I was praying this morning again that God would give me more words to share on our blog.
Every morning as I begin my day in His presence I pray for those who have never looked to Jesus for their salvation. My heart is heavy when I think of so many people who I love who are lost.
So when I prayed that God would give me words to share I was surprised when He almost instantaneously answered; flooding my heart with His Words.
So with my journal open I began to write:
Jesus.
Our only Hope
Our only Comfort.
Nobody loves us like He does.
Our full satisfaction.
In Him is fullness of joy.
God calls us to look to Him for salvation:
Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else. Isaiah 45:22
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:14-15
Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Jesus) Matthew 11:28
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me. (Jesus) Revelations 3:20
While it is said, To day if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation. Hebrews 3:15
Come to Him. Repent. Turn away from your sin and turn to Him. Tell Him you believe in Him for your salvation. Tell Him, Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief. Mark 9:24
Don’t be like the Scribes and Pharisees who refused to believe in Him until they saw a sign or wonder. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. John 4:48
Simply obey the gospel.
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Mark 1:14-15
That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:19
Don’t be like those who refused to obey the gospel.
In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; 2 Thes 1:8-9
If this sounds too simple, be a Berean and study the Bible for yourself with an open mind and heart.
These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. Acts 17:11
Spurgeon counsels:
“Be much in reading about the Lord Jesus. The books of Scripture are the lilies among which He feedeth. The Bible is the window through which we may look and see our Lord. Read over the story of His sufferings and death with devout attention, and before long the Lord will cause faith secretly to enter your soul.
The Cross of Christ not only rewards faith, but begets faith.
Many a believer can say—
“When I view Thee, wounded, grieving,
Breathless, on the cursed tree,
Soon I feel my heart believing
Thou has suffered thus for me.”
If hearing and reading suffice not, then deliberately set your mind to work to overhaul the matter, and have it out. Either believe, or know the reason why you do not believe. See the matter through to the utmost of your ability, and pray God to help you to make a thorough investigation, and to come to an honest decision one way or the other. Consider who Jesus was, and whether the constitution of His Person does not entitle Him to confidence. Consider what He did, and whether this also must not be good ground for trust. Consider Him as dying, rising from the dead, ascending, and ever living to intercede for transgressors; and see whether this does not entitle Him to be relied on by you. Then cry to Him, and see if He does not hear you.”
After closing my new pink journal I quickly got to work getting the boys ready for school. Then when the two oldest got on the bus it was time to get my youngest ready for preschool. Then I quickly got to work preparing a snack for preschool since it was my turn to be the Parent Helper. After preschool it was off to pick up groceries and then back home for lunch.
Feeling rushed because of a lengthy to do list, God suddenly reminded me about my prayer this morning. He had answered me, but what was I going to do with it? Were His words just going to lay motionless in my notebook or was I going to “Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness and share His words with the rest of the virtual world, trusting that they wouldn’t return to Him void? With a quick glance at my kitchen I turned and headed for the computer. Trusting God with 'all these things' I instead made His kingdom my number one priority.
What a great God we serve!
Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21
