Our Prayer for Today.

 
 Thought For Today April  8
Our Prayer for Today.
By :Robert A. Searles

    Our sincere prayer for today and every day ought to be - "That we walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear son: in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins. Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature." Colossians 1: 10-15.

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Ask and receive!

Thought For Today - April 7 
Ask and receive!
By: Robert A. Searles

    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh  findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him" Matthew 7: 7-11.

    We can go to our heavenly father and ask for whatsoever we need, and we can be assured that he hears us, and will grant our request, if in his wisdom, he knows it is for our good and his glory,.

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Righteous or Wicked?

 Thought For Today - April 6
 Righteous or Wicked?
By: Robert A Searles

    "Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe to the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths." Isaiah 3: 10-12.
 
    Is this not true today in the world, and in our  country, and in our homes, that children are our oppressors, and that women have the rule over us? This was never intended by God to be. God's plan for a happy and harmonious life is for children to be in subjection to their parents, and to be brought up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, and for wives to lovingly follow the leadership of godly husbands or fathers. The situation in our homes and country today is, I believe, partially the judgment of God on those who have wickedly fallen away from him.

    Verse 16 to the conclusion of Isaiah chapter 3 describes the revealing, haughty attire, and attitude of women in the world at the time it was written, but it also is descriptive of many today.. Instead of being loving wives, and mothers and sweethearts,  they are in many instances, scheming, arrogant, and  boldly  aggressive.

    "Moreover the Lord saith, because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts. In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, the chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings, the rings and the nose jewels, the changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and the wimples, and the crisping pins, the glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vales. and it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness, and instead of a stomacher a girdling of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty. Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy might in the war. and her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground." Isaiah 3: 16-26.

    Could this be a warning for us today as well as it was in Isaiah’s day?

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Washed in the Blood

 Thought For Today -April 5
 Washed in the blood!
By: Robert A. Searles

    "Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do well; seek  judgment,  relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord, though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: but if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it,." Isaiah 1: 16-20.

    The only effective washing that is available to us to make us clean in God's eyes, is the washing, by faith, in the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Only by the shedding of blood is there remission of sins. Only the blood of Jesus Christ is accepted by God for this purpose. The shed blood of Jesus Christ is the propitiation for the sins of all who will believe. God has not left us helpless. He has not placed demands on us for holiness without giving us the means to be holy. He has said, "come, let us reason together". He has offered to wash us in his own blood by faith, and forgive all our sins and make us clean. If we are obedient to his call, then we will enjoy all the joy and happiness and blessing that God has in store for us. We shall eat the good of the land, but if we refuse and rebel, we shall be destroyed, and we can blame no one but ourselves for not obeying the voice of God when he has spoken.

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Meet with God in the Morning!

 Thought For Today April 4
 Meet with God in the Morning!
By: Robert A. Searles

    "Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant." Psalm 143:8-12.

    What better way could there be for each of us to begin each day than to meet alone with God in the quietness of our secret chamber.  Begin the day with worship, and praise to God, and ask him to speak to us through his word, and by the Holy Spirit, and let us sense his love and concern for us. If we ask in faith, and sincerely desire that for which we ask, he will show us the right paths, and the right and proper things for us to do today. Our enemies are spiritual in nature, principalities and powers in high places, eager and ready to destroy us, and to rob us of our joy and happiness; but God will deliver us from all of them if we but ask and believe. God will show us what he wants us to do each day to serve him and accomplish his purposes.

    When we meet with God the first thing in the morning, we are quickened, or made alive in the spirit and given new energy and strength for the day, and we are more aware of God's grace, and forgiveness , and provision.  Meeting with God the first thing each and every day is the secret of a successful happy, fruitful life, pleasing to God.

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Victoy in Christ

 
Thought For Today - April 3
 Victory in Christ!
By: Robert A. Searles

    "Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive against me, fight against them that fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the Lord chase them. Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them." Psalm 35: 1-6

    When we become Christians by admitting our sin, and receiving Christ as our Savior, we are born again into God's family, and we immediately enter a combat zone. We face enemies that we never had to face before. Enemies whose commanding officer is Satan himself. We must constantly draw from God our father our strength and help to combat our enemies. Christ our captain will lead us to victory if we dedicate ourselves to him and trust him.

How often when we pray, do we ask for protection from our enemies ?  Do we realize that we have enemies, and do we understand just who and what our enemies are? There are multitudes of unseen, invisible personalities, and powers all around us. Principalities and powers in high places. These are our enemies. They would seek to make the Christian miserable and unhappy, and consequently unproductive in the service of God. Our father has promised us protection from our enemies. He is greater than all our enemies, and his abundant grace is more than sufficient to sustain us in the battle against our foes. Let us ask and allow our Lord to take hold of shield and buckler with us, and stand up for us against our enemies. With him we are more than conquerors through him who gave himself for us.

"All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?" Psalm 35: 10

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Choose Life

Thought For Today - April 2
Choose Life!
By: Robert A Searles

    "Enter ye in at the strait gate; for wide is the gate, and broad the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be that go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Matthew7: 13,14.

    If we are saved, and if we know that we are saved and on our way to heaven, stop and think of just how fortunate and blessed we are. Of all the multitudes of people in the world, we are among the few who are saved and have heaven and the paradise of God to which we can look forward.
  
Most people who have been born into this world, and there are multitudes, both dead and living, who have walked the broad highway of death and eternal destruction, and will spend eternity in hell, having neglected, and rejected God's offer of forgiveness and salvation. How precious we ought to esteem the grace of God that has been extended to us through the Lord Jesus Christ! How we ought to treasure this great inheritance we have in Christ!

 Relatively few people have received it, although God is not willing that any should perish, and his grace is extended to all who will hear and respond to his call. Blessed are all those whom God has caused to be born into the family of God, and entered the narrow gate that leads to eternal life. How great is our God, and how great and how precious is our salvation!


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