January 31, 2012

Be Patient

Don’t be impatient. Control your temper and finish the work.

Read: Ecclesiastes 7:8-9

8 Finishing is better than starting.
Patience is better than pride.
9 Control your temper,
for anger labels you a fool.


January 30, 2012

Change

Change is always possible. You do not have to stay the way you are.

Read: Matthew 19:26

26 Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”


January 28, 2012

Lets Celebrate

We can’t be separated from our God, nor his love for us. Now that is something to celebrate!

Read: Romans 8:38-39

38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[a] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.


January 27, 2012

No Wonder

You don’t have to wonder about the plans God has for you. It’s all good!

Read: Jeremiah 29:11

11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD.
“They are plans for good and not for disaster,
to give you a future and a hope.


January 26, 2012

Deal With Today

You can miss the opportunities of today by worrying about tomorrow. Do Not Worry.

Read: Matthew 6:34 & Psalm 37:1,5

34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow,
for tomorrow will bring its own worries.
Today’s trouble is enough for today.

1 Don’t worry about the wicked
or envy those who do wrong.

5 Commit everything you do to the LORD.
Trust him, and he will help you.


January 25, 2012

Motives

Wrong motives can sabotage the best intentions.

Read: Luke 11:42

42 “What sorrow awaits you Pharisees! For you are careful to
tithe even the tiniest income from your herb gardens,[a]
but you ignore justice and the love of God. You should
tithe, yes, but do not neglect the more important things.


January 24, 2012

Go Where?

Where are you celebrated? That’s where you should go, not where you are just tolerated.

Read: Matthew 10:14

14 If any household or town refuses to welcome you or listen to your message, shake its dust from your feet as you leave.


January 23, 2012

Accept Them

People come in all shapes and sizes. Learn to accept who and what they are.

Read: Romans 15:7

7 Therefore, accept each other just as Christ has accepted you so that God will be given glory.


January 22, 2012

Miracles

When you believe, God causes wonderful things to happen.

Read: Psalm 77:14

14 You are the God of great wonders!
You demonstrate your awesome power among the nations.


January 21, 2012

The Flavor

Like salt, you are the flavor in this world. The choice is yours. Is your flavor good or bad?

Read: Matthew 5:13-14

13 “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.

14 “You are the light of the world—like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden.