You're A Missionary

Most people think of a Missionary as being a religious person sent out to other countries, to disciple people for the purpose of converting them to Christianity or some other religion.

We have all been commanded to go and make disciples of all nations, as noted in Matthew 28:19 (NIV)"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit."

That should be our mission in life, to go to work, school, to the grocery store, doctors office, wherever we go and share the love of Christ, God's truth with other's that they may come into the knowledge of the goodness of our Lord, and his love for mankind.

It is not enough to simply hear the word, but we must also be doers of the word, as it is written in James 1:22 (ESV) " Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves."

The Lord God wants to use you, to draw all men unto himself.

If your mission in life is to participate, co-labor with Christ, bringing others into a knowledge of truth, love and life.

You're a Missionary for the Kingdom of God. 

Hidden Wounds, There is Hope

There are many who suffer from hidden wounds.

I am not speaking of physical wounds that you might discover under ones clothing, or physical wounds that might go undetected unless seen with a special device that views inside the body.
The wounds of which I speak are so deeply embedded, they often go ignored, denied existence or not properly cared for,
leaving them to fester, becoming infected with; anger, fear, shame, guilt, hatred of self and or others, bitterness and more.
Those suffering from such wounds go through life in severe pain.
Many being institutionalized, made to feel invisible, mishandled, and or learning to become masters of disguise.
These wounds are deep gaping wounds of the heart when left untreated, bleed into every relationship and area of daily life.
Yet there is hope for one suffering from such wounds.
That hope is Jesus Christ.
  John 10:10 says "...I came that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
The festering and bleeding needs to be stopped, and the wound cared for properly, or life continues to be drained until death occurs.
In Matthew 11:28 Jesus said " come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest."
Psalm 107:19 says " Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress."
Yes, there is hope for one suffering from such wounds.
 Jesus says in John 14:6 "I am the way the truth and the life."
He wants your trust in his directing you in how and where to get help, that you may walk in abundant life.

You Say You Love Me, Is it True?

You say you love me with many words of love,

You say you love me with kisses sweet.

You say you love me with the holding of hands and warm caresses that I truly adore.

You say you love me with dinners by candle light, boxes of chocolates, and cards of expressed love.

You say you love me with passionate glares that makes my heart skip beats.

You say you love me with long summer walks on the beach, and playing footsie under the table.

You say you love me.

Then God says you love me when;

you choose to do so and I am not at my best, yet you treat me kindly,

when you are not competing with me over job promotions, or who makes the most money. 

He says you love me when you don't act arrogantly because of your great knowledge of many things, or gloat over your many more accomplishments than my own.

God says you love me, when you don't treat me rudely in the presence of others or even when we are alone.

or when you don't get upset with me because you can't have your way.

He says you love me when you aren't provoked by my words or actions, leading you to think of ways to get even.

How can you say you love me if you are not willing to celebrate my accomplishments?

God says you are loving me when you rejoice in my walking according to His plan, even when it might be in opposition to what you hoped, or expected for us, when you look and want the best for me, when you remain present even when it is not the best of times.

When you are TRULY loving me, that love never fails.

(see 1 Corinthians 13:4-8)

True love goes beyond a selected day, but is a lifetime.

Deeply Loved Because

Have you ever thought how much you are loved by God?

It is written in John 3:16"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life."

You are one of the whosoevers, if you believe in the Son of God.

Imagine loving so deeply that you would be willing to give the life of your only child, as an expression of love for another,

and not just an expression of love for another, but one who hadn't a heart towards you.

This is what God did for you and I.

Romans 5:8 says "But God demonstrates his own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us."

Sinners, are in opposition to God, therefore enemies of God, and yet He gave his ONLY begotten Son for you.

Think of how much God loves you. You did not earn it, nor can you.

You are deeply loved by God just BECAUSE...

The Plan

Often in your planning you visualize the plan in your head.

You see it picture perfect without bloop or blunder, praying to God it all works out.

 Then it happens, reality comes along and it doesn't match the picture you had in it's planning stage.

What happened? you planned and prayed and this is it?

(Your thoughts,) "God you screwed up. I had this all planned out and I told you how it was to be, and instead you give me this? 

This message isn't that you shouldn't plan,

 but if you are wise, you will seek God's plan.
 Proverb 3:5-6 says, " Trust in the Lord, with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him and he shall direct your paths."
The Lord wants to lead you in the right direction, so you can get to where you need to be.
How does he know where you need to be,?
 well, he created you on purpose and with a purpose.
He has designed his own blue print for your life.
Jeremiah 29:11"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Why would you take a journey not knowing where you are going or how to get there?
You see, God has those answers for you,

As you go forward on your life journey with the Lord as your guide, you can rest assured that you will arrive where  you are suppose to be.
Proverbs 19:21 says " Many are the plans in the mind of man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand."

He Brings Life to Dead Things

Have you ever thought how amazing your life is?
God has made a way for you to enjoy an amazing life for eternity, with him.

He takes people once dead in trespasses and gives them life.

For life is in the blood, the blood of Jesus Christ our Lord, which leads to eternal life.
God has the power to bring to life what was once dead, such as in the case of this man and woman. 

There was once a man called Abraham, and his wife Sarah,
which the bible says in Genesis 18:11"Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well advanced in age; and Sarah had passed the age of childbearing." 

Anything that has come to an end has died, and Sarah's 

time for having children had ended, meaning Sarah's womb was dead.

But God...

According to our natural state of being, Sarah was not be able to produce children, however we serve a supernatural God that is able defy the natural order of things. As it is written in Genesis 18:14"Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son."

The Lord our God can give life to anything dead.

God caused Sarah's once dead womb to come alive again, bringing forth life, a son Isaac.

There was a man from Bethany name Lazarus who had taken ill and died.

Jesus was asked to come before the man's death, but had not.

It was after Lazarus death that Jesus did come, and the man had been in the tomb four days.

The Lord came to the tomb and prayed and then called out according to John 11:43"Lazarus, come forth..."

John 11:44"And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with grave clothes..."

Our Lord brings life to dead things indeed.

What dead thing in your life do you need Him to bring life to?

Is it your finances? your marriage or other relationships? your hope?
Whatever it is, remember there is NOTHING too hard for the Lord.