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.

They will know you by this

 They will know you by this

Jesus said,

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:34,35.

When a person looks at the church you attend. When they look at the actions of those within the church both on Sunday and during the week, do they see love?

Is there true Christian love in the church you attend?

The apostle Paul defines Christian love as,

“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 the definition of love your church congregation live by?

Is this the definition of love you live by?

Please think about it.

Advice from the Psalmist

  Advice from the Psalmist.

The Psalmist writes,

"Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 

Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, 

keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. 

Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”

                                                                                  Psalm 34:11-14.

My question to anyone who considers themselves a Christian is, do you practice what the Psalmist is saying here?

Please think about it.

Let us make every effort

 Let us make every effort.

The apostle Paul writes,

So then, let us pursue what promotes peace 

and what builds up one another 

                                                                                       Romans 14:19 (CSB)

The New International Bible translates it this way,

“Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace 

and to mutual edification.”

                                               Romans 14:19.

Christians are called to do what they can to ensure peace. We are to lift others up not tear them down.

I think this can extend to not only other Christians but to those around us. The apostle Paul earlier in his letter to the Romans states,

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, 

live at peace with everyone.”

                                                           Romans 12:18.

Francis of Assisi wrote,

“Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace;

Where there is hatred, let me sow love;

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is discord, harmony;

Where there is error, truth;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, Grant that I may not so much seek

To be consoled as to console;

To be understood as to understand;

To be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;

And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.”

                                                                  Francis of Assisi

Are you doing your best to live at peace with not only other Christians but with those who are not Christians. Those who don’t believe as you do.

Please think about it.

Explanation not necessary

 Explanation not necessary 

In the book of Genesis we read,

"In the beginning 

God created the heavens and the earth." 

                                                              Genesis 1:1.

Here is a concise statement written to believers in God. And as such needs no explanation. 

Over the centuries believers have looked around and seen the hand of God. The Psalmist writes,

"The heavens declare the glory of God; 

the skies proclaim the work of his hands." 

                                                                   Psalm 19:1.

In the book of Job we read,

"He spreads out the northern skies over empty space; 

He suspends the earth over nothing." 

                                                        Job 26:7.

Even today as scientist study the world around us and the universe in which we live they are proving that everything is linked. From the smallest subatomic particle to the largest galaxy are all connected. 

Scientist say we are in the perfect place for life to exist as we know it.

Dr. Arno Penzias 1978 Nobel Prize winner in Physics

"Astronomy leads us to a unique event, a universe which was created out of nothing, one with a very delicate balance needed to provide exactly the conditions required to permit life and one which has an underlying (one might say ‘supernatural') plan." Dr. Arno Penzias

William Philips Nobel prize winning Physicist states,

I believe in God more because of science than in spite of it" William Philips.

Werner Heisenberg father of Quantum Mechanics Nobel prize in physics writes,

The first gulp from the glass of natural science will make you an atheist,

but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you" Werner Heisenberg.

Even Stephen Hawking one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century stated,

"It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun in just this way, except as the act of a God who intended to create beings like us,"

Now I say all this to ask you dear reader do you believe in God?

Please think about it.

Is it true?

 Is it true?

In the gospel of John we read,

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  

He was with God in the beginning. 

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  

In him was life, and that life was the light of men....

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. " John 1:1-4,14.

This is what a man that walked and talked with Jesus believed. He and Jesus’ other disciples believed that through Jesus all things were made.

If these men are lying then it is the greatest lie in all of history because close to three billion people around the world today believe it.

The question is do you believe the words above written by the apostle John a man who walked, talked and sat under the teachings of Jesus is true or a lie.

Please think about it.

With your mouth

  With your mouth

The apostle Paul writes,

"That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  

For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:9,10.

Many people calling themselves Christians are not. True they say Jesus is Lord but its just an intellectual belief. They don’t truly believe it in their heart.

So my question to you is; Do you deep down in your heart believe Jesus is Lord?

Please think about it.