May you have a blessed day today, no matter what your circumstances might be!
Whether in abundance or in want, may we say, blessed be the name of the Lord.
Category: Friendships
Do you have someone in your life, that challenges you to, and models, being a follower of Jesus? If not, seek them. If so, who can you help? That’s what we call discipleship…….
Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17 NASB
Choose your friends wisely, is not just some old saying. It is written from one of the wisest of all books in God’s Word. Because God does not want see us harmed, but wants to us succeed in this world.
He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20 NASB
You won’t believe what is included in loving your neighbor. It’s something we easily like to forget.
“But I say to you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
Luke 6:27-28 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.6.27-28.NASB
Just remember…….WE were enemies of God before we understood the Gospel. He poured tremendous grace on us, even though we didn’t deserve it. As followers of Christ, should we not do the same?
Think about someone you may be at odds with in your life right now. Maybe your brother, sister, father, mother, daughter, son, best friend, etc. I want you to take a moment, and pray for them and your own heart right now. Continue to do this until God changes your heart. Maybe he will change theirs, but you have to worry about your own heart first.
May God’s grace be with you and may it flow to all those around you.
Blessings
Alan
Love conquers a multitude of sins.
Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:1-3 NASB
Dad, finally put to rest.
Yesterday, we put my father to rest. For me, I felt like he was at rest, the moment he passed, from this life to the next.
Culturally, back here, it is a big deal to look at the Shell of a body and find finality with the person’s death.
I don’t get it so much, but respect it. Definitely, the burial does make a lasting impression that he is gone.
Anyway, he joins quite a few family members, who leave a legacy of loving God and loving and serving people.
I will miss you Dad, in physical form, but your legacy and spirit will live FOREVER!
With Love
Alan
Me, an accident? I don’t think so.
My father went to be with the creator of all things on 10-10-18. What a new home, he has found. Someday, I will get to join him, when my time has come, and he takes me home. It will be a great reunion with Dad and Mom and many relatives who have gone before them.
Bible says, Pick your Friends Wisely!
A man of too many friends comes to ruin, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Proverbs 18:24 NASB
https://bible.com/bible/100/pro.18.24.NASB
Jesus, who is the author and perfector of our faith (HEB 12), also calls US his friends.
Certainty, in an Uncertain World
From creation, to New creation, God’s plan has not changed. It has always been Jesus, who would solve the issue of man’s separation from God. Jesus was the one who took the form of a man, lived a perfect, righteousness life, took the penalty for our transgression, and conquered death, so we might live, both now and forever, in God’s presence, in perfect harmony.
Thank You…….. Jesus!
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 NASB
Solid relationships, speak truth in love, not lies behind a person’s back.
Better is open rebuke Than love that is concealed. Faithful are the wounds of a friend, But deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.
Proverbs 27:5-6 NASB
Living Waters 