LACKING PEACE?

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"But the wicked are like the tossing sea,

For it cannot be quiet,

And its waters toss up refuse and mud.

There is no peace, 'says my God, for the wicked."

(Isaiah 57:20,21 NASB)  

The "righteous" often have trials and tests.

But God gives them peace in the midst of 

the problems.

But if we are faced with the storms of life,

and have no peace, it is time to examine our

relationship to God almighty.

GOD DOES NOT DWELL WITH PEACOCKS

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God does not dwell with peacocks,

or for that matter, banty roosters either.

You have met them, people who are as proud

as a peacock or as cocky as a banty rooster.

Most of us do not even like being around someone

like that.  Guess what.  God does not either.

"GOD IS OPPOSED TO THE PROUD, BUT

GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE."

(James 4:6 NASB)    

Do you want God to work in your life?

Then consider His attitude about people.

"For thus says the high and exalted One

Who lives forever, whose name is Holy,

I dwell on a high and holy place,

And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit

In order to revive the spirit of the lowly

And to revive the heart of the contrite."

(Isaiah 57:15 NASB)   

 Our attitude is a good starting point

to allowing God to work with us.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"And you shall seek me, and find me, when you

shall search for me with all your heart."

(Jeremiah 29:13)

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It is true that God loves everyone in the world.

It is true that God does not want anyone to die

and go to the Devil's hell.  It is true that God has

provided a way of escape from an eternal death

through Jesus Christ's atoning death for us.  IF

WE WILL TURN TO HIM AND ACCEPT IT.

It is also true that God tries to draw us to him

time after time after time through one means

or another through out most of our life.  BUT

EVEN GOD HAS A LIMIT.

He said;

                   

"My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, ..."

(Genesis 6:3 NASB)

God further said;

"Seek the LORD while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

Let the wicked forsake his way

And the unrighteous man his thoughts;

An let him return to the LORD,

And He will have compassion on him,

And to our God,

For He will abundantly pardon."

(Isaiah 55:6,7 NASB)   

"I the LORD GOD,  don't like to see

wicked people die.  I enjoy seeing them

turn from their sins and live."

(Ezekiel 18:23 GNT)  

Have you taken advantage of His offer?

Or are you still ignoring it?

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"I never made a sacrifice.  We ought not to talk of

'sacrifice' when we remember the great sacrifice

which He made who left His Father's throne on

high to give Himself up for us."

- David Livingstone

THE POWERLESS CHURCH

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Have you ever wondered why the Church of 

Jesus Christ in this country has lost it's power?

"An appalling and horrible thing

Has happened in the land:

The prophets prophesy falsely,

And the priests rule on their own authority;

And My people love it so!

But what will you do at the end of it?"

(Jeremiah 5:30, 31 NASB)  

You don't think that is so.

Turn on your TV or look at Facebook.

See all the preaching about being healthy 

wealthy and wise.   How to be happy or 

feel good or the good plans for your life

ad infinitum.  And obviously people love 

it.  We as a Church are more concerned

about our own satisfaction than we are 

about having the power of God and His

kingdom.

GOD HELP US.

SPEND, SPEND, SPEND

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"Why do you spend money for what

is not bread, And your wages for what

does not satisfy?" 

(Isaiah 55:2 NASB)   

The joys and satisfaction of spending is very brief.

It may give you a house full of "stuff".  But you 

will not be satisfied with it.  Things do not fulfill

life and you will be spending again tomorrow trying

to be happy.  But it will not work. 

It was God himself who made the comment through

the prophet Isaiah.  He goes on to say:

"Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good,

And delight yourself in abundance.

Incline your ear and come to Me.

Listen, that you may live;"

(isaiah 55:2b, 3 NASB)  

Our satisfaction needs to start with listening to

and paying attention to God's instructions.  That 

will be the only way we will get true satisfaction

in life.