Wednesday, January 3, 2018

WANT THAT BE AWESOME???

In every persons life,there seems to be a need to identify with those who lived before us. At least i feel there should be a desire to be curious. No where better than the Holy Bible. Many in this book were ordinary people trying to provide a living for themselves. There were Kings, influential women with power. Rich people poor people,very needy people with disabilities. The world in that sense has changed very little. Consider studying the Bible,not just seeing how much you can read of it. Consider the life of Jotham the King of Israel. The Jotham in( 2nd Chronicles chapter 27:verses 1-9).
Not that much about him but enough. He was the son of king Uzziah,he came to power when he was just 25 years of age.The Bible says he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.Most of his reign was spent on fortifying the defenses of Jerusalem  and first fortifying the temple.He prepared Israel for the coming battle with Ammonites.
Jotham and his army defeated the Ammonites and the enemy was forced to pay Jotham and the Israelites for years. It made Jotham rich.Okay i said all this to say the following. The Bible says that when Jotham came to power He did what was right in the sight of the Lord,except he did not enter the temple of the Lord. Because Jotham took the path of righteousness,God allowed him to be successful. What is to be gleaned from Jotham's story?
It's this. First...you must not be just a creation of God. You must be His child. You must seriously accept the fact that you are a sinner separated from God by your sin. Some you are aware of and many you are not aware of. But...you must ask God the Father to forgive you for all sin in your life. You can ask Him to show you your sin. Ask forgiveness and repent from the sin in your life. This will make you a child of God, a friend of God, and it will set you on a path.
 of righteous thinking and acting. Just as Jotham, believe God and he will allow you to be a success. Expect battles, because they will come. If you must be angry ....be angry and sin not. Doing battle with the devil does not mean we must hate people. Do not ,with intention,hurt people. But remember when you stand with Christ adversity will come. Just take the righteous path as Jotham did. Study Ephesians chapter 4:verse 26, and also Romans chapter 12:verse 18. These are very important. Now to comment on my title.....i am looking forward to meeting my Saviour and then so many of my Christian brothers and sisters in heaven. Want that be awesome?

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