Things
are Not as they Seem
"While we look not at the things which are
seen,
but at the things which are not seen; for
the things which are seen are temporal; but
the things which are not seen are eternal."
2 Cor. 4-18
What is our focus in life? Do we sometimes
have more natural vision than spiritual
vision? This is a question the Lord would
have us to ponder and answer.
The things which we see each day will not be
eternal. The beautiful homes, fine cars, all
the things money can buy, will one day not matter
any longer. All the material things that
seem to be so important to people now, will one
day be of no importance.
The things we cannot see but we believe by faith
are everlasting. The home which Jesus went
away to prepare for us, New Jerusalem, and our
loved ones gone on before, are some of the
things which are real, although unseen in the
natural. These are the things which we hope
for and long to see our Blessed Saviour one
day. By faith we can embrace these eternal
things.
We are compassed about with a great cloud of
faithful witnesses, those who kept the faith by
walking in the ways of the Lord. One day we
can sit down and talk to Peter, James, John,
David, Joshua, Daniel, Paul, and all the other
mighty men, (or women), of faith who fought a
good fight and kept the faith. In eternity
we will be as one happy family which is what God
intends for the Body of Christ to be
now. We are all a part of the Family
of God and his love keeps us in Him.
Until the day of the appearing of our Lord, may we
always keep our eyes fixed by faith upon our
blessed hope, Christ Jesus. May we always
recognize anything that hinders us in our
Christian journey and let God change every
circumstance for his glory. May we be
willing to seek the very heart of God for changes
which will bless our Lord and increase his
Kingdom. We need our Lord so much and He will be
there when we call on Him. As he blesses us with
salvation, a home, family, friends, peace of mind
and the necessities of life; we can also
bless others.
Living by faith is living in His love and
favor. Look to Him and be blessed today and
every day.
Blessings in Christ,
Jo Ann
J. P.'s Inspirations (c) 2001
Trusting
in the Lord
I
will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my
fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalm 91:2
We can rejoice today because our names have been
written in Heaven. "In God we
Trust" is more than just a slogan we see on
our money. It is to be written upon our
hearts. We have a 'Strong Tower and a
Refuge' we can trust in when things seem to be
crumbling in the World around
us. This Tower will always stand and
will be a shelter from the enemy. {Ps. 61:
3} The righteous can run to this
Tower, which is the name of the Lord, and be
safe.
{Prov. 18:10}
God will never change and will always be the
"Rock of our Salvation." We
can be thankful for His presence and assurance of
his faithfulness which reacheth unto the
clouds and is like the great mountains.
{Ps. 36: 5}
All the Nations of this World will one day bow and
proclaim that 'Jesus is Lord' to the glory of God
the Father. {Romans 14: 11}. While many are
tossed "to and fro" and running
"here and there", {Ps. 107: 27},
all we have to do is stand still and trust
Him. We can then see His salvation and
delivering power.
{2 Chron. 20: 17}
Let not your heart be troubled with bad news in
the days ahead. Whose report will we
believe? We are to believe the report
of the Lord. We have a 'Lighthouse' who
guides our way through the darkest nights.
We must keep our eyes on the Lord and follow as He
leads us. We can always trust in Him.
He will keep us safe in the 'grip of Grace' if we
only believe and claim his promises.
{John 14: 1}
We have every reason to TRUST in HIM.
We can say today as David the Psalmist,........
"Great is your faithfulness, O God our
Father".
{Ps. 40: 10}
Blessings in Christ,
J. P.'s Inspirations (c) 2001
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