Project Encouragement

For the LORD shall be thy confidence, And shall keep thy foot from being taken.

Have you ever looked up and noticed window washers at work on a skyscraper? Why do you suppose they can work so confidently suspended so high above the ground? They are secure because they know that their safety harnesses are fastened to the building itself and their harnesses will hold even if the platform should fall.

Joshua 1:7 KJV

Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass

Corporate downsizing. Rebellious teenagers. An unfaithful spouse. A devastating illness. Life often brings trouble our way. Sometimes we are so overwhelmed, we struggle to merely stay afloat. Difficulty during times of trouble should come as no surprise to students of the Bible. Jesus Christ said in John 16:33, "In this world you will have problems." That doesn't sound like a very optimistic outlook. However, He goes on to say, "But take heart! I have overcome the world." Now, that message is positive indeed. Trouble. Difficulty. These things are a reality in this life. Jesus Christ promises us that He has provided victory over those things which cause us so much pain. Trusting in Him is the key to overcoming these problems.

And he said, A certain man had two sons: and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.

Doubts About God

Luke 8:25

And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Born Twice

Psalm 147:11 KJV

The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his mercy.

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

If I had to tile this episode it would be professing to be one thing while being another. If you've been to China in the last few years, you know they have embraced capitalism with a passion while still professing to be communist. But professing to be one thing and doing another is not unique to communism in China. It's the case for many who call themselves Christians and yet live the way they want to live.

so, today I want to encourage someone if you claim to be a Christian practice it, let the world know about Jesus, Let them see the light in you. Before I leave I want to pray for you. Father, I come to you in the Name of Jesus Father, I pray that we will be a light upon a hill and we will practice what we preach. Father, I pray that we will show this lost and dying world that there is hope and Father I pray if there is someone that dont know you today as their savior that they will come to know you as their savior and Father I ask these prayers up to you in Jesus Name, Amen

til next time God Bless You

Psalm 9:10

And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

Luke 14:16-24

16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many:

17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

18 And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.

21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

Excuses we use

#1 Everyone is doing it

#2 Times Have Changed/ The Bible Isnt Relevant to Todays Time

#3 It Doesnt Matter What You Believe as Long as You Are Sincere

#4 I Dont Understand it

#5 I will Put Off Getting Saved Until Later /There More Living To Do

#6 I am Just Too Bad