Absolute Truth For All Generations

  Thought for Today -  December 17, 2022

Absolute Truth for all Generations

By: Robert A. Searles

 

“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” Psalm 100: 1-5 

 

One generation after another cannot come along and rightly say that the things of God which were true for our forefathers are no longer true for us today. God never changes, he is the same yesterday, today and forever. His law and his power is immutable. The principles which God gave to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And his people, Israel, and the principles which Jesus taught are as relevant for us today as they were when he taught them. People are at fault and in gross error when they adopt the attitude of permissiveness, and situation ethics is so prevalent in the world today. God changes not, and he expects his children not to be given to change as far as believing his truth and acting upon it is concerned.

 

 Just because God has allowed us to have technological improvements to make us more comfortable and more effective in serving him;and because he has allowed us to put aside the horse and mule, as it were and given us automobiles, planes, and computers instead, in no way implies that God has made of truth something different from what it always was and still is from everlasting to everlasting.We would all do well to abolish the idea of being “politically correct” and adhere to the teaching, and being obedient to the absolute truth of the word of God. God is steadfast and unmovable. Let us pray that he will keep us rooted and grounded in love and in truth, and stand our ground against the lies and wiles of the devil.

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                                       Psalm 26: 7

Cry Unto The Lord

Thought for Today - December 26, 2022
Cry Unto The Lord!
By: Robert  A. Searles

     “Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me; lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.  Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.  Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts.  Give them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of  their endeavors: give them  after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.  Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.  Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my  supplications  The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise him.,   The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.  Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.”  Psalm 28: 1- 9

     Have you noticed a small child when he wants something?  What does he do? He cries and throws a tantrum to his parents or to those who are in charge of him until he gets their attention and makes them become aware of his desires.  Sometimes he gets what he cries for and sometimes he doesn't; but the point is, he makes them become aware of his  desires. 

 God wants his children to cry unto him with hope and enthusiasm for the things that we need and desire.  We are to approach God as dear children.  The bible tells us that except we come as little children, we cannot approach God.

     Sometimes small children cry and throw tantrums and nag their parents for things that are good and right for them, and sometimes they nag for things which are wrong and bad for them.  It is up to the parent to decide what is best for the children, but the point of all this is that the small child has enough knowledge and faith and confidence in his parents to believe that his parents love him enough so that they will not ignore his crying and nagging.

     God honors our faith and confidence in him as a parent and he wants us to cry unto him and nag him, as it were, for  the things  that  we need and desire,, and as a wise God and father, he never ignores us but gives us those things which he knows are good and right for us.

 If we want to be built up and prosper, we must regard the works of the Lord and realize that  the universe is his.  He made it, and he has a perfect right to control it

     A parent gives a child protection when that child puts his faith and confidence in the tender mercies of his parents.  Likewise, God shields us and protects us when we come running and crying to him as a child.

  Jesus, in the garden, cried and cried to God in such agony that he sweat great drops of blood.  Jesus told the story of the man who was asleep with his family, and his neighbor came pounding on his door and nagging him.  He had to open the door because of his constant nagging.  Jesus likened this to God answering us if we are consistent and constant in prayer.  God answers those who believe  in him enough to keep pounding at his door and crying unto him like dear children.

     “And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh; and Moses cried unto the Lord because of the frogs  which he had brought against Pharaoh.” Exodus 8: 12

  “And the people murmured against Moses, saying, what shall we drink?   And he (Moses) cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a  statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them.,”Exodus 15: 24, 25

     “In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his heart.  Then the earth shook and trembled;  the  foundations of heaven moved and shook because he was wroth.” 2 Samuel 22: 7,8

  “The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.”  Psalm 34: 17

     “And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;....Exodus 3: 7

  Egypt is a type of the world in which we  live, surrounded by sin and corruption.  As God heard the cry of the children of Israel while they were in Egypt and delivered them, so he will hear our cry from our surroundings and deliver us.

     “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli,. Lama sabachthani ?  That is to say, my God,  my God,  Why hast thou forsaken me?”  Matthew 27: 46

  Jesus  thought it to be effective to cry aloud with a loud voice to God.  In the coming kingdom of God there will be no more need for  crying and nagging because our inheritance will be in our hands, and we will be in the presence of God. 

     “And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people; and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.” Isaiah 65: 19 

 “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the former things are passed away.” Revelations 21:4

     While we are  still here on earth, waiting for the return of the Lord, and waiting for his kingdom to come, what a privilege we have to come crying to God as his dear children.

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                                          Psalm 26: 7

Praise and Thanksgiving

Thought for Today - April 4, 2023

Praise And Thanksgiving

By: Robert A. Searles

“Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel.” Psalm 22: 23 (KJV)

To fear the Lord does not mean that we are afraid of God as some one who is out to get even with us or to catch up with us and take vengeance upon us. If we have sought the redemption offered to us by the Lord Jesus Christ, then we are the children of God by adoption, and we can enter into a wonderful relationship and fellowship with God. To fear God means to be fully aware of his great

power, and omnipotence, and his right to rule the universe; it means that we recognize ourselves as helpless creatures on this ball of earth, and that we are completely dependent upon the spirit of God to guide us and lead us in right paths.

When we approach the throne of God and the mercy seat, we ought to come before God with fear and trembling, in the sense that we realize that we can enter God's presence only by his grace, and only after a terrible price was paid for our redemption, namely, the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. We ought to come before God, uplifting the name of Jesus. Our chief purpose ought to be to praise God, and glorify him.

God is spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit. God is a rewarder of all those who diligently seek him. Many times we fail to worship God properly. We ought to be absorbing the essence and spirit of God  as a sponge absorbs water, so that when God sees fit to squeeze us a little,

his spirit will be poured out on others through us like water pours from a saturated sponge.  Most of the time that we are in prayer or fellowship with God ought to be in praise and it ought to glorify his name. All the host of heaven are watching and listening to see if God is glorified in us. We ought to always

lift up the name of Jesus; praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise God for salvation; praise God for life everlasting; praise God for our homes; praise God for each others companionship; praise God for the fellowship of the Holy Spirit; and praise God for opportunity to serve.

“Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.” Psalm 33: 1 (KJV)

“Praise ye the lord: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.”

Psalm 147: 1 (KJV)

“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalm 34: 1 (KJV) 

 

“O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.” Psalm 34: 3 (KJV)

 “Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me, and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.”Psalm 50: 23."

  “Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: sing forth the honor of his name: make his praise glorious.” Psalm 66: 1,2 (KJV)

 “Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp (out in the

world) bearing his reproach. For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come. By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.” Hebrews 13: 13, 14, 15 (KJV)

Then following praise and worship and thanksgiving, comes service. “But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” Hebrews 13: 16 (KJV)

 

  Thought for Today - January 10, 2023
Use The Tongue Wisely!
By: Robert A. Searles

     “I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not  with my tongue:  I  will  keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.  I was dumb with silence.  I held my peace, even from good and my sorrow was stirred.  My heart was hot within me.  While I was musing, the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue.  Lord make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is, that I may know how frail I am.” Psalm 39: 1-4 (KJV).

     We must be careful as to what we speak with our tongue.  The tongue is one of the chief instruments which Satan uses to cause us to sin.  On the other  hand  the tongue can be used as an instrument of praise to God, and sound instruction and admonition to our fellowmen.  The psalmist promised himself that he would bridle his tongue and keep silence, but he was so overwhelmed  with the truth of God's word that while he thought on these things, the fire burned within  him and he was compelled to speak.

     We need to listen to God's word and be so overwhelmed with the truth that he reveals to us, and the desire to share his truths with others,  that the fire burns within us until we use our tongue to speak right things.  We need to speak only those things that God would have us to speak, especially to the unsaved.  We are obligated to use our tongue to defend the faith and to teach the gospel, and win souls to Christ.

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                                           Psalm 26: 7

Create In Me A Clean Heart

Thought for Today - May 27, 2023
Create In Me A Clean Heart!
Robert A. Searles

“Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash  me, and I shall be whiter than snow.  Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.  Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.  Create in me a  clean heart, O  God, and renew a right spirit within me.  Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.  Restore unto me the joy of thy  salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.  Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.  Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O  God, of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.  O lord open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.” Psalm 51:7-1.

Bad odors rise up from a dirty and cluttered basement.  Likewise, bad attitudes and negative ideas germinate in the depth of the heart of people whose minds have not been thoroughly purged of the residue of former things that were contrary to the will of God and not pleasing to Him.  The bible tells us  that  we need to have the inner man,  or our heart of hearts, (our subconscious mind), renewed and washed daily in order to be rid of the bits of sin that so easily beset us and cause a bad stench to rise up from within us, and cast a bad reflection on the works of God. We need to take a bath, as it were, in the word of  God daily, and ask God to wash us  with the water of his word and make us clean, and create  in us a clean heart. and a pure mind.

A Tree 0f Life

Thought for Today - June 5, 2022
A Tree Of Life  -  By: Robert A. Searles

     “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.”  Proverbs 11:30 ,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
      We see a tree growing in the midst of other trees, and we can usually determine what kind of a tree it is by examining the fruit which it bears.  How refreshing, and restoring it would be if we were travelers in the wilderness, and suddenly came upon a tree with fruit which we could eat.

    The verse says:  “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.”  Are we like a tree planted in the vineyard of our God?  Are we one of those that be planted in the house of the Lord, and are we flourishing in the courts of our God?  Are we a tree called “righteous”?

   “The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.  Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.  They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing”. Psalm 92: 12-14 (KJV).

     Righteous trees that are flourishing in the courts of God shall still bring forth fruit in old age.  Is the fruit that we are bearing, life giving, and life sustaining to travelers who pass our way?  The scripture says that the fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.  Will someone live and be sustained, and grow because they have eaten of our fruit today?  Are we truly a tree of life?  Are we truly soul winners?  He that winneth souls is wise.

     Let us examine ourselves and see if we are indeed righteous, not that we are righteous in our selves, but that we have been made righteous by the finished work of Christ.  And let us examine ourselves and see if we are indeed planted and flourishing in the courts of our God.  We cannot abide long as a branch unless we are  firmly attached to the root which is the Lord Jesus Christ.

  What kind of fruit are we bearing?  Is it eatable to a hungry soul that may come our way today?  Jesus said that a branch that bears no fruit is good for nothing and is cut off and thrown away, but even the branch that does bear  fruit, the husbandman purgeth and pruneth it so that it  might bear more fruit.

     May it be said of us that we are righteous trees, growing in the courts of God, and that our fruit is a tree of life, and pray that we will still bring forth fruit in old age. 

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                                                          Psalm 26:7

Speak to God

 Thought for Today - March 8, 2023
Speak to God
By Robert A. Searles

     “And  David spake unto the Lord the words of  this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:  And he said, the Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; the God of my rock; in him will I trust:  he is my shield and the horn of my salvation my high tower, and my refuge, my Savior; thou savest me from violence.” 2 Samuel 22: 1-3

  David spoke unto the Lord and sang songs of praise and thanksgiving for God's deliverance from all his enemies, and for all his blessings.

     When we speak unto the Lord, what do we say to him?   Is he pleased with our salutation to him?  Do we approach him with respect and adoration, ackowledging his rule and sovereignity over us?  David acknowledged that he had won victories and was delivered from his enemies because of God's grace and love for him;.  His prayer and song of praise to God was in remembrance of all of God's favors and blessings.  He recognized that God was his fortresss and strong defense, and he called unto the Lord to tell him so.

     No battle is ever won with a multitude of men, or horses without God's protection.  No blessing ever comes to us unless God ordains it; and no salvation unless God chooses to save us, which he did when he sent Christ into the world to lay down his life for all wo would believe.  Nothing can harm us unless God allows it.

     We ought to speak to God in prayer the first thing in the morning.  When we speak to God, our first words ought to be words of thanksgiving and praise.  We ought to approach God as our Father and tell him that we remember when we were yet sinners, and without hope in the world, and that Christ Jesus came into the world to save us.  We called upon him and he answered us, and he did save us.

     What a great privilege God our Father has granted to us that through our Lord and Savior Jesus  Christ we have access to his throne of grace to speak with him when we are happy or, when we are sad; when we have plenty or, when we are in want; when we are in danger, or when we are safe; when we are sick or, in good health.

     Let us always remember that God is our rock, our fortress, our high tower, and call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised. 

“I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from mine enemies.” 2 Samuel 22: 4 (KJV).

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God's Promise of Everlasting Life

  Thought  for Today - March 25, 2023
God's Promise of Everlasting Life
By: Robert a. Searles

God has promised everlasting life to all who will believe him.  How wonderful if we could all have the sure confidence and assurance that Job of old prophesied.

 We can if we will confess, our sins, accept Christ as our Savior and the only way to God our Father, and place our trust and faith completely in his promises.

" For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:   And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me." Job 19: 25-27

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                                     Psalm 26: 7

The Secret Place

 Thought for Today - January 12, 2023
The Secret Place
By: Robert A.Searles

      As the hymn writers have expressed  it:  “There is a land beyond the river, that we call the sweet forever, and we only reach that shore by faith's decree.....” - author:  unknown

“There is a land that is fairer than day, and by faith we can see it afar.  Where the Father waits over the way, to prepare us a dwelling place there.....” -  author:  Sanford F. Bennett

“There is a garden where Jesus is waiting, there is a place that is wondrously fair.  For it glows with the light of  his presence, its  the beautiful garden of prayer.....” - author:  Eleanor Allen Schroll

     Faith is the vehicle which transports us and causes us to transcend the earthly realm of our material, natural existence in which we find ourselves with all the stress, and trouble, and woes of this life, to our secret vacation spot where no stress and trouble and woes can pursue us, a place which is known only to God and us; a secret place of quiet rest, where in the presence of God, there can be no evil, no sickness, no falsehood, no hypocrisy. 

 In that secret place we can enjoy a quiet restful  mini-vacation, as it were, each day even as we go about our daily activities.  If we will retire to our quiet place with God all during the course of the day, our joys will increase, our health will improve, stress will be less, and we will find ourselves more effective in all that we do.

  As we commune with God the Father, and he directs our paths, only far away will we hear the noise of strive falling upon our ears.  We will hear only, but none of these things can move us because we will be dwelling in “Beulah Land”.

     “Be thou my strong habitation where unto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress.” Psalm 71: 3

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                                          Psalm 26: 7


    

Bread In the Wilderness

 Thought for Today - December 23, 2022
Bread In The Wilderness
By Robert A. Searles

     After the children of Israel had left Egypt under the leadership of Moses, they wandered in the wilderness for forty years because of their unbelief and disobedience, whereas, if they had believed and obeyed God, they could have immediately inherited the promised land.  Nevertheless, God in his compassion and mercy provided for their needs in the wilderness. 

 He fed them by sending down manna from heaven, and they were told to  gather a certain portion for themselves for each and every day.  It could not be hoarded nor stored up.  If they tried to store up so they would not have to gather every day, they would find it spoiled and stinking.

     Likewise, God in his grace and compassion, has provided for us, manna, as it were, while we are wandering about in the wilderness of this world from the cradle to the grave.  The lord Jesus Christ is the heavenly bread which has been sent down from heaven to be our food and nourishment for each and every day.   We are told if we will meet with him before  the day begins, and eat his flesh and drink his blood by praying and meditation on his  word, that we  will have the nourishment we need to see us through the  day.  Abiding in him gives us eternal everlasting  life.  The more we gaze upon him, the more we become like him.  Look upon his holiness, his kindness, his confidence in God the Father.  Look upon his willingness to have the Father's will accomplished in his life.  Look upon his power in heaven and earth, look upon his  health.  Look upon him as our source, our beginning.  God's storehouse is brimming over with all that we will ever have need of, and he invites us to come and gather all that we want  or need today.

     “Then said they unto him, what shall we do, that we might work the works of God?  Jesus answered and said unto them, this is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.  They said, therefore unto him, what sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee?  What dost thou work?  Our fathers did eat manna in the  desert; as it  is written, he gave  them bread from heaven to eat.  Then Jesus said unto them, verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.  For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world.  Then said they unto him, Lord evermore give us this bread.  And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” John 6: 28-35

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                                             Psalm 26:7   

God's Promise of Forgiveness

  Thought for Today  - May 31, 2022
God's Promise Of Forgiveness
By: Robert A. Searles

     The question is asked - “Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord?, Or who shall stand in his Holy place?” Psalm 24: 3 (KJV).

  Since the fall of mankind in Eden, no one has been found to be qualified to stand in his own righteousness, before God, because the answer to this question, and requirement is - “He  that hath clean hands and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity; nor sworn deceitfully.  He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.” Psalm 24: 4, 5.

     Only one person has ever qualified to enter the gate of God's holiness, and he alone is righteous among men.  He alone has clean hands and a pure heart, and has not lifted up his  soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.  His name is Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ, the Messiah who came down from God.  He alone may enter, in his own righteousness, into the presence of God the Father.

     For God has declared that  there is none righteous.  “For as it  is written, there is none righteous, no not one.” Romans 3:10 (KJV)  “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of  God.” Romans 3: 23 (KJV)

The good news is, that there is no sin that God cannot or will not forgive if we will humble ourselves and by faith ask for his forgiveness.  Jesus, while feasting in the house of a Pharisee, forgave a sinful woman, who showed her faith and acceptance of him by washing his feet with her hair, and anointed them with precious ointment. See Luke 7: 36-50 (KJV).

  If we expect to be the recipient of God's mercy and forgiveness, we must not hold resentments and grudges against those who have trespassed against us, but we must be willing to forgive as God has forgiven us

    All of mankind carries a heavy burden on his shoulders, and that burden weighs him down,  and causes  him shame, and degradation, and if not removed, will send him to hell.  That burden on the shoulder of all mankind is sin.  Those who continue to carry that heavy burden of sin in their heart, can have no fellowship  with God. And since God created man to enjoy his fellowship,  and when a man's fellowship with his creator is not a fact of his life, then man is like the beast of the earth that perish. God is not willing that any should perish. He has provided a way by which all men and women, boys and girls, can  have the burden of sin removed from them, and their fellowship with him restored.

     Without God's fellowship, men and women, boys and  girls, perish;  families fall apart; nations and empires crumble.  It is almost impossible today to turn on the television or log on to the internet without seeing someone with a gun or weapon in his hand ready to kill, or to witness someone in bed with another person's wife or husband, committing adultery, or hearing filthy blasphemous words being broadcast for all to hear.  How could a Holy God have fellowship with that kind of trash?

     I fear for our nation that,  if it's people do not turn from their wicked ways and get back to the business of fellowship with God. who has made provision for,  all who will, to  accept his offer of salvation, that fearful judgements will fall upon us.  God is more willing to forgive than we are to be forgiven.  God has promised us forgiveness and restoration to fellowship with him if we will only accept his  terms.

     What are God's terms?  They are – to humble ourselves; pray; turn from our wicked ways; seek God; Then God is faithful to keep his covenant with men.  God hears; forgives sin; heals; the Lord is merciful, gracious, slow to anger; plenteous in mercy; he remembers sin no more; the lost are found and restored to fellowship with him.  God has provided forgiveness to all who will call upon him.and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

     A well known promise from the word of God which has been  repeated and quoted and preached many times, but is truly valid  for the salvation of our nation - “If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin, and heal their land.” 2Chronicles 7: 14 (KJV)

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1: 9 (KJV)

     “The  Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.  He will not always chide; neither will he keep his anger forever.  He hath not  dealt with us according to our iniquity.  For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.  As far as the east is from the west, so far  hath he removed our transgressions from us.”. Psalm 103: 8 -12 (KJV)

     “And they shalt teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, know the Lord; for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, sayeth the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity; and I will remember their sins no more.” Jeremiah 31: 34

     How wonderful for us to have God remember our sins no  more!  God has provided  a way that  his promise of forgiveness may be fulfilled through his only begotten son, the Lord  Jesus Christ.  Christ died for our sins according to the   scriptures, he was buried and rose  again the third day, according to the scriptures, he ascended into heaven-and is now our high priest interceding for us.  He will come again  at God's appointed time to restore all kingdoms and nations to himself.

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Psalm 26:7



 

Our Riches At Christ's Expense

Thought for Today - December 21, 2022
Our Riches At Christ's Expense
By: Robert A. Searles

     “For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.”  2 Corinthians 8: 9

     I wonder if we who call ourselves Christians have ever really contemplated the abundance of the love and grace of our wonderful Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who was infinitely rich and abounding in  all that he had created; he who had an inexhaustible supply of grace; and inexhaustible supply of love; and inexhaustible fellowship with God the Father, should put it all aside for awhile, and become the poorest of the poor for our sake, so that he would not  enjoy all the beauty and splendor and wonders of heaven without us.  He had no place on earth to lay his head so that we might have mansions in our father's house forevermore.  He became sin for us so that our sins could be forgiven.  He was separated from God the Father for a season so that we could be reconciled to God our father.forever.  He allowed himself to feel pain, suffer hunger, and experience death, so that we might experience the joy and the goodness of our Father's house. Oh! Let us consider the abundant riches of his grace in that he hath done all this for us, and let us be eternally grateful.

As we celebrate Christmas, and think and sing of the cute little babe in the manger, my we think on these things and be extremely grateful.  

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                                            Psalm 26:7

Pray For One Another

Thought for Today - December 15, 2022
Pray For One Another
By: Robert A. Searles

        “To Timothy, my dearly beloved son – grace, mercy, and peace , from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.  I thank God whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience  that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day.” 2Timothy 1: 2,3


    How should we pray for one another?  We ought to pray for each other as Paul prayed for Timothy – th..........................................................................................................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

at God would give to our beloved wife, or husband, or children, or parents, or friends, grace, mercy and peace.

 Grace – the unearned gifts from God, God's unmerited favor, undeserved forgiveness and pardon, unearned, and undeserved eternal  life, and undeserved provision for their moment by moment needs.

Mercy -  God's infinite compassion for us, that is - God not pouring out his wrath and judgments on us when he would be justified and righteous in so  doing, also, God's willingness to come more than half way to meet and greet the runaway prodigal and rebellious child, and welcome him back into the family.

Peace – that peace that only God can give to comfort our  hearts when we are in the center of his will, a sense of  well being, and knowing that everything is all right in our father's house, and so it is well with us who are his children.

     May we learn to pray for one another that God would grant his grace, mercy, and peace, even as Paul prayed for Timothy.

Telehelp Publications Christian Literature Ministry
                                            

                                           Psalm 26: 7