“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
Matthew 5:44, HCSB
God wants to give us all good things, and that should push us to want to give goodness to others, especially those who have no love for us and Jesus.
But if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:7, HCSB
God wants to give us all good things, and the good begins with the cleansing from sin by Christ’s blood when we repent and put our faith in Him. We also get the family of the Church and the jiy of bringing others to faith.
So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.
Galatians 6:9, HCSB
God wants to give us all good things, and that includes the joy of leading others to salvation through faith in Christ. It is work He has called us to and equips us for.
Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful.
Luke 6:36, HCSB
God wants to give us all good things, and it begins with mercy when we ask. It also means that we show mercy to others just as He has to us.
A generous person will be enriched, and the one who gives a drink of water will receive water.
Proverbs 11:25, HCSB
God wants to give us good things, and as we give freely to others we are following the example of Christ who gave His life for ours. The greatest thing we can give is the gospel of Christ, yet we should also give to meet others’ physical needs.
Our little congregation has been becoming a little less little, but there are two others that are struggling now. We are looking at merging to help them, especially with one of those pastors getting along in years.
Let us all lift up these churches.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for Churches thinking about Merging with other churches,
This Sunday: Pray for Churches thinking about Merging with other churches
Therefore I tell you, all the things you pray and ask for — believe that you have received them, and you will have them.
Mark 11:24, HCSB
God wants to give us good things, most importantly is the gift of salvation. If you have prayed in faith and repentance, believe you are saved!
And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.
1 John 4:16, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and that starts with walking with love for God and love for others in the love He has shown and given us.
Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your radiance.
Isaiah 60:3, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and the closer we are to Him the more He uses us to lead others to Christ, neighbors and nations alike.
Whoever is faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and whoever is unrighteous in very little is also unrighteous in much.
Luke 16:10, HCSB
Our lives must be ordered by God, and as we seek Him we will find ourselves becoming more faithful in all we do just as He is faithful.
a simple man of God 