Say Something Kind

 

Pleasant words are a honeycomb,

Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 16:24

The best thing we can do for people when they are going through difficult times is to offer kind words.  Kind words cost us nothing and comfort those who are suffering. 

When you do not know what to say, say something kind.   

Harvest Time

 

He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. 

  

Ecclesiastes 11:4

Every time a farmer plants a seed, he is taking a risk. He is relying on rain and sun and weather so that he can harvest a crop and make a profit.  If farmers did not have faith, they would not be farmers.

Life is a risky business.  Choices we make don’t always turn out the way we think they will.  Sometimes things are much better and sometimes they don’t go so well.   

Fear should not paralyze us.  We know God is on our side and no matter what happens God is with us. 

And, sometimes when we think things have gone terribly wrong, it turns out that it was for the better in the long run. 

Have faith and take action. 

God Has Revealed Himself

 

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”

Psalms 14:1

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them, for God has made it evident to them.  For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.

Romans 1:18-20

King David said it well, only a fool would say there is no God.

We are not left to wonder about God’s existence, we are presented with the evidence of His existence. 

Paul in his letter to the Romans explains that God has revealed Himself to all men.  God created the universe and all that is in it.  If man simply looks at a new baby, he can see that only the hand of a divine God could create something so wonderful.  

Only a fool having seen the universe could deny the creator of it all - the strong, powerful, true God.

 

God has revealed Himself.  Look and you will see Him. 

We Are Not Called To Be Grouchy

 

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.... If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:22-23, 25

When we examine ourselves, we can look at what it is we take out into the world with us.  How do we approach life?  If we are grouchy, we need to consider that we are not called to be grouchy. 

The fruits of the Spirit remind us that we are more than our circumstances - we are chosen and we have been gifted much from God and we can show it by allowing the fruits of the Spirit to fill us. 

Spread some joy and kindness. 

We Love Because God Loves Us

 

Therefore, be imitators of God, as beloved children; and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, in an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.

Ephesians 5:1-2.

What does it mean to walk in love? Does it mean we have to let other people walk all over us? No. It means that whatever we do, we do it in a spirit of love. It does not mean we will be popular or that we have to be nice to those who really don’t need being nice to.

As Christians, we must speak out against wrong, but we are to do it in a manner that addresses the problem as a problem, and offers the perpetrator an opportunity to correct the error of his ways. This is what God did for us. He called us from our lives of sin, to a new life forgiven by Jesus. 

We love because God loves us.

Your Plans Will Be Established

 

Commit your works to the Lord and your plans will be established.

Proverbs 16:3

We all make plans, which we believe will improve our lives.  We plan for vacations, for getting married, for having a family, for buying a house and for a hundred more things.  Planning helps us focus our lives and gives us direction.  

Along with this planning, God gives us a formula for success: Put God’s work first and the rest will follow.

So, while we are planning, we need to consider how our plans fit into God's work and proceed accordingly, because God promises if we commit our works to Him, our plans will be established.   

We Are Blessed

 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. 

Ephesians 1:3-4

Think about this:  God chose you before the foundation of the world.  He knew you before you were born and He knew that you would be blessed with every spiritual blessing.

God knew that you would respond to the call of Jesus to come and be redeemed.  

And, because of this, we are holy and blameless before God.  

We are thankful.

Hallelujah!