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Conversations with God

August 13, 2016 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given July/August 2016

God speaks to us in many ways; through His word, through a preacher, a song, or by inspiration during prayer. Prayer, by the way, is just talking with God and here are some examples of conversations we might have with God.

When God gives you a task to accomplish, you might say: “God, I’m not good enough, I can’t handle it.” And God says, “Great, I’m glad to hear you say that.” “No, you’re not and you can’t, that’s why I’m here.” “Now, let me help and we’ll get ‘er done!”

“Lord, I’m feeling sort of messed up today, why is that?” “Well, child, it’s because you’ve cluttered your mind with all these other things in your life except Me.” “I keep reminding you, ‘Seek Me and my Kingdom first and all these other things will be OK.’” “Oh yeah, I remember.” “I’m sorry Lord; I don’t know why you keep putting up with me.” “Child, it’s because I love you and I’ve got some great things I want you to accomplish.” “Now let’s go.”

“Lord, don’t let our country, founded on your principles, go down.” “Show yourself mighty, strong, loving, compassionate and merciful.” “Yes, I can do that but I have millions of people who claim to be my followers who are just sitting by and doing nothing with those things you mentioned, which I’ve place in them.” “If my people will get up and do something, then you will see My power displayed and change will happen.”

“Yes, I’m a follower of yours Jesus.” “Well, get up and follow me!” “It takes more than just saying you’re a follower to be my follower.” “Get up and come on, we’ve got work to do.”

“That’s just the way I am, I can’t help it!” “Well child, that’s true to a point.” “You were born with a sin nature because of Adam and Eve’s sin but I sent Jesus to save you out of that and now, you’re a new creation, you’re different.” “You have power and a free will to say no to sin and the devil.” “Now, THAT’S just the way you are and you CAN help it!”

Spend some time every day just talking with God.

Submit and Resist

June 15, 2016 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given June 15, 2016

Picture this scene:

A Christian who prays and reads his Bible on occasion, is confident in his own power. One day, the devil jumps out in front of him seeking to do him harm. “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8). Remembering a Bible verse, he shouts, “Resist the devil and he will flee from you!” The devil looks around, laughs and smacks the guy right in the face. The Christian moves toward the devil, who is still standing there, and wonders why he hasn’t fled. The devil then punches him in the nose knocking him to the ground. He stands over him saying, “I’ll be back for you later.” As the Christian gets up, God speaks to him saying, “That didn’t go very well, did it?” “Go back and look at that verse you quoted in James 4:7, you missed something.” The guy gets out his phone, brings up his Bible app and looks up James 4:7: “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” “Oh Lord, I’m sorry, I’ve been trying to use my own knowledge and power and that’s why it didn’t work. Thank you.” He bows before God and says, “Lord, I submit to you.” God smiles and nods His head. “Now, let’s go on.”

The next day, the devil shows back up and the Christian stands there with a smile on his face. “I’ll wipe that smile off your face!” the devil snarls and moves toward him. The Christian then quotes, “Submit yourselves to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you.” The devil stops and a look of fear comes over him as God steps out into view. “Uh, ohh, uhh, I just remembered to have somewhere else to go.” “Good bye!” He then runs away as fast as he can move. God says, “See what a difference submission to Me makes.” “Now, let’s go get some things done.”

How often are we trying to do things with our own knowledge, skills, power and talents. We can be somewhat successful some of the time but by submitting to God and letting Him direct our paths, we will always be abundantly successful.

You’ve Been Scammed!

October 18, 2014 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given October 18, 2014

I knew a lady who came to me to ask a question about some emails she had been receiving. They were from a nice Christian lady whose husband had been illegally detained in a foreign country and she needed financial help from another Christian to get him out. As soon as I heard this, I said, “You didn’t send her any money did you?” Regretfully she had. In three or four transactions, she had wired over $1200 to this “Christian” lady. She had been scammed.

We think we would never fall prey to a scam like that. We can recognize a scam when someone calls and says all you have to do to get a fortune is to give the caller your Social Security and bank account number. Yeah right! Well let me remind you of a scam that we have ALL fallen for. Every day, Satan and his cohorts are attempting to scam you, it’s called temptation. “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;” (John 10:10). Satan comes with his lies, deceptions, and deals that sound or look really good; the big flashing billboard off the exit from the road of righteousness is tempting. We need to hang up, delete the email or say NO, I’m not going there! It’s all our choice, Satan can’t force us to be scammed. “Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” (1 Peter 5:8). He’s looking for some clueless, vulnerable person to scam but if we resist him, he’ll run off, (James 4:7).

So how do we get to the place where we can recognize the devil’s scams? READ YOUR BIBLE! When Satan tried to scam Jesus in the wilderness, Jesus said three times, “It is written”. The devil couldn’t deal with that and he left. (See Matthew 4). PRAY. Jesus did this often, “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” (Luke 5:16). And let the Holy Spirit in you speak to you about what you’ve read and prayed.

Don’t be scammed. Read your Bible, pray, and listen then send the devil packing when he comes with his temptations. But, if you’re not saved, you’re running with Satan and his crowd and you have been scammed to hell. Say, “No more!”, turn around, (repent), and get on the right road. Do it today.

Fathers Day 2014

June 14, 2014 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given June 3, 2014

Here are five tips to help you be the best dad you can.

1. Guide your children toward a relationship with their Heavenly Father. Show them the love of the God you serve by being a godly man yourself. Let them see you praying, reading His Word and living the faith you claim. Walk the talk.
2. Show genuine respect and love for the mother of your children. Nothing will make your kids feel more secure in your love and acceptance than seeing you cherish their mom. Boys, especially, need to see how a godly man loves a woman.
3. Remember that love is the motivation for discipline. Dads discipline because they love. The two are inseparable. Seek to guide, mold and correct – all with a gentle spirit of fairness and acceptance.
4. Spend time with your kids. In your children’s eyes, time spent with them is the measure of your love. Show them they’re high on our list by giving them your time. There’s no substitute.
5. Demonstrate your affection. Hug, kiss and offer a kind word. Every day. Tell your children you love them – and then show you mean it with your actions.

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6

Borrowed from Focus on the Family.

Four Options When Under Spiritual Attack

January 13, 2013 by Bill Leave a Comment

Given January 3, 2013

Jesus said, “In this world you will have trouble.” (John 16:33), so we know the devil is going to attack us because we are followers of Christ. When this happens, we have four options.

1. The first option is to do nothing. This shouldn’t even be an option but some choose it. They think they don’t have a chance, they deserve to be defeated, or they don’t know what to do. They just let the devil or his troops push them around with no resistance. “Oh poor, pitiful me.”

2. The next option is for those who don’t want to just lay down and be defeated but only bring to the fight their own piddly little weapons. They bring a cap pistol or a stick and the devil will let them use these so they focus on him in a long battle. Eventually, they will get frustrated and give up.

3. This option is to decide to resist the devil AFTER submitting to God, (James 4:7). When we do this, it opens up to us a whole cache of Heavenly weapons. “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” (2 Corinthians 10:4). When we know about this option, (by reading our Bible), we can use God’s weapons and armor, (Ephesians 6), to make quick work of the enemy. In fact, he might just see us in God’s armor and run away. With this option, we can say, “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ.” (2 Corinthians 2:14). And, God will always be right there with us.

4. Now there is another option but we don’t have the choice to choose this one. Sometimes when we decide to fight using God’s weapons, He will say, “Relax child, I’ll handle this one.” God told Moses to tell the people at the Red Sea, “Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today.” (Exodus 14:13), or in our language, “Stand still and watch this!”

So, what will it be the next time you’re in a battle? Your choices get more difficult as you go downthis list as far as your preparation for battle goes. But your guarantee of victory goes way up!