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Thought For The Day July 11, 2009

HOPE

Our soul waiteth for the Lord: He is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

Psalm 33:20-22

The Solid Rock

Edward Mote

My hope is built on nothing less,

Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;

I dare not trust the sweetest frame,

But wholly lean on Jesus' name.

I never want to loose sight that God is my hope. He has never failed me. I know that he never will.

The more we know Him, the more we will experience that deep inner joy that is not dependent on external circumstances. This joy is present even in the midst of suffering and sorrow; it is a motivating power even in discouragement and dismay.

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

Psalm 71:14

God Bless You,

N. Alexander

"Life with Christ is an endless hope; without him a hopeless end."

anonymous

Thought For The Day July 10, 2009

I can do all things through Christ which stengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13

Sometimes we wonder about certain things in this life, weather they are sin or could just become sin. There are things that some would struggle with that might never cause another to stumble. As individuals we need to have our hearts and minds turned toward God so that we can hear his still small voice guiding us in these areas of our life. We need to be in a place in our walk that we are willing to give up anything for Christ.

There is not a single thing in this world that I long for more than I long for the Lord. My hearts desire is to serve him and to live with him for eternity. So I will gladly trade any temporal pleasures here for eternal joy.

Sometimes God just wants to know that we are willing. It is not always sinful things that we give up to place him first in our lives. We don't always respond well to mans demands on us. But when God asks anything of me I want my heart to be ready and willing.

I am continually praying for God to mold me into a better Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt and Friend. I want to be a women after Gods own heart. When he speaks I want to hear and obey. The seemingly hardest of things to give up can be made easy through Christ who gives us strength.

God Bless You Is My Prayer

N. Alexander

Thought For The Day July 9, 2009

Jesus Did Devotions

Jesus quiet time was a source of his strength. Personal fellowship with his Father in Heaven was the top priority of Jesus' life on earth (Mark 1:35; Luke 5:16; 22:39-44). Even when his days were busy and filled with exciting ministry, he spent time in prayer (John 5:30). If a time of quiet prayer was a priority for Jesus, how much more do we need to make it a priority in our lives?

God Bless You Is Our Prayer
N. Alexander

Church In The Park

Notes from Paul Alexander

But he said, yea rather blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
Luke 11:28

I feel that sometimes we forget the importance of reading God’s word. Sometimes we come to a place where we just go about our lives, and we feel like praying and living a good life is enough to get us by. Not to say there isn’t as much importance on prayer! It’s not the case at all. It is very important to speak to God daily, but it is equally important to let Him speak to us. And how does He speak to us? In the Old Testament, God spoke to His children in audible and amazing voice, such as Moses and the burning bush, or Samuel hearing His voice in the night. God speaks to us in a different way today. He speaks to us through His word. What is the word? The Bible says in John 1:1, “In the beginning was the word and the word was with God, and the word was God.” This, of course, means Jesus Christ. And Jesus was sent to us here on earth as the living word. The life and words of Jesus were recorded for us to experience everyday. The first verse we read says, blessed are they that hear the word of God. That means when we read our bibles we aren’t just simply reading words, but we are to listen to the very voice of God- Jesus Christ. We need to pray and ask the Lord to help us not just simply read His word, but to hear His voice and to keep it.

In Colossians 3:16 it says, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.” If we hear the words of Christ and we let it dwell in us, we will have the wisdom and understanding to admonish each other and those around us with the love and wisdom of God. All of us as men are leaders, or future leaders, of our homes. Our wives and/or children depend on us to be wise and have a solid relationship with the Lord. The only way we can do that, and the only way to hear the words of God speaking into our lives, is by getting into His word and hearing His voice. So today I encourage us, all of us, to dig deeper into His word, and take the time to hear His voice speak into our lives.

Blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it..

*These are the notes used in ABM service July 7, 2009

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