THANK YOU LORD

WHAT’S REQUIRED OF US

“No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” – Micah 6:8 ^{New Living Translation}

            It’s interesting how clear God makes it to please him, yet people down thru the ages have been trying all kinds of ways. Simply put, it really couldn’t be any clearer.

         Now ‘doing what is right’ is a relative term. We are to seek to do that which is ‘right’ in God’s sight, not our own. That requires reading his word. It says the Lord has told us what is good. Are you fair in your dealings with others? Regarding mercy, do you show it to those who have done you wrong? Regarding being humble, have you been walking in humility?

         Personal assessment of one’s life should become a regular part of a Christian’s life. We are required to live differently than the world, mainly because we are not of this world. We don’t fit in, we were never meant to.  Live according to God’s word and will for you and you will be gratified with the results. Remember, it’s absolutely not about you, but rather God IN you, the hope of glory! Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!

Resource: The Life Application Study Bible.

Hope

     "What does hope look like? It looks like pristine lake, free from agitation. It looks like a cloudless blue sky. It looks like a newborn child. Hope is what we all are looking for and desperately need. Hope comes in a person, the only one who can freely provide forgiveness. Freedom from sin provides for a person hope for a better tomorrow. Hope introduces that person to peace. Peace when fully realized can provide long lasting contentment and satisfaction. A sense of serenity fills our soul. Hope, peace, serenity all allow us to be at rest in our body and in our mind. Hope. We all need it." rlkeller

2 Corinthians 5:16

" ... we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view." 

       This is something we as current day believers must stop doing. I can make a complete assessment of someone; their financial status, their maturity level, their monetary value, all based on the way they dress, talk, act and react without hesitation. That's sad and I'm happy to say I am getting much better at NOT doing that. I have been praying on and off about seeing people the way God sees them. It's starting to work. May God help me to succeed in this way.

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AN INVITE TO MEET ST NICHOLAS & READ THE HISTORY OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE

https://rlkeller4291.wixsite.com/mysite ... go to my ministry website for a history of St. Nicholas & of the Christmas Tree. Once on the website, you can simply click on the web address to the right of the colorful St. Nicholas banner and click on the menu tab titled History of the Christmas Tree to go to page 2 of my website to read the tree's history courtesy of DeLong's Farm of Nova Scotia.

Don't wait because it will be taken down once the new year comes.

Prayer of Confession

Eternal God, in every age you have raised up men & women to live in faith. We confess that our faith has been lacking. You call us to proclaim your gospel in all of our associations, but we are silent. You call us to do what is just, but we are unfair instead.You call us to live faithfully, but too often we doubt your power & trust in our own reason alone. In your mercy, forgive us. Give us courage to trust the path that you have established for us that we may inherit the heavenly kingdom you promised in Jesus Christ. Amen