Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

"And she shall bring forth a Son,
and you will call His name Jesus:
For He shall save His people from
their sins. (Matthew 1:21) KJV

Reflection:

It happened right from the very
beginning, right from the announcement
to Mary of Jesus' birth. "for He shall save
His people from their sins". That is just
what we celebrated through Christ's death
and resurrection. That is what it's all
about, you and I and are saved from our
sins. You know what that means? We
are not bound by our sins, or mistakes,
even our lives. If you and I truly believe,
we are set free from our sins, our mistakes,
from all we did not accomplish in our lives.
Our reward for our deep seated faith, is
that we are set free forever for all eternity.
I believe and I'm free. ARE YOU?

Prayer:

Almighty God, thank You for Your Son
Jesus Christ who has set me free for
all eternity. Thank You that I am no longer
bound by mistakes, but am free to learn
from those mistakes and sin no morel

Scripture:

Listen, my child, to what your
father teaches you. Don't neglect
your mother's teaching. What
you learn from them will crown
you with grace and clothe you
with honor. Proverbs 1:8-9 NLT

Sensible children bring joy to
their father; foolish children
despise their mother.
Proverbs 15:20 NLT

(Note= This is really something
to think and pray about!)

Honor your parents

Once upon a time, there was
a young family — a father, mother,
and their young son. Living
with them was the father's dad.
Grandpa was old and shaky and
very feeble. He dripped everything,
especially when he ate. He
slobbered everything and made
a terrible mess. It was embarrassing
to the family, especially when
company came over. So put the
old man off to one side, away from
the table. They gave him an earthen
bowl to eat out of. But he broke that.
In fact, he continued to slobber and
make a mess. Finally, his
daughter-in-law spoke out harshly
to him and moved him to a far corner
of the room, far from the dinner table.
He was given a wooden trough to eat
out of. At mealtime he would look
wistfully at the family, wishing that
he could eat with them. But that was
not to be.

One day the daughter-in-law found
her son fiddling with some pieces of
wood as he tried to put them together.
She asked him what he was doing.
His answer: "I'm making a trough for
you and Daddy that I can give you when
I grow up." With these words, judgment
was brought to the daughter-in-law, and
she shared it with her husband. They
brought their dad back to the table. He
didn't stop slobbering or shaking, but it
didn't matter anymore. They were finally
honoring their father.
adapted from 1001 Great Stories and
Quotes by R. Kent Hughes, Tyndale
House Publishers (1998), p 160

Reflections:

The chances are that you'll never be
elected President of the country, write
the great American novel, make a million
dollars, stop pollution and racial conflict,
or save the world. However valid it may
be to work at any of these goals, there
is another one of higher priority — to be
an effective parent. LANDRUM R. BOLLING
AMEN AMEN!

Scripture:

17And a voice from heaven said,
"This is my Son, whom I love;
with him I am well pleased."
Matthew 3:17 (New International Version)

Reflection:

Jesus is God's beloved Son. With
Whom He (God) is well pleased.
You know He is well pleased with
everyone who is in Christ, all those
who are united to Him by faith.
It seems to me that we should
be responding by saying, He is our
beloved Savior of Whom we are
well pleased.
Are you pleased with God or are
you pissed off at Him?. So many
people seem to be mad at God.
They want to blame God for their
circumstances. In other words
they are not tied into (united) to
God by faith. Because if they were
united to God by faith, they would use
the strength that is given to them,
through their faith, to change their
circumstances. As I have stated
before God promises to give us the
courage to face our problems with
his strength. Use the strength that
God gives you to over come the over
riding problems that surrounds you.
I don't know about you but I AM WELL
PLEASED WITH MY BELOVED
SAVIOR! HOW ABOUT YOU?

Prayer:

Lord I was once an orphan blown
along deserted streets. But thank
You Jesus You took me in and
adopted me as Your own child.
How I praise You for the security
and acceptance that I have found
in Your presence! I praise You
Lord, In Your Name AMEN!