Hope in Today Ministries, Inc.
Daily Devotion to God’s Holy Word.
By, Karen Rowe
When you get a glimpse of the wonderfulness in the perfection of God, by Name, Jesus, you will never be the same.
When you realize the Grace God has set before you, by Name Jesus, all else becomes worthless in the comparison of the Glory in the Face of Jesus, The Christ!
I woke up thinking about the man who saw Jesus & could not sell all His worldly goods to come & follow Jesus. Ref: Mark 10:21 & Matthew 19:21
Did he not hear? Did he not See? Did he not comprehend the love God has for him? I wondered want happened after he turned and walked away from Jesus to all His stuff?
Certainly, he was never able to cherish his stuff like he once did! There is no way we can have an encounter with the Living Lord Jesus & not be changed!
Certainly, this man wrestled with his decision. And does the Bible tell the rest of that man’s story?
The encouragement the Lord is placing on my heart to SAY to us all who believe, is that none of us are perfect! But this happened & is written about so that we can learn from others mistakes.
Anything we place higher than Jesus in our life is an idol. IF we hold on too tight to this world, we will always have something to wrestle with.
Jesus left a Peace for us so wonderful that nothing in this world can compare, because God sends the blessings set before us & I just wonder how often we miss seeing the presence of God as we walk by?
Good deeds shine OUT of What?
Don’t good deeds shine Out of the DARKNESS? Darkness can not shine out of the Light. But LIGHT can shine OUT of the darkness!
LET is a powerful word, because let means we have a choice. Perhaps, in the DARKNESS, we don’t want to give up something we value for what we see before us?
What could this look like in our world today?
How do we follow Jesus? Doesn’t Jesus teach us we follow Him by doing His / our Father’s will?
Secret blessings honor God, as a pure heart seeks not credit from the world for all belongs to God anyway.
As God set the scene in the Bible, the blind man didn’t sin to be blind, he was blind so he could see and glorify God! Jesus told us that! Then, Jesus gave the man who received the Miracle instructions …
In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, …
WHEN WE SEE …
Matthew 5:16 King James Version (KJV)
16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Final Thoughts …
In Closing, there is so much here, yet the final thought the Spirit of the Lord is impressing on my heart of Jesus to say is this … Forgiveness leaves no room in our heart for revenge / nor ill-thoughts toward that person, because something Miraculous happens in Christ! Grace floods our heart!!! Forgiveness comes in us like a flood of living warm oil that frees a soul to let go of any control that UNforgiveness can have over us, a place Satan can steal our Peace, if we are unWise to what is really going on. The Holy Spirit we allow / LET control our heart is vital to our freedoms in Christ. God will give you a method, if need be to Reconcile Peace between believers. But, as far as unbelievers, they must first come to Christ to understand what forgiveness is all about. Release that forgiveness in the rightful Hand of Jesus, where there is nothing left for us to forgive, because Forgiveness has come for whosoever might believe.
Stay Blessed my Friends! Love in Christ is Powerful!
JESUS ALREADY DID IT ALL!
If you don’t know Jesus like this, Come! Come to the ONE who died for your sins, because God desires for you to come home to be with Him! Yes, my friend, there is forgiveness, grace and HOPE! Won’t you receive the Grace Jesus left for you? Peace, Joy, Freedom from sin and when you Receive this, you will never be the same! And, when you Come, STAY! Jesus loves you! We are praying for you; and when you come, please pray for us as well! There is more than what you see in front of you! Look up to the Heaven’s and know God has known you since BEFORE you were even born! God loved you and knew the choices you would make! Jesus loved you, because you needed His Love So … Now, all that is left, is for you to come and receive the Mercy and Grace that God has waiting for you. Believe in your heart that Jesus is Raised from the Dead; and Confess with your mouth, Jesus is your Lord. God will hear you no matter how you say it, because God looks at and knows the value of your heart!
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TILL NEXT TIME!
“GRACE AND PEACE TO YOU FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST (2 Corinthians 1:2, NIV).”
Love in Christ,
Karen Rowe
“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!”
Personal Revelation Life Verse: 1 John 4:16And 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. (HCSB)
Thank you Jesus!
Holy Spirit you are welcome here!
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