save me

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

- John 3:17

 

People tend to pick Bible verses that will justify their way of thinking.

Or the modify the translation to back up their own opinions.

Often specific verses are completely eliminated so that people can twist God’s word into something that aligns with their personal agenda.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)

Not to condemn us.

Not to condemn the world.

Because He loves us. 
Because He wants us to live with Him in heaven for eternity. 

Follow His word, be saved by believing in Him.

Repent your sins and don’t repeat them.

Forgive others.

There is hope for a brighter tomorrow in Him.

 

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great expectations

For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all of God’s people, which come from your confident hope of what God has reserved for you in heaven. You have had this expectation ever since you first heard the truth of the Good News.

- Colossians 1:4-5 (NLT)

 

As children we hope that Christmas and birthday gifts will be the best toys and games.

As adults we hope that we have success in our jobs and our relationships.

But where are we placing that hope?

In a mythical being like Santa?

Where we should be placing our hope is in Jesus because He is hope.

Because He died for us, we have light, we have love, and we have hope.

When you place your expectations in the good that Jesus does you won’t be disappointed.

 

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always remember

Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

- John 15:13  

 

Another Memorial Day on the calendar has passed.

Memorial Day originated in the years following the Civil War and was known as “Decoration Day”.

It was observed on May 30^th of every year until 1968 when Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May to create a three-day weekend for federal employees. 

The change went into effect in 1971 and is the same law that declared Memorial Day a federal holiday. (it’s amazing what detail you find on history dot com!)

Memorial day is for honoring U.S. military personnel who have died while serving in the United States armed forces.
Our freedom isn’t free folks, there was a lot of sacrifice to get here. 

We honor our fallen soldiers, we mourn with their families, then we go on living like their sacrifice meant nothing.

We need to open our eyes! 

These men and women laid down their lives for us so that we may be able to enjoy our living.

God honors these men and women as people of great love.

Shouldn’t we?

 

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we were made for this

Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.

- Psalm 119:73-74

 

Today is Memorial Day, a reminder that our freedom isn’t free, thousands of men and women died fighting for the freedoms that we all enjoy, including the freedom that I am expressing in my Daily Bread each day.  I honor and thank every soldier. 

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming😊 .

This weekend I had the opportunity to attend “Heart of the Ozarks” which is the Arkansas State rally for Christian Motorcycle Association.

It is always fun to meet up with other chapters and celebrate what God is doing in the community.

There were three keynote speakers this weekend (I missed one), but the one that honestly impacted me the most was Sunday morning when the Arkansas State CMA Representative spoke. 
He reminded us how our messages affect our ministry when we go out into the world. 
How unforgiveness can destroy a family – any family – biological, chapter, work – unforgiveness can creep in and destroy everything.

How will other people see Jesus in us if we are showing anger?

We need to work out our problems and be the family God created us to be.

He reminded us to stay in the light because if we move out of the light we start cooling down and we won’t be on fire for Jesus.

Lastly, he reminded us to step out in our faith, and this applies everywhere: our chapters, our families, our work and yes, even our churches.

God put us on earth and called us to minister to others, sharing His word, His light, His love and hope for the lost in this world.

There will be distractions, life dumps on everyone at some time but remember that God knows what we are going through and even when we are faced with the largest problems, when we face them with Jesus, those problems don’t seem so overwhelming. 
God made us; He will give us the sense to follow Him. 

We just have to listen.

names

In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God.

- John 16:26-27

 

There are many references to names that I could bring up, from Shakespeare’s famous line “what’s in a name, that by which a rose is called by any other name would smell as sweet” to game shows focusing on people and their given names to multiple genres of music asking, “who are you” or “you don’t know my name”.

There is one name above all names that we should know, and that is the name of our Lord and Savior.

When we know Jesus, we come to know the Father and that is how we begin our relationship with Him.

We all know “Me and Bobby McGee”, Sweet Caroline”,  “Eleanor Rigby” and “Peggy Sue”. 
Shouldn’t we know who our Father is too? 

 

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kingdoms and towers

 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

- Proverbs 18:10 (NIV)

 

I absolutely love watching shows that have castles in them, from the castles of England to the Scottish countryside I really think that castles are beautiful.

I love learning about the structures and what purpose they served.

The main reason that castles had towers if for defense because soldiers could see great distances to keep the castle and its inhabitants safe from surprise attacks.

The towers were strong enough to withstand firepower from opposing groups while allowing people to gather in or near the towers for protection. .

I am not surprised that God is referred to as a strong tower in the Bible.

Just as the soldiers kept their people safe in the castle walls, God keeps us safe in His arms.

He really is our strong tower.

 

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knowledge is power

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

- Habakkuk 2:14 (KJV)

 

There used to be TV commercials on the NBC network called “The More You Know”.

These were a series of public service announcements usually featuring personalities from the network’s television programs and occasionally the President or a notable anchorperson from a nationwide news channel. 

These public service announcements were an initiative to tell the people watching this network more about education, diversity, health, the environment, issues around the world and more. 

Other networks followed with their own versions, but “The More You Know” and its colorful star were probably the most familiar.

Can you imagine if we had this kind of reach sharing the word of the Lord? 
I know people that have gone to church their entire lives, and they still learn new things from various Bible studies and small groups.    

We should share His word however we can because we never know when our words reach someone who doesn’t know the Lord.

We should always be reaching out to share and we should never stop learning, because knowledge really is power.

 

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