I you really keep the Royal Law

  If you really keep the royal law

In the book of James we read,

"If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbour as yourself," you are doing right."James 2:8.

If you are a Christian are you doing this. By this I mean showing Christian love as defined by the apostle Paul,

"Love is patient, love is kind. 

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  

It is not rude, 

it is not self-seeking, 

it is not easily angered,

 it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 

Love never fails....

And now these three remain: 

faith, hope and love. 

But the greatest of these is love."  

                                            1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13.

Is this truly the Love you show to those around you?

Please think about it.

Be wise in the way you act

  Be wise in the way you act

In the book of Colossians we read,

“Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.  

         Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:5,6.

One thing I find many Christians are not good at is being wise with regards to non-Christians.

Many Christians don’t communicate the gospel correctly. Rather than being graceful toward the non-Christian, they tend to want to force their faith on others.

We need to remember what Jesus said,

"Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Luke 6:31.

We need to think would I want someone to present their faith to me the way I am presenting mine to them?

Spent a few minutes in prayer asking God if you are presenting the gospel message in the right way?

Please think about it.

Devote yourself to prayer

  Devote yourself to prayer

In the book of Colossians we read,

"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Colossians  4:2.

Here’s a question for anyone who claims to be a Christian. Do you devote some of your time each day to prayer.

Think of it this way,

God gives you 1440 minutes in a day

Sleep takes up about 448 minutes,

Work and travelling to and from work takes up about 600minutes,

You are left with  360 minutes for yourself.

Are you willing to tithe some of those minutes.

Just 36 of them with God?

Are you willing to spend just 2.5% 

of all the minutes in a day God give you, 

with Him?

Please think about it.

Advice from Proverbs

 Advice from Proverbs

In the book of Proverbs we read,

"Get wisdom, get understanding; 

do not forget my words or swerve from them. 

Do not forsake wisdom, 

and she will protect you;

 love her, 

and she will watch over you. 

Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. 

Though it cost all you have, 

get understanding. 

Esteem her, 

and she will exalt you; 

embrace her, 

and she will honour you. 

She will set a garland of grace on your head 

and present you with a crown of splendour." 

                                                                  Proverbs 4:5-9.

Sadly too many people who claim to be Christians do not follow the advice here in Proverbs 4:5-9.

Their wisdom and understanding comes from the world around them. 

As believers in God. As believers in Christ Jesus, we should be looking to the scriptures for wisdom and understanding.

Thus the question become are you living by the wisdom of the world or the wisdom of God?

Please think about it.

My help comes from The Lord

  My help comes from The Lord. 

The Psalmist states,

"I lift up my eyes to the hills— 

where does my help come from? 

My help comes from the LORD, 

the Maker of heaven and earth.”

                                                  Psalm 121:1,2.

If you consider yourself a Christian, do you rely on your own strength to get you through from day to day? Do you only go to God when things start getting hard? When there is a crisis in your life?

As believers in Christ Jesus we should be looking each day to God to direct our paths. To show us what is right in His sight.

Are you doing this?

Please think about it.

Say to the world

  Say to the world

The Psalmist states,

"Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." 

The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; 

He will judge the peoples with equity. 

"Let the heavens rejoice, 

let the earth be glad; 

let the sea resound, 

and all that is in it; 

"let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. 

Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; 

they will sing before the LORD, 

for He comes, He comes to judge the earth. 

He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth." 

                                                                                                       Psalm 96:10-13. 

It is the Christians duty to say to the nations “The LORD reigns”.

It is the Christians duty to warn the world that God will one day judge the earth.

But note it is not the Christians duty to force our faith or try to have the government legislate our faith or any part of that faith on anyone.

Once people are presented with the Gospel of Christ it is up to them to decide if what they are hearing is true. 

As the late American Evangelist Billy Graham said,

“It is the Holy Spirits Job to Convict, 

God's job to judge

 and my job to love,” 

                        Billy Graham.

Please think about it.

Full of Good Works

  Full of good works

In the book of Acts we read,

"Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity." Acts 9:36.

Are you a Tabitha? Does your faith in Christ spur you on to do good works?

What acts of charity have you performed this week?.....This month?.... This year?

While there are some acts of Charity you can do alone. Why not get involved in your local church and ask them how you can serve God and those around you?

Please think about it.

What God asks of us

  What God asks of us

The Prophet Micah states,

“He (God) has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8.

If you consider yourself a Christian do you follow this command of God in all aspects of your life? Do the teachers, preachers, evangelist and politicians you support and listen to do what Micah is saying here?

Please think about it.

It is Good to Praise God

  It is good to Praise God

The Psalmist writes,

“It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, 

to proclaim your love in the morning 

and your faithfulness at night, 

to the music of the ten-stringed lyre 

and the melody of the harp.” 

                                                  Psalm 92:1-3.

Do you praise God with Music?

Do you praise God with instruments?

Do you prise God with the spoken word?

Do you think your do it enough?

Please think about it.

Who is your Shepherd?

  Who is Your Shepherd?

                 The Psalmist writes,

"The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. 

He makes me lie down in green pastures, 

He leads me beside quiet waters, 

He restores my soul. 

He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 

I will fear no evil, for you are with me; 

Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. 

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. 

You anoint my head with oil; 

my cup overflows. 

Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, 

and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever." 

                                                                                          Psalm 23.

Question: Is The Lord God Almighty truly the Shepherd of your life? 

Do you pray to Him each day? 

Do you give praise to Him each day?

Do you rely on God to guide you in good times and in bad?

Please think about it.

I will praise God Forever

  I will praise God forever

The Psalmist writes,

"I will praise you forever for what you have done; 

in your name I will hope, 

for your name is good.

 I will praise you in the presence of your saints."

                                                                                Psalm 52:9.

Question: If you consider yourself a Christian can you honestly say what the Psalmist is saying here?

Please think about it. 

There is no law against it

  There is no law against it.

    The apostle Paul writes

"But the fruit of the Spirit is

 love, 

joy, 

peace, 

patience, 

kindness, 

goodness, 

faithfulness,  

gentleness and self-control.... 

Against such things there is no law."  Galatians 5:22,23.

When people look at your life are they seeing these traits?

Please think about it.