THEN HE

Revelation 21:5 (NKJV) 5  Then He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new...
     One of the kids came running to his dad crying, "Its broken my helicopter is broken, it was new and now it is broken." Dad looked at the broken parts and declared, "Yes it is, that cannot be fixed." How sad, the child seeking help finds, the damage cannot be undone
     When we do come to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ we realize, the world as we know it cannot be fixed, it is broken. Sin has ravaged what God made originally clean, the resulting waste land is like something out of a war epic. The cry of "Peace" is heard through out the world but sin, will not hear of it. Man has chosen to live life on the edge (between heaven and hell), rather than submit to the Truth of God and His Word. What does God declare, "Behold I make all things new," a day is coming when there will no longer be this world of sin, a New Heaven and New Earth will be created and God will be the Light of it all. "But there shall by no means enter it anything that defiles, or causes an abomination or a lie, but only those who are written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Revelation 21:27 (NKJV) Come quickly Lord Jesus.

Heavenly Father we look to You, there is the Hope that Eternity holds, may we in this New Year desire all that You have planned for those who's names are written in the Lambs Book of Life. Amen

NOT UPRIGHT

Habakkuk 2:4 (NKJV) 4  "Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith. 
    "The young man lived as though he was bullet proof," said the preacher as he tried to comfort the family, another chimed in, "He was till his mother caught him, and off to jail he went." Caught stealing from a neighbor, the mother heard of her sons new talent and said to the neighbor, "Call the police."
    By comparison the prophet Habakkuk hears God say, the proud will fall and the just will stand. We will be condemned for our sins, what is done in the flesh now often shows in health issues later, but that is not judgment, it is only consequences.
    The things we think we have hidden, will come to the surface to our shame, time has a way of catching everyone off guard. That however is just the flesh and the comparison here is about Eternity, what I do here and now affects what I will be doing in Eternity. If we read the surrounding verses we discover the things we think God over looks are the things that condemn.
     Where will you spend eternity, if you have trusted Jesus with your WHOLE life, IT WILL BE WITH HIM!
Heavenly Father help us to see "The little foxes spoil the vine," we are held accountable for every detail in our lives. May we look to You for all our needs because You see all our deeds. Amen

WHAT IS GOOD

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8  He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God? 
   A cab driver reasoned with a passenger, I believe in The God, but He does not seem to hear my prayers, "Who is The God," he was asked, "The one who judges rightly men," he responded. This god you believe in is He willing to stand in your place, for the judgment of your sins, "He should but I fear He does not."
    The God of all creation has done just that, seeing man will not find righteousness without intervention, He sent His own Son to die for the sins of all mankind, in that is His Mercy, God substituted Himself, that we might experience His Goodness. His requirement for this sacrifice, to live Justly, to embrace Mercy, and to walk in Humility, these are the mark of the redeemed. How is this possible, He has shown us in the Life of Jesus, do you know Him?
Heavenly Father in the life we live help us to walk as You walked, help us Lord to live as You live. May the world around us see the Truth in us and may that Truth be Jesus. Amen

A GENERTAION

Proverbs 30:12 (NKJV) 12  There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, Yet is not washed from its filthiness. 
    A man stole from the store around the corner, he was caught and questioned, his defense, "I've done nothing wrong, the clerk behind the counter gave me what I asked for." Where is guilt for taking what is not ours, where is fear of doing evil to others, where is the conviction that keeps us from resting until we have righted the wrong?
    Looking around it is hard not to see this generation has missed what we once revered, the church is no longer sacred, just a meeting place for weak people, the Words of God have value as little more than colloquial sayings of once semi wise men, the desire to abstain from sin for fear of heavenly judgment is missing. "Oh how the young and old have fallen." Lamentations 2:21
    Have you looked on Jesus and asked Him to forgive living for yourself and not for Him? The evidence is in, the Judge is about to lower the gavel and pronounce His sentence, the guilty will not go unpunished!
Heavenly Father the Love of many has grown cold, help us in these days to acknowledge your Mercy and Grace to trust in The Life that will redeem all men. May we bow down in prayer that we might be lifted up in your Love. Amen

I DWELL

Isaiah 57:15 (NKJV) 15  For thus says the High and Lofty One Who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, With him who has a contrite and humble spirit, To revive the spirit of the humble, And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
    A little one climbed into his mothers lap and tenderly said, "I want to live with you forever." The passion, the sweetness, the innocent love of the child, how it touches every fiber of our being. How like God is the searching of the parent for the tenderness of the child.
   We are drawn to the humble, to the heart that is tender and God is watching those who have set their hearts to seek Him, with all their strength. Oh that this day we would determine to let nothing disturb our desire to seek out the KING of Kings, it is He and He alone that inhabits Eternity. Let all our thoughts today be, to seek HIM with all our hearts, that we may dwell in eternity with Him (JESUS).
Heavenly Father help us to seek with all our hearts, help us to live with all our being, help us to know with your certainty that we are yours. Amen

FULL OF POWER

Micah 3:8 (NKJV) 8  But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin.
    A young man was told, get that car running and its yours, what an incentive, motivated to have his own transportation that car was already his in his mind. Days turned into weeks, but he would not be swayed and the adventure became reality, he owned a car that worked.
    Friend God has challenged us to be saved, Acts 16:31, the hope of Heaven is ours, we must however receive it, own it and begin to live in the Power and Presence of God through Jesus. Have you put your hope, faith and complete trust in the One who gives Eternal Life, He will fill you with His Spirit and Power.
Heavenly Father we are yours, even if we do not claim it, help us to receive what You have promised, that others may find You as well. Help us to show others Jesus. Amen 

THE WORD

Jonah 1:1 (NKJV)   Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah ...
     A popular Christmas song starts, "Do you hear what I hear," indicating an understanding or hearing that others may not be attuned to. Jonah writes of his experience in running from the voice of God, denying His will and ultimately seeing Him save those despised, because Jonah finally obeyed.
      Many today are in exactly the same condition, hearing and denying, knowing and controlling their own lives. God has called us to surrender to His will not ours, He is seeking those who will obey without the least concern for the outcome or the personal profit. He fits us for the journey, He calls and prepares the willing not the qualified. Have you too heard the voice of God and turned instead to your own devices, STOP, He is waiting for you to turn and heed, so that the windows of Heaven may be opened to you.
Heavenly Father help us to listen, help us to carefully seek You and obey the call to service. May all who seek You listen to the voice of reason in this your SEASON. Amen