Guidance for Living in God's Grace

As you read this, think about sitting with God in a quiet setting, and He is speaking with you as His child (which you are).

Proverbs 3

 

1 My son (child), forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:

² For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
³ Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:
⁴ So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
⁵ Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
⁷ Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the Lord, and depart from evil.
⁸ It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
⁹ Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
¹⁰ So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
¹¹ My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; neither be weary of his correction:
¹² For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
¹³ Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
¹⁴ For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
¹⁵ She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
¹⁶ Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
¹⁷ Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
¹⁸ She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
¹⁹ The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
²⁰ By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
²¹ My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
²² So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
²³ Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
²⁴ When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
²⁵ Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
²⁶ For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
²⁷ Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
²⁸ Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
²⁹ Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
³⁰ Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
³¹ Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
³² For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.
³³ The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
³⁴ Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
³⁵ The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

King James Version (KJV)


This is only the beginning of wisdom from God through King Solomon, you will find more ways to live in God's promises if you read and study the Bible.  We are to live the life of Christ and in God's word you will find the wisdom to do that.
 

Prayer for Spiritual Wisdom/Redemption in Christ

Ephesians 1 *

King James Version (KJV)

1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

² Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
⁴ According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
⁵ Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,
⁶ To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
⁷ In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
⁸ Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;
⁹ Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:
¹⁰ That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him:
¹¹ In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
¹² That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
¹³ In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
¹⁴ Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.
¹⁵ Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
¹⁶ Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
¹⁷ That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
¹⁸ The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
¹⁹ And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
²⁰ Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
²¹ Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:
²² And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
²³ Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.



*One of the greatest scriptures in the Bible.

THE PURIFYING OF OUR FAITH

Our Faith is purified through our trials, just as gold and silver are purified through the fiery furnace.

It is so important for God to lead us through life and takes us through the fire, the storms,  the deepest waters and the pain of our afflictions. 
 Just as a carpenter makes something useful from a piece of wood, or a sculptor makes something beautiful from a piece of marble, Jesus the Master Carpenter/Sculptor makes something both beautiful and useful from us when He works on us in our life.

Do not resist Him, do not avoid Him, but fall into His loving hands and be made into a work of beauty.

Hebrews 11: 32-40

ARE YOU SITTING ON THE FENCE?

Are you sitting on the fence when it comes to a lot of things the people around you, the politicians, or the Bible says, or the preacher says, or God is saying to you?

The choice is not to sit the fence but to pick a side; and it starts in the Old Testament. 

Genesis 3

King James Version (KJV)

3 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

² And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
³ But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
⁴ And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
⁵ For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Okay, so what is it gonna be, What God said, or what the serpent says?  Can't sit the fence, what is your choice?

Then we jump all the way to Joshua Chapter 24:  after God lead the people out of Egypt, the people are given a choice about who they will serve.

 
¹⁴ Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord.

¹⁵ And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.



¹⁹ And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the Lord: for he is an holy God; he is a jealous God; he will not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

²⁴ And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.

So how about the questions of the day, abortion, sex, lying, cheating, stealing, etc.  In the Book of Revelations Chapter 3:

¹³ He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

¹⁴ And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

¹⁵ I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

¹⁶ So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spit thee out of my mouth.

¹⁷ Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

¹⁸ I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

¹⁹ As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

²¹ To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

²² He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

You see, we have to make choices, the right choices.  Many have laughed at the WWJD, (What would Jesus Do?),  but it is truth.  We need to make every decision based on Jesus/God;  not on what someone else  says, what we were taught or told, unless it lines up with God's word and Spirit.

So what is it gonna be?  Can't sit the fence, make a choice now,   "...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."



 

ARE YOU HUNGRY --FOR GOD?

Every day like thousands of other people, I yearn for something in my life to make it feel---right.  I know what my hunger is for.  Everyday when I walk into the back yard and see the beautiful blue sky the different wisps of clouds, hear the birds singing, see my Grace (my horse) grazing next to Silas (the goat) I am filled with the love of God visible in my sight.  I feel like breaking out in song, "How great Thou art... how great Thou art....!"  My heart is so filled with love and passion for my God.  I would that today He would return to take me home.

What about you.  Do you feel the call of God, His love and caring hands reaching out to your soul?

"As the deer pants for the water, so my soul pants after You .... You, O Lord, are my hearts desire and I long to worship You.."

My heart aches greatly for My Lord and God....

Come quickley Lord Jesus!

LET US CONTINUE IN FAITH, BELIEVING

Romans 10:8-13   "But what does it say?   “The living Word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because, if  you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and   believe in your heart   that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says,   “Everyone who believes in Him will not be put to shame.”  For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek;   for the same Lord is Lord of all,   bestowing his riches on all who call on Him . For  “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

Come quickly Lord Jesus.
 

RAMBLINGS

So many of my posts have been taken from my studies, today it is my ramblings, or talk with God today.  I hope it benefits you.


Tues. Sept. 18/2012 AM
O Lord, why are you mindful of me, a sinner-

My child, my creation you are.  I have redeemed you through the blood of My Son Jesus Christ. You have been adopted back into the fold by your actions.

Yes, and I have accepted the sacrifice of My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as my own.
I pursue you Lord, yet at times I am side tracked by the things of this world.  I stray from the straight and narrow and find myself far from you.  Yet all I have to do is turn around from my follies and you are right there beside me.  Waiting for me to take your hand and return to the path of righteousness.

I know that my life is not always focused on you.  I find it sometimes easier to just play games, read books, or do nothing rather than study and pray, spend time with you.  They are such mindless activities in which I waste my time.

But then I find myself so unfulfilled that I turn back to the scriptures and to prayer and find myself in need of You and Your "Word".

Help me Father, to rid my life of these senseless things that not only don't fill the void, but that take me farther away from you.
Help me make a start and go were you would have me be.  Closer to You.
In Jesus Name I pray, Amen.