Philippians 4:6-7, says, “Don’t worry about anything; but being thankful for what you have, tell God what you need; and the peace that passes all understanding will keep your heart and your mind, through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Just so you’ll know, if you ever had any doubt, this verse works every time—not the verse, but Our Lord. Prayer is an act of faith (trust) in God. Continue reading
James 5:13 (ERV) says, “Are you having troubles? You should pray. . “
So first, if you are in trouble, pray. I’m sure you already know that every prayer is an act of faith, an act of trust in God.- It’s a service to God to ask for His help; even when you’re saying, “Help! Please! Right Now! I’ve tried everything else and nothing is working! Continue reading
In John 4:10-14, talking to the Samaritan woman, Jesus says, “You don’t know what God can give you. And you don’t know who I am, the one who asked you for a drink. If you knew, you would have asked me, and I would have given you living water.” The woman said, “Sir, where will you get that living water? . . 13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. 14 But anyone who drinks the water I give will never be thirsty again. The water I give people will be like a spring flowing inside them. It will bring them eternal life.” Continue reading
In John 5:24, Jesus says, 24 “I tell you the truth, those who listen to my message and believe [trust] in God who sent me have eternal life. They will never be condemned, they have already passed from death into life.” This is the most basic expression of the Gospel.
Matthew 25: 14-30: This passage is usually called the “Parable of the Talents”, but I call it the “Parable of the Unfaithful Servant”, because that is what the story is all about. Y’all know the story. Three servants (really slaves). Their master, referred to as ‘lord’ in the story, goes on a long trip. Before he leaves he calls his slaves in and says, “Slave 1, I’m giving you 10 talents; Slave 2, 5; Slave 3, 1. Y’all invest the money. See what you can make for me while I’m gone.” A talent of gold was several lifetimes of wages for the average man in those days. Estimates have it at $300,000.00 in today’s currency. (One talent) Continue reading
Isaiah 26: 3, said, “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” Focus on God, and He will keep you in perfect peace, because if you stay focused on God, you will trust Him; which is the main thing.
Hebrews 11: 6, says: “Without faith (trust) it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe (trust) that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek him.” This is about the attitude of trust in God. You just don’t have a chance with God unless you trust Him. Since you can’t see Him, you must trust that He exists. (Funniest thing though, when you start trusting Him, you start seeing the things He does, and feeling His Presence all around. He reveals Himself to you.) And you must trust that He’ll reward you if you earnestly seek Him. Like it says in James 4:8, “Draw near to God, and He’ll draw near to you.” ‘Drawing near’ could be translated, ‘earnestly seek Him’. Continue reading
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: NKJV
The kind of prayer I’m talking about; the kind of prayer I think this passage is talking about is substantially different from regular praying, where you ask for things and intercede for others. It’s not an activity where you’re focusing your conscious mind on God, and talking to Him about specific issues, or events, or material things in your life. It’s more like an attitude, an awareness of God’s presence; Continue reading
You know, every day with Jesus really IS sweeter than the day before; but sometimes the cares of this world just get you down. There is too much to do and not enough time to do it all in. The bills are more than the income and lots of people standing in line waiting for their part. You’re tired, exhausted, and you get depressed from all the toxins in your system caused by the fatigue. There’s nothing you’d like better than to have one whole day just to sleep, and maybe another day to get organized, but all this stuff is still there demanding attention. What do we do? Continue reading
In Philippians 4:6-8, Paul says, “Be anxious for nothing, (don’t worry) but in everything by prayer . . with thanksgiving, . . [ask for what you need]; and the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. . . ., whatever things are true, noble, just, pure, lovely, . . [worth knowing], whatever is virtuous and worthy of being praised—meditate on these things.” (Tex’s paraphrase)
So what is this passage about, really? Continue reading
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