Weight Shifted

Weight Sifted

Colossians 1:6-7:

         "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as yea heave been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving (KJV)."

 

            A building's foundation is sunk deep in the earth to prevent the structure from shifting. A building that shifts too much is unstable and unsafe. What foundation supports you? Is it able to withstand all the pressures of life? If not I suggest you make Jesus Christ your foundation. He can handle the weight of life. Jesus sad, "My yoke is easy and my burden is light." Jesus will take your heavy burdens and make them light because, through Him life is fulfilling. You want rest? Come sit under His teaching and be rooted with a good foundation and find rest for your soul.

 

            Jesus has your best interest at heart at all times. Your friends may not. They may want to be our foundation. They may want you to trust them. They have good intentions but they still may mislead you. Your friends build a shaky foundation. Jesus is the Rock a solid foundation. Do not let people say you. Let Jesus be your foundation. Be rooted and built up in Him.

 

            Jesus took your sins with Him on the cross. Jesus took your burden. He was help up by nails in His hands and feet to cancel your debt. Your debt is sin, your burden is guilt and your penalty is death. Jesus saw this weight that you could not handle and sifted it all on Himself. Through faith in Jesus walk in Him and live debt free, weight free, and stress free. Shift your burdens to Jesus. He will keep you in perfect peace by guarding your heart and your mind.

 

PRAYER:

Lord I cannot carry this alone and I thank you for sending Jesus to bear my sins. I want to be rooted in your word and live a life that is abounding and full of thanksgiving. I can only do this through Jesus, my Lord and Savior. Amen.

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Need Directions?

John 14:6 ¶ Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

 

         Where are you in your life journey? Sometimes I wish life were mapped out like an amusement park with a kiosk. On the map I can look and the map that reads with a big red star "You are here!" When I see this I know where I am and where I am going and how far I am to my destination. Unfortunately or fortunately, however you look at it, life is not this way. Or is it? Can you just pause life like a game or DVD and see how far you are from the finish line or your destination. Can you stop to see how well you are doing or see if you are in first place, or in last pace or if you are even lost? Can we?

        

Yes, we can. This is because God loves us that he gave us a GPS, God's Precious Son, to show us the way. God is always giving directions through the Son, Jesus. Jesus was surprised that his disciples after following Him for three years and did not know the way. So Jesus points out, "I am the way and the truth and the life." Jesus was showing them and telling them follow me. You can stop and look at Jesus for your direction. Jesus will guide you in your career, relationships, parenting and finances. Jesus knows the ultimate end. The author of Hebrews says, "Jesus is the author and the finisher of our Faith." Let God's Precious Son be your source of direction and see how the way leads you to the truth and eternal life.

        

PRAYER:

         Jesus I surrender my life to you and trust you to lead me where I need to go. You will turn me away from temptation and lead me where I will have peace and joy that all comes from you. This is my prayer. Amen.

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Clean Inside

CLEAN INSIDE

Mark 7:20-23
Mark 7:20 ¶ He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him
'unclean.' 21 For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil
thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22 greed,
malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All
these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean (NIV).'"

What makes you feel dirty? What is that picture or those sounds that
make you cringe? The things that come out of your heart can cause
such a response. God is concerned with what comes out of your heart
and therefore you should be concerned what goes into your heart. God
will not be mooched. He will judge and see the truth behind actions.
Lip service is just talk but God is looking for people of words and
action.
When your heart is in it our actions define your words not your words
defining your actions. Live free of the evil monsters that can be
within your heart. To fight them humility, love, self-control and
obedience to God needs to be priorities. You should look to honor God
before honoring man. You should put your self-last and Jesus and
others first. This will give you JOY. J is for Jesus O is for Others
Y is for you. Put Jesus and others before you. Anger, greed, envy and
the others listed in verses 21-22 will put you only in the question
and all you are left is Y. Why do you do this is the questions that
will be asked. The answer will be it came from within. It was in your
heart and you are responsible for what came out. So be responsible
for what goes in.
Take daily time to pray and really talk to God and give the same
amount of time to meditate and listen to Him as He speaks to you.
Read a verse a chapter a book of God's word out loud. Read more than
once so it gets into your heart through repetition. Then daily apply
what you pray and what you read in full obedience to God and it will
show you how to let your heart follow after God and not the world.

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