Value Someone

It Is Written, Matthew 25:45, then, He will answer them, saying "assuredly I say to you, it is much as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me".
We have things that we say have value.  Think about the word value for a minute.  You will find that the word value, can also be associated with appreciate.
Now take either of these two words, value and appreciate, and apply them to your daily life.  For instance, you have an older friend or member of your family, who you think is smart and honest.  You may find yourself asking them for advice once in a while, because you value or appreciate their opinion.
When you value someone because they are special to you, you will probably do or say something that makes them feel good.  Family and friends are usually the recipients of these actions.
Look at the people you come in contact with.  They were all sent to you by God, so that you can show your love for God by the way you treat them. They are all a part of God blessing you now or later, depending on where they fit in the plan the Lord has for you.
Another thing you really need to consider, is how you value yourself. Remember you are a child of God, so you know He values you.  Value Jesus and what He did for you, and you will receive plenty of ideas about how to value someone.  Don't be surprised if people value you more than you realized.
I think you'll find out as I did, when you start to value yourself, it becomes a lot easier to value someone else.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

Jesus Love For Us

It Is Written, John 14:21, he who has my commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me.  And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.
Many people in this world have hard lives.  Even the most fortunate of us go through difficult times.  In this broken world, it is common for most people to feel less than thankful.
We should all remember that God sent His only Son to rescue us.  All of us. It is hard to imagine the kind of love that would do that, so you have to figure that God really loves us.  He did it knowing full well what Jesus would suffer.
Then you have Jesus.  He knew the price He would have to pay to redeem us.  Jesus didn't care about the price, He cared about us, because He loves us as much as the father does.
When Jesus was being treated so horribly, He was thinking about us.  As His flesh was ripped from His body He thought about our healing.  As He was bleeding He saw His blood washing away our sins.  He put up with all the pain, humiliation and abuse for us.
Jesus whole purpose was to redeem us because He loves us, and wants us with Him for eternity.  Because of what Jesus did, we become righteous in the eyes of God.  All we have to do is accept Jesus and what He did, and confess our sins.
Since we are just human at this time, we cannot begin to have an idea about the kind of love it took to save us.  We cannot begin to get an idea of how precious Jesus blood is and what it is capable of doing.  It is impossible to describe anything concerning Jesus love for us.
No matter how our lives seem to us at this time, Jesus love for us and what He did, overrules anything.  Life is temporary, Jesus is forever.  He loves us now, and always will.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Thanksgiving

It Is Written, John 3:16-17, for so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that everyone who trusts in Him may not perish but may have eternal Life.  God did not send His Son into the World to Judge the World, but that the world might be saved through Him.
On this day, and every day, we should thank God for sending His Son to rescue us.  It is by Jesus death and resurrection, that we have the opportunity for eternal life with Him.  This should be number one on everyone's list of things to be thankful for.
Even if you live in a country that does not celebrate Thanksgiving as a holiday, taking a few minutes out every day, is a form of praising God for His blessings.  I believe in thanking God for something special every day. Whether it's thankful for your family, for your job, or the fact that you get up in the morning.  Praise the Lord for it.
We wish you a happy Thanksgiving, and a blessed life with Jesus.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

What People Say

It Is Written, Proverbs 26:28, a lying tongue hates those who are crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
As we go about our daily tasks, we come across many different people. Each one is different, but in actuality they are the same.  They are all saying something, even if they don't speak.
For instance, a crabby person you meet on the street, or a not so nice clerk or customer service person.  This we must remember,  in most cases this is not personal.   Most of the time people that act like this have a disastrous personal life, so they take it out and everyone, not just you.
People become targets of gossips, without ever doing anything to invite the comments.  Gossips thrive on talking about and criticizing others, because in their minds, they feel superior to the people they gossip about.  Most of the time, they are downright delusional, thinking more highly of themselves than they ought.
Of course you also find people who are kind, helpful, considerate, and honest in speech and action.  They are the opposite of these others and are a pleasure to be around.
The bottom line.  People you know or come into contact with, show the world what they are like by the way they talk and act.  The only way talk can  get to you is if you pay attention to what they say.  As the old saying goes, consider the source.  If you start reacting to any negative talk from others, you run the risk of falling into the same trap they are in.
If you are a child of God, the Holy Spirit will guide you in everything you do, if you ask Him to.  Ignore the unkind words or actions.  After all it only matters what God thinks.  I suspect He has His big arms wrapped around us in love and protection at all times.
Do not let the words or actions of others, dictate what kind of a day you have, because as I said before, what they think doesn't really matter.  Just see yourself as Jesus sees you.  Have a blessed day.  Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen

We Are On Standby

It Is Written, 1 Thessalonians 4:17, then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord.
Every single person is born as a part of God's overall plan for salvation.  He gave us the parents and family we have as the first step.
As we go through life, the Holy Spirit talks to us in order to guide us in the steps to take according to God's plan.  If we mess up, He works to get us on the right track.  If we choose to ignore Him continually, His voice gets quieter and quieter until it is gone.
Even though we may get off track many times, if we love Jesus, we will always be guided back to the plan.  The plan of God has the same goal for everyone, salvation.  However, each person does not take exactly the same steps to get there.  Jesus is the answer for everyone, but free will makes the journey harder for some.
To use an airline term, everyone on earth is on standby, to get to their ultimate destination.  I say standby, because we know the destination, but we don't know when we are going, so we must always be ready.
If Jesus is not your personal Savior, you are still on standby, but to a different destination.  Until your standby is announced, you can still change your destination.  Realize that Jesus is the only way, and five minutes from now may be too late.
Don't let pride or any foolish friends and things of the world cause you to go on the wrong trip.  It is never too late to change.  Have a blessed day. Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Sin Forgiveness

It Is Written, James 1:14-15, but each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. 15) then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
As Jesus said in Matthew 5:21-28, concerning murder and adultery, it is a heart thing.  Even though you do not commit these sins in fact the way we see it,  Jesus considers it sin.  With Jesus standards of what sin is, no man can possibly live up to them.
Paul is considered the greatest apostle.  He wrote a majority of the New Testament.  He was in fact very close to God, so surely he could live up to Jesus standards.  Not so.  In Romans 7:13-25,  you can read of the torment he went through in dealing with sin.
Just in case you haven't read it, we can sum it up with verses 24 and 25.  O wretched man that I am !  Who will deliver me from this body of death?  I thank God-through Jesus Christ our Lord!  So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
As you probably figured out by now, he went through the same feelings of depression and frustration that we do.  Even his closeness to God did not spare him.  As a matter of fact it was probably much worse for him because of his relationship with God.  When you read these verses, you can feel his guilt and frustration.  But he did know the answer.
When we sin, no matter how hard we try not to, we must remember that Jesus understands.  He died on the cross to forgive our past, present, and future sins.
Jesus knew that even the patriarchs, prophets and apostles could not possibly make it to heaven on their own.  God does not play favorites, so we are all equal with even the heroes of the Bible.  We are all forgiven by grace through what Jesus did.
We must do our best, confess when we fail, and move on.  Jesus died for all of us, and does not love one more than another.  He is an equal opportunity God.  Have a blessed day.
Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You.
Prayer of Salvation.
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
 Amen

Perfect Peace

It Is Written, Isaiah 26:3, you will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
I guess it isn't exactly rocket science to say that the world is a mess.  Every day, we hear about some kind of a major problem.  The sad part is, it seems to be getting worse.
Whether you talk about the economy, global warming, political unrest, drugs, or any other topic in the news, you don't know who or what to believe.  News sources put their spin on everything.  They prefer all the bad news because that is what sells.
People live in fear of growing violence everywhere.  The majority of political leaders are not to be trusted because they don't know what truth is, and do not recognize or do much to curb the violence.
Many people blame God for the ills of the world, but He is not the problem. satan is calling the shots for most people.  Man has a free will to make choices.  If those choices turn out bad, who is at fault?  God does not force people to follow Him.
There are people in this world who have peace in their hearts no matter what the news says.  These people focus on Jesus and what He did, and still does.  When you trust in Jesus completely, you have nothing to fear.
The Word of God foretells everything.  If you read the Word and look at what is going on in this world, you will realize it was all fortold thousands of years ago.  It tells the story up to and including the second coming of Christ.
Just as with watching a rerun of your favorite sports team, because you know the outcome you don't worry about it.  Well my friends the Word of God is the only truth, and it tells the whole story, so if you believe it, you know we win.
One last thing.  Why does God allow all of this mayhem?  The answer is simple.  Every man has a choice where he will spend eternity.  He has a choice right to the end.  When Jesus comes it will be too late to change your mind, so you have to make up your mind whether you want to live in peace with Jesus, or live in fear with satan.  Have a blessed day.
Praise the Lord!
Remember Jesus Loves You
Prayer of Salvation
Lord Jesus, I thank you for what you did on the cross for me.  Your blood washed away all my sins, by your stripes I was healed, your death and resurrection brought me salvation.  Please forgive my sins, and come into my heart as my personal Savior.
Thank You Lord
Amen