Where Do We Live and Have Our Being?

 

Thought for Today - June 13, 2024

Where Do We Live   and Have Our Being?

By: Robert A .Searles

This precious promise is valid only for those of us who have believed and been born again into the family of God by confessing our sin and accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. And have established our residence and permanent  habitation  in our father's house in Heaven.  Yes, we abide in the natural realm in our physical bodies here on earth for a while, but God in his grace and mercy, once we are saved, makes it possible to live in our physical bodies here  on earth  and to dwell in both the natural  and the spiritual realm  at the same time.   We are made in the image of God with body, soul,and spirit.  Our bodies were provided for a temporary dwelling  here on earth, and our soul and spirit, the real us, for everlasting life with God in heaven.  

How can we be dwelling in the secret place that God has provided for us under the shadow of his wings, so to speak, while in our bodies here on earth?  It is the work of the Holy Spirit who comes to live within us.  He is our comforter, our guide, our teacher, and friend, and he bears witness with our spirit that we are indeed the children and righteousness of God through Christ.  He gives us the mind of Christ And brings all our thoughts and imaginations into conformity with Christ, thus we can dwell and have our habitations in the secret place of the most high God and be safe evermore.

" He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation." Psalm 91

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Where Is Safety?

Thought for Today - June 12, 2024

Where Is Safety?

By: Robert A. Searles

      The safest place to be is in the center of the will of God; and to dwell in the secret place of the most high, and abide under the shadow of the almighty.

 

 There is no greater refuge or fortress than our blessed Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. If we put our trust completely in him, he is faithful and just to forgive all our sins, and to deliver us from all unrighteousness.

 

      Our enemy, Satan, is seeking to devour us and ruin our testimony. He sets traps for us, but when we hide beneath the “wings”, as it were, of our heavenly Father, we are protected, and the Word of God is our shield and buckler.

 

      Many are lost all around us, and many are caught in Satan's traps. We see destruction all around us, but from the battlements of heaven, as it were, because we are in the high tower of our Lord's habitation.

 

 No evil can befall us, and no plague come nigh our dwelling, unless God so wills it for reasons we know nothing about.

 

      Our body guards are the angels, and they are under the strict orders of our heavenly Father to protect us and watch for our welfare. One cry or one whimper directed to God from one of God's children in distress is enough to set the whole host of heaven in an uproar, and set everything in motion for our rescue.

 

      “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the almighty. I will say of the Lord, he is my refuge and my fortress; my God in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou has made the lord, which is my refuge, even the most high, thy habitation, there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder, the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.” Psalm 91.

 

      If we want to be sure and confident of God's protection from the evils that are in the world, and all around us, we must change our place of residence from the world, to the secret place of the most high.

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                            Psalm 26: 7

Verse of the day

 “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:”1 Peter 1:8

⁵Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. ⁶Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:  ⁷That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ: ⁸Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: ⁹Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. ¹⁰Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: ¹¹Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

 

The Holy Bible – The Word Of God

 

 Thought for  Today - June 11, 2024

The Holy Bible – The Word Of God

By Robert A. Searles

To be adrift on one of the vast oceans of the world, in nothing more seaworthy than a life boat, and with no compass, or sextant, no state of the art guidance system; and no instruction in seamanship, would be a deplorable and frightening situation and state of affairs.

All around us, nothing but the raging sea. Wherever we look in any direction, we can observe nothing but where the heavens meet the see on the horizon. If we should survive the dangers we face, how shall we find our way home? In what direction is home? We look and pray for a rescue vessel to spot us in our peril, and pluck us out of the boiling cauldron of the deep.

Ever since sin and evil entered the world , when the first woman, and the first man disobeyed God's instructions not to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, of good and evil, all of human kind, down through the ages has been set adrift on the spiritual sea of misery, temptation, sin, and damnation.

The sea rages, we are tossed to and fro, we are lost, battered, bruised, and without hope, until God in his mercy, provided us with a compass – a guidance system, and instruction, and sent a rescuer and redeemer to save us, and to raise us up from the angry waves which are about to swallow us up.

God provided us with a compass and guidance system which is always true and never fails to keep us on a straight course that will lead us safely home. “Forever O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119: 89 (KJV)

The bible – the word of God – The book of the ages – God's love letter to all mankind; every word is inspired by God, and delivered to his chosen servants so that all who will receive it will not be without hope and direction, on this perilous sea of life on which we all find ourselves.

How foolish it would be of us if we were literally drifting in a life boat on the ocean, and a rescue ship came along and offered to rescue us, and we would refuse to believe that they had come to help us and we spurned their offer.

The bible – the word of God is despised by the foolish among us. It is sad to realize that there are so many foolish people in the world today who despise the bible, and the help that almighty God has offered them, and would even ignore, and burn, and destroy it, and be without any spiritual compass or guidance system, only to eventually drift into a Godless eternity and find themselves in hell. Foolish indeed! “The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.” Psalm 14: 1,2,3

God would not have his highest creation alone in the world, and have no way of knowing who or what they were, or why they were here, or where they were going. No! God provided us with a book of instructions, called the Holy Bible, the word of God, to be our compass and guidance system, if you will, in this vast ocean of space, galaxies, planets, and especially here on planet earth, the home of mankind.

The bible, the word of God, written by men, for mankind, but was not conceived by men, but was given by the Holy Spirit of God, implanted in the hearts of holy men of God , by the inspiration of God, to be a light unto our pathway.

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” psalm 119: 105 (KJV)

“All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” 2 Timothy 3: 16 (KJV)

“For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man, but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” 2 Peter 1: 21 (KJV)

To successfully navigate the sea of life, and over come the billowing waves of sin, evil, hardships, grief, temptation, sickness, and death: and to ensure our safe deliverance to the heavenly shore, we need the bible – the word of God, the heavenly guidance system that a loving, merciful God has provided for his children- those who would surely sink and drown without it.

When we are following God's guidance to navigate on the sea of life, God's word is the food for our soul so that we will not hunger and starve, or be overtaken by sin and evil while we wait to be rescued.

The bible – the word of God, promises us that we have a sure and certain rescue if we will just believe and if we will remain steadfast in our faith. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” John 3: 16 (KJV) . Eat these words my friend, for your redemption draweth nigh..

“Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart; for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.” Jeremiah 15: 16 (KJV). “How sweet are thy words unto my taste, yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth' Psalm 119: 103 (KJV)

“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby. “ 1 Peter 2: 2 (KJV)

Dear Reader – The bible, the infallible word of God is the lighthouse which if trusted, will guide us on the turbulent sea of life, and encourage us to believe, pray, and listen to the Spirit of God, and believe his promise that we have a Savior who gave his life for us so that we might live abundantly here on earth, and have an eternal home in heaven. His name is the one and only Lord Jesus Christ.

I pray that whoever reads these lines will come to treasure the holy bible, above all other possessions, and be guided safely home.

 

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                            Psalm 26: 7

From Darkness Unto light!

 

Thought For Today - June 10, 2024

From Darkness Unto light!

By: Robert A. Searles 
Once I walked in spiritual darkness. I was blinded by the night around me. I could not see, I could not believe, and I had no hope. I was like the vast majority of people in the world today who walk in spiritual darkness and without any real purpose for living, and without hope. How great is that darkness which enshrouds the world in its thick cloud of evil and hopelessness and despair! How sad it is that so many who profess themselves to be wise in the wisdom of the world have become fools, and declare that there is no God! Some of those who are leaders in our government who claim to be highly educated , and possess great qualities of leadership, are walking in gross darkness and leading us astray.
"For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed." Isaiah 9: 16.
It seems that the great curtain of night has been drawn on this great land of ours. There are countless numbers of men and women, boys and girls, and young people who admittedly have no real joy, no hope, for anything better in their lives than a mere animal existence. They have been taught from birth to worship the gods of self, and money, and self esteem. Spiritual darkness causes many to stumble.
"The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble." Proverb 4: 19\

 
Those who are embedded in the darkness stumble over moral issues, and not being able to discern right from wrong, make wrong decisions concerning pro-choice, resulting in the murder of millions of unborn babies by abortion. Because of spiritual darkness, many have abandoned the traditional family values of one man with one woman united together by God in holy matrimony for life. Because of spiritual darkness, bible reading and prayer has been abandoned in the government schools system and replaced with armed guards necessary to prevent children from trying to solve their problems by killing one another.

How great is that darkness which covers our land when in the name of political correctness, the name of Jesus Christ is forbidden to be mentioned even on his own birthday, and our attention directed to some pagan god or goddess to honor them instead, and call it a happy holiday. Those who persist to walk in darkness do so because they love the darkness, and they love all the evil that is present in the darkness. Because of the darkness, some people would rather spend their time in a dark dingy barroom, crying over their beer, so to speak, than to be among those who have been snatched out of darkness and have entered into the light of eternal life.

. "But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness, if therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!" Matthew 6: 23 

 
"And this is the condemnation that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil." John 3:19. 

Mankind does not have to dwell in spiritual darkness and remain in the spiritual eternal night of evil and sin, for light has come into the world.

"The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shinned." Isaiah 9: 2. 

"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called wonderful, counselor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of peace." Isaiah 9: 6.

Jesus Christ is the light of the world. "In him was life, and the life was the light of men." John 1:4

Dear reader, if today you are dwelling in the darkness of spiritual night, if you have no joy, no peace, no hope for an eternal future in heaven with God, reach out to the one who came into the world to snatch us out of darkness, and receive by faith the great gift of love he has offered to all who will believe and trust him. This is what Christmas is all about. When we walk in the light as he is in the light we have new spiritual sight and we can see things the way he sees them, and we come to realize that he is not willing for us to remain in darkness, but to live forever in the glory of his eternal light. 

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Are You Saved?

 Thought for Today - June  9, 2024

 Are You Saved? 

  By: Robert A Searles

 Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Christ Jesus came into the world to save me, and Christ Jesus came into the world to save you. Are you saved? 

 If you cannot say with absolute assurance that you are saved and know for sure that you will go to heaven when you die, then it is absolutely true, according to the teaching of the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Bible, that you are still lost, and if you are still lost when you die, you will spend eternity in hell forever with all its' misery and torments, separated from all that is pure and lovely, and righteous, apart from the presence of God forever. 

The apostle Paul, writing to Timothy said: “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners: of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 1:15 \\

 If the apostle Paul declared himself to be chief of sinners, where does that leave each of us? This should convince each of us that we are lost and need a Savior.

We have a Savior provided for us if we will believe him; accept and believe his word when he, through the scriptures, warns us of our fate if we make the wrong choices concerning him. 

“As it is written, there is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.” Romans 3: 10-12.

 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3: 23. 

God in his love for us has offered us a remedy for this condition by offering to us by his mercy and grace, his own righteousness through Christ.

 “Therefore, by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe.” Romans 3: 20-22

 Otherwise: if we refuse God's offer of salvation through Christ – then -”The wages of sin is death. But the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6: 23.

 If we choose to receive wages for our sinful works, then we receive eternal death; but if we would rather rely on the free gift of God, and denounce our sinful works and our own righteousness as “filthy rags”, and acknowledge that Christ paid our sin debt with his blood and sacrifice for us, then we are freely given life eternal. 

 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deedes were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, that his deeds should be reproved; but he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought of God.” John 3: 14-21 

“He that believeth on the son hath everlasting life, and he that believeth not the son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.” John 3: 36.

 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. “ 1 John 1: 10. “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

 How about it? Are you saved? Will you choose life or death? Will you choose light or darkness? Will you choose Christ or the Devil?  Don't be deceived, if you do not choose to accept the love of Christ and his finished work on the cross for your eternal salvation, then you have automatically chosen the Devil and will be condemend with him in hell forever according to the word of God.  

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                                   Psalm 26:7 

 

God Fixes Things!

Thought For Today -June 8, 2024
 God Fixes Things!
By: Robert A. Searles
    God, our heavenly father, is a kind, loving father who takes great delight in his redeemed children whom he has reconciled to himself by the precious blood of his only begotten, beloved son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
    If we have been fortunate enough to have had a loving, kind earthly father here on earth, we know that we can run to "daddy", as it were, when we are afraid or in trouble, and he will rescue us. When our toys are broken, he will fix them. When we are afraid of the dark night, he will go with us.
Even better than we have ever known on earth, our heavenly father loves us with an infinite love that cannot be equaled. He who formed us from the dust of the earth, and breathed into our nostrils his own breath of life, will never forsake us. He will be there when we slip and fall to lift us up and set us back on our feet again. He is more than willing to forgive our sins when we acknowledge and confess them to him and ask for his forgiveness.
    We make many mistakes in the course of our lifetime. We commit many sins; we go down wrong roads. Sometimes our lives are all but destroyed; our hearts are broken; our bodies are near destruction. But, God our father is there to fix them, and he does fix all things for us if we will allow him to. He can and will turn our mourning into dancing and rejoicing for his glory and honor.
    "Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sack cloth, and girded me with gladness. to the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever." Psalm 30: 11,12.
God our father can and will fix our sick nation if we will allow him to do so.  We as Christians must rise up and be heard and not keep silent about things we know to be true and right.
All people, of all races, creeds, or color, and all life on earth or in heaven matter.
                             But!  
Jehovah God almighty matters most!
"Let the people praise thee, O God; Let all the people praise thee.  Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even  our own God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him." - Psalm 67: 5-7

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