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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Speak To God!


 Thought for Today - July 9, 2025
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, acknowledging his rule and sovereignty 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 fortress 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 who 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.
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Monday, August 21, 2023

A Prayer for Help


Thought for Today - August 21, 2023
A Prayer for Help
By: Robert A Searles

"Unto thee will I cry ,O Lord my rock; be not silent to me, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.  Hear the voice of my supplication, 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 endeavours: 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 supplication.  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 forever." Psalm 28: 1-9.

God is my rock, and I must hear from him the first thing every morning lest I become like them that wander thru  the day in darkness and stumble and fall into the pit of sin.

When we cry out to God in the sincerity of our heart, God hears our supplication.  He shines light on our way, and shows us the way we are to travel thru the day.  When our hearts are made clean and our minds are stayed on him, we will not be drawn away  with the works of iniquity.

Praise be to God who promises  always to hear our prayers and supplications and provide us with the strength and fortitude necessary to overcome  all the forces of evil that come against us.  This assurance  ought to cause us to go forth today rejoicing and liftig up our hands in praise to him, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

Acceptable Sacrifice


 Thought for Today -  August 19, 2023
Acceptable Sacrifice
By: Robert A. Searles

      “Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing.” Psalm 107: 21, 22

      “I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. This shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.” Psalm 69: 30, 31

      An ox or a bullock offered upon an altar as a sacrifice to God is something that can be seen and touched, and something that seems to be real in the earthly sphere of things, and it is probably quite costly to the owner or the person offering it; however, God has said that he values more highly than the ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs, the praise and gratitude from the heart of his people.

      God said that love is the more perfect way.; Good works, good deeds, good morals, sacrifice, all these things that man can offer up to God are abominations, and a stench in God's nostrils unless they are genuinely motivated by love and praise and thanksgiving.

     Just to be talking about God, and to be doing things that pertain to God, and to be all wrapped up in some service for him in the name of God, is not enough by itself. Martha was busy about many things, she was so wrapped up in doing things, that she had little time for the Lord himself. Jesus did not say that Martha was completely wrong in doing, but he did say that Mary had chosen the better part. What was the better part? The better part was to sit at his feet and worship him, and listen to his teaching, and love him and show her gratitude, praise, and thanksgiving, by washing his feet with her hair.

      The acceptable sacrifice to God is love and gratitude to God. Jesus said: “Thou shall love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy mind and all thy soul.” Our love of God will cause us to put everything else aside and make the Lord truly the Lord of our lives, and seek him first in all things, and trust him for all our needs.

      God will not fail us if we truly trust and believe his word. If we will be preoccupied with God – God has promised that all our needs will be met and that our hearts wil burst forth with new wine. Let us pray that God will help us individually and together to offer the right kind of sacrifices to him, which is the best of our time, the best of our life, the first fruits of all our increase, the first part of every new day, and live in such a way that we will be a testimony to all people that we rely wholly on God, and not our own efforts, nor our own wisdom.
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Friday, August 18, 2023

Safe And Secure!

 

 

 Thought for Today - August 18, 2023

Safe And Secure!  

  By: Robert A. Searles

      Christian, do you have a sense of safety and security that accompanies you at all times wherever you are or whatever you are doing? If you are a Christian, a child of God, having been born again into the family of God by placing your faith and trust in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, you can have this sense of security because the Lord is your shepherd, and you are the sheep of his pasture. If you will believe it, you can go through the day, and lay your head on your pillow at night with the full assurance that - “goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life; and that you will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23 ; 

 Once saved, then forever sealed and kept by the Holy Spirit so that you need never again fear being lost and separated from God, although at times, because of disobedience, you may be out of God's fellowship because of disregard for God's word. 

 We like sheep sometimes wander from the fold, but the faithful shepherd will leave the ninety and nine and go after the wandering and wayward sheep to return him to the security of the fold. You need not be fearful of the prosecuting attorney, your accuser before the throne of God (Satan, the devil), for you are passed from death unto life, and though guilty of sin, you are blameless because -”there is therefore now no condemnation to them that be in Christ Jesus.” Your judgment is past. The penalty for your sins and mine having been paid by Christ our Lord. Child of God – redeemed of the Lord – joint heir of Christ, you and I can declare;" I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23 

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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Our Record Is In Heaven.


Thought For Today - August 17, 2023
Our Record Is In Heaven.
By Robert A. Searles
 
      “O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from them that  persecute me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver." Psalm 7; 1,2
 
      . Who is he that would persecute me, and tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces? He that the scripture says goeth about as a lion seeking whom he may devour: Satan and his evil demons.
 
      "Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end: but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins." Psalm 7: 9
 
      When our enemy and accuser, Satan goes before God to accuse us and persecute us as he did with Job of old, can we confidently say that God trieth our hearts, and finds us right and justified with him? Can we have the assurance that our record  in heaven is clean, and that our defense is of God? This can only be so when we have believed in our heart and confessed with our mouth that Jesus Christ is the virgin born son of the living God, that he voluntarily went to the cross and was crucified, died, was buried and rose again the third day to pay the penalty for our sin.
 
      Believe on the Lord  Jesus Christ, confess your sins, ask him for forgiveness, and God's Word tells us that when we believe and trust Christ we are justified before God and we have a clean record in heaven, and "no weapon formed against us will prosper" 
 
     "My defense is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death, he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors." Psalm 7:10-13
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Rest in the Lord.


Thought For Today -  August 16, 2023
 Rest in the Lord.  

 By: Robert A. Searles

 
      "Take heed, brethren lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. "Hebrews 3: 12, 13.
      Unbelief is evil. It is not of God. When we believe not the word of God it is equivalent to departing from the living God. God has said, "lo I am with you always. I will never leave you nor forsake you." If we refuse this promise, it is the same as turning our back on God. We need to encourage one another daily to believe God. It is so easy, when we are alone in the world to be deceived by Satan to believe his lies rather than the truth of God. Therefore, we need to exhort one another daily lest we be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. If we would only learn to believe and trust God in reality and not just in theory, we would truly experience the peace of God which passes all human understanding. We are made to be partakers of Christ. God wants us to be overwhelmed with peace and joy, but we deprive ourselves, and cheat ourselves when we refuse to believe. To enter into the rest of God for everything from salvation, to our daily needs, is a tranquil harbor in which to winter; but most of us are tossed to and fro on the stormy seas of life because we do not enter into his rest because of unbelief.
       "Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them; but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, as I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the  foundation of the world." Hebrews 4:1,2,3.
      Rest in the Lord. Trust the everlasting arms of God to hold you up, for underneath are the everlasting arms. Believe the word of God, first of all for salvation, then for all the other things that are needful and desirable. As God has promised to give us freely all things that we have need of: - grace for living; grace for dying; food for the body, as well as food for the soul. He gave us a house (our body) to live in here on earth, and a mansion in which to dwell in heaven. He came to earth that we might enjoy a more abundant life here on earth, and eternal, everlasting life in the world to come. Will not he who first of all gave us his only begotten son to die for us, give us through him all things that are good and wonderful? We have all these precious promises of God given to us, but unless we mix these words with faith to believe, they profit us nothing. Be a believer. Believe not every doctrine that comes along, but believe the word of God, for the word of God has been tried and tested throughout the ages. It has been tried in the fire of controversy and has come forth as pure gold. By mixing the word of God with faith, the word becomes profitable to us, and by faith and believing we enter into God's eternal life and enjoy the wonderful bliss that no other creature can know,- that of complete confidence and rest in the knowledge of the love of God for us.

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Fear Not Man!

 

 Thought For Today – August 15, 2023
Fear Not Man!  

  By: Robert A. Searles

     “The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.  Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment cometh from the Lord.” Proverbs 29: 25, 26.
     Some of us have more fear and regard for man  than we do for God.  This is what hinders us as Christians from taking the  stand that we ought to take for godliness and morality in our home, our communities, and our nation.
     Some of us are more concerned that we will be “politically correct” and appealing to men than that we will be grieving the Holy Spirit when we do not speak up against all that we know to be contrary to the laws and commandments of God.  Some of us have more regard for the creature than we have for the creator.  Some of us would not do some of the  things that we know is contrary to the perfect will of God if it were not for the fact that we do not want people to think that we have gone off the ”deep end” and become fanatics and “odd balls”.
     The fear of man is bondage and slavery.  Obedience to God and trust in him is true freedom.  Why should we care what men do to us, or think about us if  we have the assurance that we can stand alone in our closet and be justified before God?  The fear of man keeps us from giving our all to God, or becoming “fanatics”, if you prefer.  The fear of man keeps us from taking a firm stand against immorality, and prevents us from publicly declaring that  this is wrong, and that  is right, according to  the Word of God.  The fear of man keeps us from putting God first in all our thoughts and deeds.
     “The fear of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his trust in The Lord shall be safe.” Proverbs 29: 25.
     Peter said by inspiration of the Holy Spirit:  “We must obey God rather than men.”
     Jesus said: “ Fear not him who can destroy the body, but fear him who has the power to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
     “Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his  nostrils: for wherein  is he to be accounted of?” Isaiah 2: 22.
     We Christians ought to covenant with God and with each other that we will not fear men, but we will fear and obey God in all things regardless of what ungodly men may say or think.  Lets preserve ourselves, our homes, our communities, our churches, and our nation from the so called “politically correct” philosophies of ungodly men.

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