January 10, 2022

 God with us

Happy Monday!

In times of trouble it feels like the wicked are successful but the reality is they are not able to stand against God. God is stronger and is always with us. The wicked say the Lord will never call them into account but its just not the truth. We have to know that we can trust God and they will be held accountable. We cannot sit around and wait for the wicked to fall but we have to have faith in God and do what is right. He tells us in his word the wicked are not getting away with anything. It may not be for our eyes to see. Its for our hearts to believe.

PSALMS 10

Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.  He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God.  His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies.  He says to himself, “Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears, “No one will ever do me harm.”  His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.  He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;  like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.  His victims are crushed, they collapse; they fall under his strength.  He says to himself, “God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees.”  Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.  Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, “He won’t call me to account”?  But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.  Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out.  The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,  defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.

Matthew cont....

Is Salvation free? What does it cost?

Sometimes we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations but God is with us and he shares our experiences. He had his share of disease and uncomfortable situations because of the injustice in the earth. 

"When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave order to cross to the other side of the lake. Then some said I will follow you where ever you go.

• He helped them
• He healed them
• He bless them
• He taught them
• And they desire to follow him

Jesus, replied "foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the son of man has no place to lay his head." 

Another disciple said to him, 

"Lord, first let me go bury my father."

But Jesus told him. "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead. 

Have a blessed Monday!