Jesus is Lord!

Philippians 4:4-9
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon. 6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned from me and heard from me and saw me doing, and the God of peace will be with you.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.) 1996.

Worry is contrary to faith in God. When we worry, we are saying, “God you can’t help me!” It takes practice not to worry. Every effort must be put into turning our worry into times of prayer. When we worry, we are to take that concern and give it to our Lord Jesus. He died to give us the right to come directly before God with any concern and ask for His help. Paul goes on to give more advice about how not to worry by fixing our minds on things that are true and right and honorable. What we put into our minds determines our words and our actions. When we worry, our words will be negative and whinny. But when we fill our minds with the truth of God’s Word, our words and our actions will be positive and hopeful. Remove yourself from any situation that causes you to think impure or negative worrisome thoughts. Replace that time with the Word of God and let His Holy Spirit fill you with the ultimate joy of having Christ in you.

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1 Corinthians 1:26-30
26 Remember, dear brothers and sisters, that few of you were wise in the world’s eyes, or powerful, or wealthy when God called you. 27 Instead, God deliberately chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose those who are powerless to shame those who are powerful. 28 God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important, 29 so that no one can ever boast in the presence of God. 30 God alone made it possible for you to be in Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made Christ to be wisdom itself. He is the one who made us acceptable to God. He made us pure and holy, and he gave himself to purchase our freedom.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.) 1996.

Some people like to give emphasis to the prominent who have accepted Christ like the entertainment greats, the leaders in industry, and the prominent in government. But God majors in average people. He is calling the simple minded to have His righteousness. Those considered to be the least will be considered great in His kingdom. He has made His plan of salvation so simple that the “wise” of this world would think it too simple to be true. They spend so much time trying to be “wise” that they become utter fools by missing the only thing that matters in this life, Christ Jesus. That is why no one can boast of being a Christian because it is not anything we are or do, but because of His love for us. Christ is our wisdom and the wisdom of the world. Unfortunately the world will not recognize it until it is too late. One day at the name of Jesus every knee will bow. Bow before Him today because you are grateful for His love for you. It is true wisdom to give to Jesus honor and glory and thanks. It is wisdom from above and not anything from us. So praise Him and worship Him for He alone is God.

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Psalm 103:11-18
11 For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth.
12 He has removed our rebellious acts as far away from us as the east is from the west.
13 The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
14 For he understands how weak we are; he knows we are only dust.
15 Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
16 The wind blows, and we are gone as though we had never been here.
17 But the love of the Lord remains forever with those who fear him. His salvation extends to the children’s children
18 of those who are faithful to his covenant, of those who obey his commandments!
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, (Wheaton, IL: House Publishers, Inc.) 1996.

East and west can never meet. This is a symbolic portrait of God’s forgiveness. When He forgives our sin, He separates it from us and doesn’t even remember it. We need never wallow in the past for God forgives and forgets. Do not let Satan dredge up your past by bringing old sin to your mind because it will prevent you from moving forward in your relationship with God. He doesn’t remember sin that has been forgiven and is under the blood of Jesus. You will never forget, but your mind is not the mind of God. And God has wiped the record clean. We are as clean as the driven snow and as righteous as Jesus Christ is righteous. Even though we can not understand this, it is true. Don’t allow old sin to parade through your mind; it will only make you feel bad. Satan would have you stay in the memory of your past failures to keep you ineffective for God. So live and act like the forgiven child of God that you are! Then move forward to do the work God have given you with the mind of Christ.

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