Humble
Yourselves
Before The Lord,
And
He Will Lift You Up In Honor.
Scripture
James
4
8 Come close
to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners;
purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the
world.
9 Let there
be tears for what you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief.
Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.
Observation
Why
do so many resist following the Lord? Church … they say no way!
I
am talking about folks that have been raised in Christian homes and
that grew up going to church ... but now they have no desire to
follow the Lord.
Maybe
I am describing you!
Could
it be that these folks just do not want to surrender? Oh, it is
foolish pride … they think that don't need to live for God.
My
friend, there needs to come a point in my life and in your life
where God becomes more important than anything else.
So
let me ask you, “Are you living life like God doesn't exist? How is
that working out for you?
“Humble
yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.”
It
is true that going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more
that pushing a wheel barrow into a garage makes it a car, but going
to church is what you and I do when our lives are surrendered to the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Church
participation, being an active part of the body of Christ, is God's
idea.
So
lets get moving, lets say “Yes” to the Lordship of Christ and
lets get ourselves to church!
Application
I
am looking forward to being in church in a few minutes.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for showing me a long time ago that being part of a
church was not optional for me. Thank You for our church and for
everyone that makes up Christ Fellowship. I pray for our pastors and
their families. Bless them Lord. Help them to lead us in a way that
honors You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Job 19; Mark 1,2; I added Psalm 28, Psalm 58,
Proverbs 28; James 4
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