08/28               1 Timothy 1:12

12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him, 

USE

Jesus will use you for service if you follow Him and do what He says. Trust and obey is the key to useful service.  The Lord uses us to represent Him. 

08/27               Ezekiel 44:15

15“However, the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok continued to minister faithfully in the Temple when Israel abandoned me for idols. These men will serve as my ministers. They will stand in my presence and offer the fat and blood of the sacrifices, says the Sovereign LORD. 

WORTHY

The Lord declares our worthiness.  We don’t evaluate the Lord and define our own worthiness for the Lord has set up a standard-Jesus Christ as our determinate of worthiness.  We are cleansed by the blood of Jesus and in Him find our righteousness and holiness.  The Lord is God and there is no other-He is the sole determinate of who serves Him and who will serve Him.  Trust in the Lord and obey Him and He will designate your worthiness.  Believe in Jesus and you shall be saved-trust in the Lord and do what He says and you will be used for His service.  Love the Lord and He will wear you out in service in the kingdom. 

08/26               2 Kings 22:4-7

4 “Go to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money the gatekeepers have collected from the people at the LORD ’s Temple. 5 Entrust this money to the men assigned to supervise the restoration of the LORD ’s Temple. Then they can use it to pay workers to repair the Temple. 6 They will need to hire carpenters, builders, and masons. Also have them buy the timber and the finished stone needed to repair the Temple. 7 But don’t require the construction supervisors to keep account of the money they receive, for they are honest and trustworthy men.”

WAY

The WAY of the Lord is the right way.  A life committed to Jesus is trustworthy and focused on Him.  When we have our focus right our actions are right. When our actions are right we will constantly be growing in Christ likeness.  Love one another is a right thing to do that will help us keep on the right track as we seek to follow the Lord.  Jesus is Lord. 

08/25               2 Chronicles 19:9

9 These were his instructions to them: “You must always act in the fear of the LORD, with faithfulness and an undivided heart.

FOCUS

Our life must focus on Jesus.  Only when we do that do we listen and obey His Word.  We know who the Lord is and what the Lord can do and in humility we bend the knee to Him and with our actions indicate Lord I will follow you. Without this humility of life we will too often go our own way and tragically our lifestyle will suffer because we will quickly fall into worldly ways.  Jesus is God’s everything and He will lead us in the right way.  Follow Him. 

08/24               1 Samuel 12:24

24 But be sure to fear the LORD and faithfully serve him. Think of all the wonderful things he has done for you. 

FEAR

Yes, this simply means that we are to be in a position of awe and fear and respect for our Holy Father God.  He knows everything you do.  He is intimately aware of everything you think.  He knows what you will say before there is a word on your tongue.  We need to let the Lord change us, help us to obey and by choice do those things that honor and glorify HIM.  Trust and obey is the childlike response required of us to grow. 

08/23               Luke 17:5

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Show us how to increase our faith.” 

HELP

We need help to grow our faith.  Jesus offers that help.  Ask Him to help you grow your faith.  As you read God’s Word you will discover Jesus guiding you into the things you need to do to grow.  Jesus help me grow my faith.  He will do it. 

08/22               1 Corinthians 13:13

13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.

LOVE

Jesus loves you.  His direction for us is that we are to love one another.  Love is the pinnacle of our relationship with Jesus and each other. Love is critical.  Without love we will not grow in Christ-likeness. 

08/21               Galatians 2:20

20 My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. 

LIFE

I live my life under the direction of Jesus Christ. Everything I do I check with Him. I spend time with Him.  I read the Bible and claim His promises for me. Then one day I will pass from this life to the next and Jesus will go with me and meet me face to face in eternity. What an amazing day that will be. Jesus is Lord. 

08/20               Galatians 2:16

16 Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.” 

BELIEVE

Believe in Jesus-that He died on the Cross providing the payment for your sin and that the Father by His power raised Jesus from the dead. You will be saved by grace through faith in Jesus.  Believe in Him.  Do not follow the world.  Jesus saves.   

08/19               2 Timothy 4:7

7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful. 

AMEN

I want to end my life saying as Paul said I’ve done good.  My focus was and is Jesus.  My life represented Him well.  Christ is my Lord and Savior and my life mirrors that belief. Then we finish our course and step into eternity with Jesus.  Jesus is God’s everything.