Thought for the day...

By Rev Billy Graham...

What is Idolatry?
What is idolatry? Idolatry is anything that comes between us and God. Joshua told his people that their nation would be destroyed if they persisted in idolatry, and their souls would suffer eternal death. He said, “You must make your decision today. You must decide whether you want to serve the idols of this life, or the living God.”
“Choose you this day,” said Joshua, “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” What about you? Are you taking your stand with Joshua? No matter what the cost? I am asking you to choose this day whom you will serve. Our families cannot choose Christ for us. Our friends cannot do it. God is a great God, but even God can’t make the decision for us. He can help, but only we can decide. We have to make our own choice.

Daily Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, take away the idols in my life so that, completely undivided, I may serve You, my Savior.

 

But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:33 NIV

 

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 NIV

 

January 4, 2019
Verse of the Day
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.
Psalm 5:11 NIV

 

By Rev Billy Graham...

Loving One Another
One of the growing psychological problems facing people today is loneliness. One of the greatest ministries that a person can have today is just being a good listener. Many people are longing not only to be loved but to have someone who will listen to them. When we love God with all our hearts, then we have the capacity to love our neighbor. The greatest need in the world today is not more science, not more social engineering, not more teaching, not more knowledge, not more power, not even more preaching—the greatest need we have today is for love. And the only way that love can be supplied is by a supernatural act of the Holy Spirit that transforms lives.

The love that God gives is not the ordinary love that we find in the world today. When we love our neighbors, it is not our loving with natural love, it is God loving through us. If you are willing to do this, God will give you His love.

Daily Prayer
I love You, Jesus. How often I take for granted Your immeasurable act of love for me upon the cross. Help me to keep my eyes fixed on You, that through Your supreme example I can reach out to my neighbor.

 

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.
1 Thessalonians 3:12

 

January 6, 2019
Verse of the Day
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.
Psalm 119:105

 

Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.
1 Timothy 4:12

 

January 7, 2019
Verse of the Day
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Matthew 5:6

 

January 8, 2019
Verse of the Day
Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
Isaiah 55:6-7

 

Thank you for the verses, T Jeff.

 

Thanks for the encouragement. I enjoy sharing the WORD and reading others favorite quotes. Haven't heard from Backwoods Savage lately. Is Dennis OK?

 

He's good.

 

January 9, 2019
Verse of the Day
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
1 John 5:

 

A man who works with horses has a stable job.

 

January 10, 2019
Verse of the Day
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
James 1:5

 

By Rev Billy Graham...

The Finished Work
A person is saved by trusting in the finished work of Christ on the cross, and not by bodily sensations and religious ecstasy. But you will say, “What about feeling? Is there no place in saving faith for feeling?” Certainly, there is room for feeling in saving faith. But we are not saved by it. Whatever feeling there may be is the result of saving faith, but feeling never saved a single soul. Love is feeling. Joy is feeling. Inward peace is feeling. Love for others is a feeling. Concern for the lost is a feeling. But these feelings are not conversion. The one experience that you can look for and expect is the experience of believing in Christ.

Daily Prayer
Thank You, Lord, for Your gift of redemption, which does not fluctuate like my feelings.

 

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again. ”
John 3:3 NIV

 

January 11, 2019
Verse of the Day
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him.
Jeremiah 17:7