daily prayer

Good Friday morning! How are we faithing this day? A couple things I want you to think about. The freedom we have to worship and discuss God and how we compare our lives to whatever measuring stick we use. I was listening to a letter a preacher got about a person who in his country is in peril of death by discussing salvation and Messiah Jesus. Think about that. Here we are free to say and think and share our beliefs freely and at the most we may get ridiculed and there are places that people are killed by even saying Jesus' name. Holy mackerel! I can't even fathom that. I have no fear like that when I write this every day. I don't even ponder whether I'll have a job or not when I push the send button. I have no fear I will be drug to the street and shot and yet sometimes speaking about Jesus in certain circles causes apprehension.

The second thing to think about this weekend is when we do talk about Jesus we hear arguments like, "I'm a good person, I haven't killed anyone", or "I'm sure my good outweighs my bad". Hogwash. Think for a minute on what we measure against. Maybe we are better or more Godly than the guys in prison but that comparison is like like comparing a VW Beetle to a 427 Camaro. One is fast and one is not but they both are cars. That guy in prison is a sinner and so are we. Look at this;

James 2:10-11
For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but do commit murder, you have become a transgressor of the law. .
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That is a peek at everyones sinful nature. Do you follow this? By comparing ourselves to others and their sins, we are looking at the same nature in them that we have. So when the law was set up and we were not able to keep the law we were actually proving that we are sinful by nature. Since sin entered the world, we all became sinners. You know what thoughts you have had that you entertained and you know deep down whether they are right or wrong. I sure do and I am guilty of the law. Look up Romans the 3rd chapter and think on this.

remember Donna A...remember Nicki and Josh...remember Sammy and Kellynn...remember those fire, ems,police personnel...

Heavenly Father,
Lord we ask for courage under fire. We ask for wisdom to stand for truth and not be concerned with the fallout. We ask to be mentally alert to the wiles of the devil. We ask to remain free to worship and believe. Lord, please hold your hand and do not lift it from those mentioned. Hear our prayers o Lord and let us know you are under control. Place a song in our hearts and let our hearts sing out loud of your greatness! in Jesus' name, amen!