know Him.Please share your thoughts with others so that they maybe blessed.If you have some comments or suggestions please send them to me.Is there any body out there?

We ought to be able to be grateful that we are not required to follow the Jewish traditions of offerings and worship format. Yet sometimes we get so/too slack in our worship of The LORD that we are offensive.Let us not take getting to go to church for granite. GOD wants His people to be separate and different,just not indifferent.Read the significance of v40:8 and consider your desires.

Jesus advised His disciples about the future and these sayings apply to us today.We have the warning and should not be surprised, but there are some who do not know The LORD our Lord and we need to warn them.Let us act right and sing His praises. pj
5 Feb 10 Our position as Christians is reinforced by our daily reading of The Word of GOD and we get to know Him. We should not assume that we have tomorrow to catch up or try to make up for days wasted.We are privileged to read about the Hebrews and their journey with GOD through the wilderness.Keep in mind The LORD plans for them to get separated from Egypt,learn about Him, receive His Law,plans for the tabernacle and enter into the promise land.The LORD gives them everything they need and shows them how to make it work. What do learn about GOD?Consider v23:7-8.

Jesus warns the disciples about things to come and we need to pay attention to these warnings about the anti-Christ.Take time to refresh yourself in the difference between the rapture and The Revelation of Jesus Christ.

We should take time to give glory unto GOD.Review the attributes that you have read about so far this year.Note His names,admire His traits and adore Him.We all need to be alert to circumstances around us, but we best focus on The LORD our Lord. Selah pj
4 Feb 10 Each day we have the opportunity to observe GOD and His creation.When we sit at the table and The Word of Life is opened we ought to be amazed.Let us imagine that Almighty GOD, The LORD, He will permit us to come unto His Person and hear Him speak His laws,truth and will. Remember to develop your "snapshots" of GOD as you read and recall these when you need encouragement and confidence.

Moses records for us "The Law" so that we might know GOD.Consider these as how to respond to The LORD and His creation. Take note of the promises and conditions given that apply to us today.Stewardship principals are stated and we need to expect to be required to give an account of what we read and heed or not.

Matthew records the last days of Jesus while in Jerusalem. We get to see the priest, scribes,Pharisees, Sadducees and disciples react to His instructions. Try and place yourself in the mix of people who meet Jesus and hear Him speak v23:37-39.

Psalm 28 may introduce us to the need of knowing GOD and of having confidence that He is our Saviour.WE need to sit at His feet as sons and learn of life. Selah. pj

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

3 Feb 10 Wednesday is a good day to meet our brothers and sisters in The LORD's house to be edified,encouraged and strengthened. Hopefully you will pick up on some discipleship principals as you read to day.We read to know Him and then try to apply His ways in our daily activities.This discipleship principal has application in parent/child, husband/wife and friend to friend relationships/fellowship.

Jethro was a great teacher/mentor for Moses. The great principal is of "power down" by giving others information/wisdom/understanding=training them and THEN letting them work/apply what they have been given and taught.This is how our Lord taught His disciples. This is what we read and learn each day.Trust!!!,read Proverbs 3:5- trust!

We must learn to read,see,hear,heed,believe,obey and share truth. How can we say we love and not be honest with our closest co-laborers? GOD will ask all of us to seek Him, trust and obey. We ought not to do less.Being firm/honest is not cruel. love pj
2 Feb 10 Tuesday the third day of this week and we have clouds in the sky. This could be the day!What song do you sing to praise GOD for His mercy and grace? Let us look at the provision for GOD's protection and be attentive to His requirements in order to be blessed.

What does Exodus 15:26 require of the Jews? Does this apply to us today?Does GOD really expect His children(saved today)to be diligent and hearken to His voice, to do that what is right in His sight, to give ear to His commandments and to keep all His statutes?Each of us must choose.Look again at James 4:17.It is better to obey than to sacrifice. It is great to consider that the manna that was put into the ark in the days of Moses is still edible without worms today.Take note of the compound names of GOD as you look at His traits and attributes. Read to know Him!!

We are blessed to be able to hear and understand the parables spoken by Jesus.Where do you think the first RSVP was given/required? What is the garment required for the wedding guest and do you have yours on today? It is the "Robe of Righteousness".

Do you respond to The LORD by saying my Father? How do you tell Him about His provisions for you?What is He to you? Practice praying back the psalms and proverbs and be grateful that He has done so much for you as a son.Be right and do right. pj
1 Feb 10 Yea for Monday and Sunday is coming.As you read today and venture out into the world be careful,alert and leadable by GOD's Holy Spirit.Do you find it amusing to think of how The LORD first started daylight saving time?The Jews look for a sign, well GOD gave them those great pillars for light,protection,separation, warning,inspiration and a sense of Godly presence.What has He done for you and me today? We need a revival of appreciating GOD and His Holiness.

In time of war,stress and much anxiety we need to remember what The LORD has promised to us and rest and stand still for the battle is The LORD's. GOD provides signs so that The Hebrews could look up and He expects them to respond in obedience to His commands. Be thankful that you can see,hear,read,think and respond by faith.

Jesus knows everything and He expects us to hear His instructions and obey.Consider what you have said with what you have done.The question is, have we done what we said we would do, if He would do what He said He would do? Lord save me!What is Lordship to you?

As you pray back Psalm 26 and The Proverbs today how does your conscience respond?Do we love what GOD loves and do we hate what GOD hates?If not,why not? Selah.Amen. pj