Can you begin this new and uncertain year with a pure heart? “But, I can’t,” you say? “My heart isn’t pure and I don’t know how to make it pure. I can try to be better, but there are stains and dirt from previous sins.” A pure heart contains no mixture. Part this, part that. Part God, part other. Jesus told us that seeing God is for the pure in heart. That leaves us in a dilemma. No one is…
Romans 8:35 says, “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” These words may not describe our lives. But, let’s think about each of them for a minute. What in our lives can separate us if we aren’t aware of the importance of them. Most of our lives are lived in ordinary, daily routines. So what about tribulation, distress, etc.? How do they affect you…
Believer’s Priority First things first. Seek God’s kingdom and His righteousness first. Why? Why not our concerns first? It is a law or principle of the kingdom of heaven. It is putting Him first that brings peace and joy whatever is going on around us. What He was saying was don’t let your life be your chief concern. Don’t let your child’s life be your chief concern. Don’t let tomorrow be your chief concern. Don’t worry. He’s saying that we…
Quiet my heart In our complex, busy, noisy, world it is easy to lose sight of God and not hear His voice. Quieting our souls and simplifying our lives will make it easier to hear God. We can ask God to simplify our life, but He can only do what we allow Him to do. Know what I mean? It is our choice to quiet our hearts. He will enable us to do the impossible task of quieting our hearts….
