Tuesday 7/19/2005
1 Corinthians 7.1-24-God paid a great price for you
1 Kings 20-Ahab battles the Syrians and wins- but Ahab disobeyed God and didn’t kill Benhadad
Amos 4.4-13-Don’t reject God- He is the LORD God All-Powerful!
Acts 13.26-33a-to us this message of salvation has been sent
1 Corinthians 15.20-26-for as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ
Psalm 77.12-20-yet your footprints were unseen
"Did you get my e-mail…send me a message so I can check mine." – Those were the words from more than one person yesterday at work. Over the weekend the e-mail server was changed- the software was updated and everyone had to run a program and diagnostics to make sure their e-mail was working again. But once that was done- everyone was checking to see if it really works- doubts- troubles- calls to the help line. All sorts of issues we create for ourselves- all sorts of people writing and repairing software- not perfect by any stretch of the imagination- but riddled with failure- with imperfection—not like Christ- if I was to depend on all my own strengths- to depend entirely on myself – I would certainly die- for as all die in Adam—but I know that all this imperfection in me exists- and I also know that God paid a great price for me – I must have faith and trust and hope in that great price- I must not disobey God’s Word- but listen to it- hear that message of salvation and pin everything on that- it won’t be me- I will be made alive in Christ – by what price Christ has paid for my imperfections- for my failures- for my sin – then I will respond to this awesome gift of God- follow him- listen to his call and go- but Christ is so amazing- as I follow in his footsteps- he will take me in his arms and lead me in such a way that a path of footsteps isn’t needed- because in this spiritual call I will be in him and in his church- no footsteps needed- did God speak yesterday—I think so- through testing of some e-mail communications- he sent a message- he replied back that all is well- his power is perfect- his power leads to life.
Prayer-Lord, I listen to you this day- I will follow you and be there as you pick me up- place me in your arms and take me where you would have me pasture- I know how you love me- I love you and love all your children too- place me with them- let your love shine through me to them- and when I stray- pick me up and take me home again- cause you are life- you are God All-Powerful! – send your message of salvation through me this day. -- Amen
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