03/20          Psalm 119:11

11 I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. 

HIDE

Hide God’s Word in our heart.  Life is hard enough when we are energized by the Lord and without His Word we have no energy.  

03/19          Ezekiel 36:26-27

26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

Exiled
Ezekiel passes on harsh words to the exiled people of Israel.  They profaned the name of God throughout all the Earth and His frustration shows.  God promises to advance His mission Himself in Jesus Christ.  Even after the resurrection of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit God’s people, those who by faith have accepted Jesus, are slow to follow Him.  People need the Lord.  Follow Jesus.

03/18       Psalm 24:1-4     

1 The earth is the LORD ’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him. 2 For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas and built it on the ocean depths. 3 Who may climb the mountain of the LORD ? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure, who do not worship idols and never tell lies. 

WHO

How foolish it is to devote so much of our lives to the acquisition of things, when all things truly belong to the Lord. We are but caretakers of what the Lord has made, and it has been given us for everyone’s pleasure. Wise use of our resources and preservation of all creation is the responsibility of all humankind. We have been given many precious gifts, but they are only ours for a while. In time, all things return to the Lord.

03/17          1 Corinthians 15:13-14

13 For if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised either. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless. 

HOPE

Not only does the Bible tell us we will live beyond the grave, but it also tells us there is hope beyond this life. The resurrection of Jesus from the dead proves there is life beyond the grave for the believer.

03/16          Luke 12:32
32 “So don’t be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom. 

BELONG

We belong to the Lord.  He is our everything.  Ask Him for what you need.  Spend time with Him.  He will take care of you.  

03/15          Romans 15:2
2 We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. 

DO

Do the next right thing.  That will keep you in line with the Lord’s requirements for us as we live a Holy Life.  Jesus is Lord and He connects us with the Father.  In Christ and Christ alone am I able to help others build a life committed to the Lord.  

03/14          Matthew 7:24

24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.

SAFE

Jesus tells us that the way to build a “save-house” is to build your life on Jesus.  Jesus is God’s everything.  Life is hard but Jesus makes life worth it.  Follow Jesus.  He is Lord.

03/13          John 14:6

6 Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.

BASIC

This is basic Bible 101 for all of us.  We do not save ourselves.  We do not work for our salvation.  It is a grace gift of the Lord Jesus to each one of us that profess Him as Lord.  No confession, no salvation.  No salvation there is no relationship with the Father.  

03/12          Acts 20:24

24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.

TELL

Tell everybody what the Lord has done for you.  That’s all.  Just tell the Gospel story of how you came to know Jesus and what He does for you.  

03/11          1 Corinthians 6:19

19 Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, 

TEMPLE

Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit.  We are to be a Spirit filled saint useable at all times to do the Lord’s work.  This includes Church ministers and the folks in the pews.  We are each to be a vessel available for the Lord God Almighty to use.  Be useable.  Trust the Lord.  Serve Him. Seek Him.