No Strange Gods!

 Thought For Today - June 9
 No Strange Gods!
By: Robert A Searles

    "Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee: O Israel, if thou will hearken unto me; there shall no strange god be in thee; neither  shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it." Psalm 81:8-10.

May it be said of us that there be no strange Gods in our lives. Let us always remember it was the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, and the God of Israel - the father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who saved us. He called us unto himself and set us to dwell in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

    Strange gods are not necessarily only the ones we more often think about such as stone statutes or wooden idols, false religion, humanism; but strange gods can be little insignificant things that can keep us from meeting with God, and having fellowship with him, such as comforts of the flesh, petty habits which we refuse to abandon, things we put our trust and confidence in other than God.

When we cast aside all other objects of worship and leave off the petty things that rob us of the blessing and fellowship of God ,and wait patiently for the Lord, then the Lord is faithful to subdue our enemies and feed us with the finest of the wheat, and with honey out of the rock. If we will open our mouth wide, even as the young bird in the nest, then the Lord promises to fill us with his blessings.

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Dwelling On High!

 Thought For Today - June 8
 Dwelling On High!
By: Robert A. Searles

    You may say to me that I have my head always in the clouds, in another world, as it were. Well, why not? A child of God is provided with a private resort where he can enjoy a perpetual vacation away from the cares and troubles of the world.

    "In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape. Incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, where unto I may continually resort: thou has given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress." Psalm 71:1-3.

    At what point in our lifetime did we loose ourselves from the hand of God, and take our own life into our own hands, and worry about ourselves and our welfare?

    "Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and thy honor all the day. Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.." Psalm 71: 8,9.

    "But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof." Psalm 71:14,15.

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Blessed is He That Considereth the Poor!

 
  Thought For Today - June 7
  Blessed is He That Considereth the Poor!
 By: Robert A. Searles

    "Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness." Psalm 41: 1-3.

    "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen." Psalm 41: 13.

    If we wish for God to answer our prayers and deliver us in time of trouble, then we need to cease complaining and being covetous, and realize that there are others who are far more needy than we; and we need to be willing to share our abundance with them so that they might be helped. When we meet the needs of others, we are investing in God's help for us. He will preserve us and keep us alive and protect us from all our enemies, and lengthen the span of our life, and strengthen us in our infirmities .
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A Privilege to Serve Christ

 
Thought For Today -June 6
 A Privilege to Serve Christ!
By: Robert A. Searles

    "And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry; who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor , and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in un belief. And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. This a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief." 1 Timothy 1: 12-15.

    What a privilege and an honor it is for any one of us who by nature are sinners and blasphemers of God, to be chosen and called of God, and placed in a ministry for his honor and glory.
 
To preach or teach the word of almighty God is the highest calling in the universe, and to assist others to preach or teach the word of God is equally a high calling of God. Not that we should be puffed up and proud; but that we should humbly thank God that we can work together for him as his servants, for his glory.We can all say with Paul as in verse 15 of 1 Timothy 1: "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world t save sinner; of whom I am chief."
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Thought For Today - June 4
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit!
By: Robert A. Searles

"Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily." Psalm 86: 1-3.

God loves us and wants to provide for all our needs. We have the privilege of calling on him and laying our burdens on him; but we must surrender all to him, and trust him completely, and truly desire his will for our lives. God will not help the person who is self sufficient, or thinks he is, one who has no need for anything, or anybody. We must recognize our depravity and sin, and receive Christ as our sin sacrifice and Savior before we can receive God's help and blessing.

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The Fall of Evil !

Thought For Today -  June 3
The fall of Evil !
By: Robert A. Searles

    In 1 Samuel chapter five: we are told that during battle with Israel, the Philistines had captured the ark of God, ( which represented the very presence of God to Israel), and carried it away to the temple of Dagon, their false God. When they arose in the morning they found that Dagon had fallen on his face before the ark of the Lord. Why of course, how could that which is false and evil, stand before that which is true and holy? Worshippers of Dagon restored their god to its' former place in the temple, and again on the morrow, the idol had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold, only the stump of Dagon was left of him.

    "Therefore, neither the priest of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coast thereof. and when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said: the ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us and upon Dagon our God." 1 Samuel 5: 5-7.

    Just as the wickedness and sin of the world is an abomination and grievous to the true born again children of God, so likewise, the things of God are an abomination and grievous to the evil doers of the world and worshipers of devils. God in the midst of an unregenerate world, or even in the life of an unsaved individual, means nothing but guilty consciences, the wrath of God laying heavily upon him , and anguish. This is why God is expelled from government, politics, public schools, and every public event. Those who are guilty of denying God cannot endure anything that reminds them of the presence and power of God. 

    We see, however, the things of God triumphant in the end, and always victorious over evil. As Dagon was destroyed, so shall all that is evil be destroyed by the almighty power of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Walk With the Lord Today !

 
    never forget the miracles and the pure and perfect ,righteous, holy life style of our Lord. It is good to remember that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us, took our sins upon himself, and bore our iniquities: his blood the only cleanser of our sin and guilt.

 
    It is good to reflect and remember, but we must not stay in the past. We must consider where we are today in our relationship with him. We must be constantly in communication with him today to know his will and get instruction for our daily activities.  He has promised that from heaven he will hear our prayers, accept our praise, and provide for all our spiritual and physical needs.

 
    Let us learn to keep our minds and our hearts stayed and focused on him, and walk in the spirit, and grow in wisdom and grace. He has promised to keep us in perfect peace when our minds are stayed on him.  

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