Anger, Get It Toned Down

 

For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. James 1:20

What gets you angry? Neighbors dogs barking. Clerks who are rude to you. Speeding tailgating drivers. Cancelled flights. An opinionated person who shuts everyone else out of conversation. Maybe you have even made people angry as it is naive to think you don’t. 

When some people get angry they unfriend you. Others get angry and write letters, make phone calls or text. Anger causes broken marriages and broken homes. Extreme anger can end in killing someone. 

It is necessary to learn how to let go of your right to be angry. Forgive people even if they have not asked for it. Stay cool instead of popping a cork over noise that keeps you awake at night coming from outside your home. Talk to God and ask Him to give you His perfect peace. 

PRAYER: I need you every minute of every day. When I am tempted to get mad help me reign in my emotions. Use me for the kingdom of Heaven not the devils. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Be Still-So Hard To Do

“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10

You have prayed and prayed and prayed some more. You are trying to wait and be still and not spout off and ruin God’s plans. So hard isn’t it? 

Word on a job interview, a medical report, hearing from a prodigal child, and many other things. There is purpose in waiting even though not fun. Look at Sarah and Abraham in the Old Testament waiting for the Promised Child and they got ahead of God and messed things up big time. 

One of my favorite movies ‘Redeeming Love’ has character Michael Hosea played by British actor Tom Lewis,  waiting over 3 years for his wife Angel aka Sarah a former prostitute, played by actress Abigail Cowen, to return to him and the life God had waiting for her. There is purpose and power in waiting. Be strong. 

PRAYER:All we like sheep have gone astray and messed up and tried to do things our own way. Lord I need to stand firm and need your help. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Asleep At The Wheel

 

But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober. For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together. 1 Thessalonians 5:11-17 KJV

Many people mock the end times and continue living like life is forever one big party. There will come a time when the Lord returns and even some churches will be caught unaware because they aren’t preparing those who attend.

One day there will be no more tears, pain, heartache, fights, but the Lord will indeed come back with a shout. Many scriptures speak of that. Those who have drifted along thinking being born in the US or being baptized into a certain church is all they need will be shocked. God will say depart from me I never knew you.

Do you want to be left behind for the great tribulation all the while kicking yourself that you poked fun at ‘religious’ people or do you want to get serious about entering his kingdom?

PRAYER: Lord my heart grieves for those who scoff at what they call religious fanatics and yet go on living as they please with no thought of eternity. Prayers for everyone to get serious about sharing Christ. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Be United

 

Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all,who is over all and through all and in all.Ephesians 4:3-6

Many things can create division and angst. Opinionated people, politics, religion.

Satan is the great divider, yet many people fight against each other for the need to be right and don’t get it. Satan and his demons sit there laughing and cheering as our society stumbles in the dark close to losing religious freedom and what we were founded on.

What can you do? Be kind even if you don’t agree. Pray without ceasing regardless of how bad it looks. Know who sits on the throne, and that is God. Pray that hearts that have already bought Satan’s lies can be set free and redeemed.

PRAYER: Holy Father let me be an instrument of peace and unity. Let the Bible not be changed to suit those who want their ears tickled. Keep me running the race to win. Open the eyes of any blinded to the truth. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Lions Not Sheep

 









The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1

 

Recently I saw a man wearing a shirt that read what my title is today. What I think of is as fierce as a lion and as meek as a sheep. It could apply to your prayer life. 

In scripture in 1 Peter 5:8 there is a verse saying that Satan is roaming around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Many a heart broken parent yearns for the day their adult child returns to the joy of their salvation. 

Perhaps you are wavering in your faith and need to run hard after God. 

 When God is taken off the throne and secular humanism replaces it this is what occurs. Your power is prayer, speaking up in love, guarding your heart, and being alert to the tricks of Satan. He is not your friend. 

PRAYER: I want to be used by you Lord to be a mighty prayer warrior. I lift up our nation for a mighty revival. I pray for those whose hearts are hardened and are blinded. Help those I love guard their hearts and minds. In Jesus’ name. Amen. 

Who Or What Is Your Hope In?

 

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.Romans 12:12

What do you hope for? Who do you hope in? The lottery? Perhaps other people. 

As one of the characters in the 2022 movie ‘Redeeming Love’ said “You have to hope for something”. In the case of that character Lucky,  it was to hope for a rescue from being bought into sex slavery at age 8 and from the life of prostitution. 

Never lose hope. When you lose hope sometimes you give up on prayer or worse yet give up on life or freedom. Prisoners hope for forgiveness and release. Parents of prodigals hope for their return. Never stop praying and never stop hoping. 

PRAYER: I am very hopeful Father for many things. I know Lord you are a miracle worker and redeemer. Help me never give up hope even in impossible looking situations. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Focus On Jesus. Period!

 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.John 15:5 NIV 

 

From Redeem TV app I got the idea for today’s title. If you stay focused on Jesus and not your problems you will experience freedom. 

There is much in the world to distract us from being Christlike and doing what deep down what we know is right. There is right and wrong and good and evil but seemingly in our culture today the prince of darkness is trying to call evil good and good evil. 

Stand strong in the face of darkness. If your heart is breaking over the condition of the world and you have great fear over how the world seems to be going after children keep praying. If you have children or grandchildren lift them up daily. Satan is trying to rewrite what is good and normal. This is a battle of God versus the devil. Whose side are you on? 

PRAYER: Lord show me how to stand firm and love well.Bring revival. Protect our children from Satan and his demonic spirits.  In Jesus’ name. Amen.