Yes, we all need Jesus! It is not by accident that you are here to day! Yes, there is HOPE for whatever it is that you face today! Jesus is HOPE; and a spiritual comfort and guide to get you there! Sometimes, we just need to hear, Yes! There is HOPE! So just in case you asked God today? The answer is YES, Jesus loves you; and YES, there is HOPE!
The answer is quite simply, Jesus!
Good day to you dear readers! Yes, it can be a good day; and we can be better than we even want to be! How? The answer is quite simply, Jesus! How a day may even seem to be coming at you today; is reason enough to be growing in your awareness of God’s perception of the way things ought to be; and in fact, in Christ, Jesus is the Way! The Bible even tells us Jesus is the Truth. Who is the liar? But the enemy who tries to push and shove us away from getting our understanding of why God is allowing us to go through these trials we all do face. Even in Trials, Life is still with God. This alone is a praise to God; and thanking Jesus will raise your spirit over the spirits that come to you to down your spirit … You are NOT a cast-away to God!!! In fact, you are immensely and incredibly valuable to God!
What a morning it is in NC! As I sit here and type, I can look out the window and see a spectacular contrast in the sky! A morning dark sky as a background, but with sunlight rising up and highlighting the trees!
OH! And, out the next window, I see something super cool! The bark in the background is well lit and with Green Pine needles drawing my eyes to see the sketch of a painting that to me tells a story of God’s love!
I hope, as you go through today’s devotion, you pause to see the love of God in your life. I pray that you take courage, that even though, like as the sun just now ducked behind a cloud in my view, everything seems to drop in temperature and I could somehow just feel a colder air, that, the light we wait to see is of Christ, who is the LIGHT of the world; and a gift to us to be a light to the world, so that the world can see that purpose that this is why Jesus has come!
It is a world we live on that is temporarily ruled by darkness; and if we are not careful, we can be lead astray very easily. BUT, the courage here today, that the Lord is guiding me to write to you, is that God loves you; and Jesus is the LIGHT to you and even each “me” in this world. We can begin to grow in our living for the eternal things that go far beyond the reach of this broken world to obtain! Tune out the world’s views; and tune in to God’s Word!
Sometimes, we look at others. Sometimes we look to others. But Christ is THE CENTER focal point to our Christian walk with God. It is not what we do, it is who Jesus is to us, whom should directly effect what we do.
Do you love Jesus? Do you understand why adversity has come to you? God has a purpose in all things, to teach us to notice the good in all things. God is in the Midst.
And, like these backdrops in this mornings sky, it was the background that the glory of God was so easily glorified. It takes negative energy with positive energy to feel life fully! In this life, we need to feel something! Jesus enable us to feel eternally alive! But without Jesus, people are just seeking to feel anything to make them feel alive. Jesus literally brings new life to us! Jesus is the Truth, the Way and the Life! Will you seek to get to know who Jesus is to you? I won’t push you, but the Holy Spirit will draw you; because God loves you too much to loose you to death! Life with God is offered to you Today!
1st we must be born again (The Holy Spirit will do the miracle of convincing your heart to believe) … Your part is to confess to God and repent to follow Jesus. The real enemy may even come at you to tempt you to doubt the truth your heart is nudged by God to believe; The enemy of God may even toss some daggers of fear in your path; that the very thought of moving away from the very lifestyle that is killing you gently with lies would be a negative, but in fact will be a positive to the negative to make you feel life!
However, the truth remains, that the way to eternal life is Jesus! And, YES! Jesus is the way to God! …even the Joy & Peace Jesus has made the way for us to eternally enjoy in the Presence of God & forevermore; Jesus has also made available to us each day, when we choose to believe; and follow our heart of God in the Truth in Christ.
God is the Source of Life & Life is energized with life; and good is choosing to follow that which is good!
That which is good, is Jesus. Otherwise, who would you be following? If you have trouble making up your mind to change your mind? May I encourage you with what once changed my mind to put off the stubborn pride, and simply follow the way of peace & love.
James Chapter 3: God’s Wisdom doesn’t leave you double-minded about wanting God’s help to change your mind.
If you get this, you will never be the same! Because, once we get it, the only question we really have is why did I fight so hard to be miserable and mad? When the love of God make me feel so alive!
Welcome to the Verse of the day …
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc. Daily Devotion to God’s Holy Word
PUT ON THE NEW SELF!
Why? Are any of us exempt? Christ is ALL and IN all!
IF THEN you have been raised WITH Christ, SEEK the THINGS that are ABOVE, WHERE Christ IS, seated at the right hand of God.
SET YOUR minds ON THINGS that are ABOVE, NOT on things that are on earth.
PUT to death THEREFORE what is earthly IN you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
… NOW YOU MUST PUT THEM ALL AWAY:
anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
DO NOT lie TO one another, SEEING THAT you HAVE PUT OFF the old self WITH It’S practices AND HAVE PUT ON the new self, WHICH IS BEING renewed IN knowledge AFTER THE IMAGE OF its creator.
Colossians 3:1-2, 5, 8-10 ESV
PUT ON THEN, AS GOD’S CHOSEN ONES, holy and beloved,
comPASSIONate hearts,
KINDness, humILITy, MEekness, AND pATience, BEaring WITH one another AND, IF one has a complaint against another, FORGIVING EACH other; AS the Lord HAS forgiven you, SO you also MUST forgive.
AND ABOVE ALL ThEse PUT ON LOVE, WHICH biNds everything TOGETHER IN perfect HARMONY.
AND L E T the PEACE OF CHRIST ruLe IN your hearts, to WHICH indEED YOU WERE CALLED IN. ONE body.
AND BE THANKFUL.
LET the word OF Christ DWELL IN YOU riCHly, TEACHING AND admonishing one another IN ALL WISDOM, singing psalms AND hymns AND spiritual songs, WITH thankFULness IN your hearts TO God.
AND whatever YOU do, IN word OR deed, DO everything IN the name OF the Lord Jesus, giVing thanks TO God The Father thrOugh him.
Colossians 3:12-17 ESV
The Word of God is not negotiable.
Which will you follow today?
Follow that which is GOOD!
What is good? The answer is quite simply, Jesus!
However, nothing is simple to us until we get it!
That is why above all that we seek to get, UNDERSTANDING must be a top priority to us in our personal lives, because we are all linked together in Christ & it does matter if you are suffering.
Was this a blessing to you? We care.
Love in Christ,
Karen
Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
TILL NEXT TIME!
Till next time! “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
The address in the Bible is found in 2 Corinthians 1:2, and this is the NIV today.
LOVE IN CHRIST,
KAREN ROWE
The Train Whistle, Sounding the call of God’s Love, by Karen Rowe [2012 Published for you]
Instagram4629 “Writing the Story of my life with every choice Jesus helps me to make and learning how to be blessed and live life large, happy and free. I care.”
Personal Motto: “I don’t have it all figured out, BUT GOD DOES … Follow JESUS!”
Thank you Jesus! Personal Revelation Life Verse: 1 John 4:16
16 And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
This version Today is (HCSB)
Holy Spirit you are welcome here!
Blessings, Karen