Prayer for Praying for Others
Devotion According to James 1:15
Sin may bring you pleasure. Sin may bring you wealth. Sin may even bring you a certain degree of satisfaction. But ultimately sin will only bring you death.
As the pastor James wrote these words of warning, he no doubt knew how easily we forget the consequences of sin. We are often tempted to violate God’s law, which is for our own protection, in order to receive some promised gratification. But James shines the light into the future and reminds us that the end of every sin is death.
Are you flirting with a person other than your spouse, or committing mental adultery repeatedly in the privacy of your imagination? The pleasure of a forbidden relationship may seem tantalizing, but…
“Sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.”
Are you tempted to put your service to the Lord on hold in order to accept a much-desired promotion? The pay, the prestige may feel exciting, but…
“Sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.”
Have you been holding a grudge against another person, refusing to forgive them for some offense or injury? No matter how right or justified you may have made yourself out to be in your own mind…
Sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.
It is no accident, no wonder, then that James’ next words are simply, “Do not err, my beloved” (16). If sin is truly so serious, so dangerous, so deadly — why would we ever toy with it at all?
New Life in Christ
God is good everyday. We have a new life in Jesus Christ when we accept Him as our Lord and Savior. Our old lives are dead, and we no longer are the old person we were; we are made new in Him. We have the Scriptures to tell us the complete truth about being new in Christ. We no longer want to do the things that we once did when we were living in sin. We only want to do what is right and acceptable in the eyes of God. We only want to please Him. Let us always go to the Scriptures when we don’t understand something.
Life isn’t always going to be easy, the sun may not shine everyday, but when we think about the treasure we have in heaven with Jesus, it makes us want to enjoy life even while we are going through difficulties. Why? Because He knows all about our troubles. He knows all about our life and what we will face on this earth even though we are saved, and the unsaved. There is not anything that God doesn’t already know.
I heard a preacher say that everyone who talks about heaven isn’t going, but according to John 3:16 God sent His only Son into this world that the world might be saved through Him, so everyone who repents and accepts Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior has a chance to go to heaven. This is why Jesus died for our sins. God does not want anyone to perish in the end. This is why He gives us chance after chance to get our lives right before His Son returns. No one knows when Jesus will return except the Father, the angels doesn’t even know. The Word tells us that He will come like a thief in the night, so according to those words, we must be watching and sober at all times. No one knows when a thief may come; just as we don’t know when Jesus may come, but we do know He is coming just as He said He would. The question is this: WILL WE BE READY?!?
Will we be ready to make that journey with Jesus to the other side of heaven? There’s no turning back when that day comes. Make things right while the blood is running warm in your veins, while you have your being. Don’t wait until it’s too late because you may not have time.
Jesus loves all of us equally. He doesn’t love one no more than He loves the other; He is no respecter of persons. He laid down His life for every human being to save our souls from a devils hell. Think about your soul and how important it is to God. Think about where you want to spend eternity. Eternity is forever; never ending. It doesn’t matter what you have done, where you have been, where you are from, nor the color of your skin, God loves you unconditionally and that will never change. Come to Jesus and live. God bless everyone. He is waiting to hear from you today.
What Relationships Have a Negative Impact on Me Are…
What relationships have a negative impact on you?
When you go to your church where you worship and ask for help and they turn their back on you. This is partly why I feel like everyone who calls themselves Christians, really aren’t per say, simply because they think that they shouldn’t help others. Everything belongs to God, but they turn their backs on you. I know this all too well. Employers are the same way as well. They take your job away from you because of illness and doesn’t care about what they have done to you. They don’t care if your bills are not paid. They don’t care if you have food to eat, clothes on your back, or shoes on your feet. They don’t realize how it puts a strain of families. No one cares about how they treat others when they have everything, it happens in families just as well.
Times are not like they were back in the day. A very long time ago, people believed in helping others. People came together to help their friends and neighbors in their trying times. What happened to the real Christians who really cared and loved their neighbors as themselves? What happened to the love that was once shared in families, especially the church family? There is so much going on in the world today until I guess some people just don’t care about others anymore.
Another thing that impacts me negatively is all of the homelessness, killing, this virus that’s been here forever now taking innocent lives of the young and old. War, will it ever end?
When I think about everything that Jesus went through for us, and to see how the world is today, it is hard to fathom. I could go on and on about it, but it is New Years and I want to enjoy it. If you haven’t talked to Jesus today, take a few minutes and pour out your heart to Him. Give it all to Him. Going through trials and tribulations is something we all face from time to time, but Jesus knows all about it. He knows what we will go through before we even experience the trial. Trials come for a season, but joy comes in the morning. Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. Heartache and heartbreak may come, but joy comes in the morning. Grief may come, but joy comes in the morning. No matter what we face in life, we should know that joy comes in the morning. Let Jesus give you the joy that the world can’t take away. Let Him give you the peace that the world can’t take away. Let Him give you happiness that the world can’t take away. Let Him give you a new life in Him that the world can’t take away, and that is eternal life in Him. May God bless you today and every day. May He give you strength to endure during this holiday season. May He comfort the hearts that’s grieving due to the loss of loved ones. May He dry your weeping eyes. May He comfort you when you can’t sleep due to whatever you are going through in your life. May His love saturate your heart and soul that others may see Him in you. God bless you today and every day. As always, thank you for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul.
Happy New Year To Everyone!!!!🎊🎉🎆😇🙏🏿🎈
I want to first thank God for blessing us to see another year on this earth. I want to thank God for my health and strength, and for bringing me through the illness I suffered. I am thankful for every blessing, and for all of the new opportunities I have experienced, and Will experience. All praise be to God and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Now, I want to thank you all who has been with me since day one, and all of everyone I have met along the way. Thank you for your encouragement. Thank you for your nice comments, and conversations. Thank you for all of the advice and inspiring words of wisdom. You all are great.
I want to thank WordPress for giving us this amazing platform to use to share our thoughts, views, and everything that we want to talk about. Had I not found WordPress, I wouldn’t have ever found this great community of people to share my faith with, to share my accomplishments with, and my ups and downs.
Let’s make 2023 a great year in the blogging world! As always, thank you for joining me on my journey with Food for the Soul. Happy New Year’s everyone!
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