Calling Sinners To Repentance

Luke 5:32, I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

1 John 1:7, But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:9, If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

1 John 1:10, If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.

God Can Only Calm Our Souls

Many times we are hurt and don’t know where to turn. In Matthew 23:37, we read Jesus saying how often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing! God cares for us as a mother bird protects its young. We often reject Christ’s help because we think He can’t give us what we need. Listen, my friends Jesus is our Creator, who alone knows our needs, helps us in our weakness and comforts us. Can we say as in Psalm 56:1, Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. My soul trusts in You! I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by. Know that, when life becomes hard, only a person’s relationship with His God can calm their souls.

Expect Good From God

We read in Isaiah 36 -37, Rabshakeh, spokesman for King of Assyria said that Hezekiah, king of Jerusalem could not save the city because they relying on Egypt would not guarantee success for Jerusalem. Also, God was against Jerusalem. Hezekiah made requests to God. God spoke through Isaiah to King Hezekiah, that God has heard how Assyrians have belittled God with idols who could not deliver. Today, when you are in problem know that the word of God is answer to our problems and receive the promises of God in faith. As written in Ephesians 3:20, now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. Let us not limit God in our thinking "God can't do it." God is God of impossibility. So, we can expect great things from Jesus, knowing that He will honor us in our trials.

Cast Your Burdens On The Lord

In Isaiah 37, we read an account of King of Assyria who threatened Jerusalem for two years. King Hezekiah of Jerusalem was fearful that his city will conquered by the Assyrians. But God spoke through Isaiah the prophet that the two years of trouble, they will be sustained by the spontaneous growth of the earth. In the third year, after King of Assyria left Jerusalem people could plant again. So, cast your cares on the Lord believing Jesus has solution to all our problem. In the meanwhile, we are sustained by God's strength in our weakness and faith in the word of God till we see victory over our problem. Can I hear "Amen!"?

Recognize Your Talents

Elizabeth George says, “Having a purpose, a goal, is one of the most dynamic forces in human nature. With purpose, a man or woman can accomplish amazing feats, achieve challenging goals, and persist through staggering difficulties. Without purpose, many people drift through life with little to show for their existence.”

Psalm 139:14 says, I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. You are valued treasure for God. Psalm 121:3 states, He will not allow your foot to be moved;

He who keeps you will not slumber. He is looking after you day and night.

Matthew 24:14, it is written, And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. Likewise, God has gifted us with different talents. In Matthew 24:23, His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ We have to recognize hidden treasure in us and utilize it in godly way.

Let us pray, "God, help me to identify talents, You have given me and let me not waste my talents, help me use to glorify Your name, Amen!"

Continue In The Word Of God

People respond differently to God’s messages. The fault is in the hearers not the word of God. Tribulation, persecution, worries of life or deceitfulness of the wealth choke the word. Those hear, understand and continue in the word of God is like good seed falling in good ground will be productive. As we meditate on His promises daily to bless us in the challenges of life. We will see the harvest in due time. Amen!

Jesus Redeemed Us

The kingdom of God pays the ultimate price to posses the pearl; the price God was willing to pay to redeem us. 1 Peter 1:18 &19, says knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. We can see that we cannot escape from sin and the consequences brought by sin that is death, curse, sickness or poverty. Jesus shed His precious blood through His death on the cross to redeem us. Then in, 1 Corinthians 6:20, For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. We know God redeemed us from all sins by the finished work of Jesus on the cross. Now our body belongs to God, we must live our life pleasing to God.

Jesus Came To Restore Us

A smoldering wick was useless for giving light. These can mean people considered useless by the world. In Matthew 12, we read Jesus saw a man who had a withered hand. And in order to accuse Him Pharisees, asked Him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" Jesus answered, “How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." Here, Jesus shows tender compassion towards the lost and restores people not hurting them. As written in Matthew 12:7, Jesus desires compassion and not condemnation. In Psalm 53: 6, God restores his people and people rejoice. So, we may feel that we are all alone, lost, even there are people who doesn’t understand us, be encouraged today because Jesus came to restore us.