Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

Hebrews 13:6 promises, "So that we may boldly say,
the Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man
shall do unto me."

Reflection:

I recently had a friend who was in deep
need of comfort. His life was not going well
and he was extremely depressed. I talked
with him for awhile and prayed with him and
assured him that I would keep him in my
prayers.
After I finished talking with him, I began to
think and pray about his many problems.
Through my prayers God made me realize
that i was a having the same problem that
my friend was having. That is, that we both
suffer from an extreme case of anxiety.
We are both anxious about our future.
We don't know what we are going to face
this coming year.
The interesting thing is, I know one very
important reason that why neither one of
us should be anxious about the coming
year. "GOD WILL NEVER, I REPEAT,
NEVER LEAVE US!" If we are children of
God, as our Father, He will never leave us.

I believe my friend and I are worried that we
are going to face something we don't
understand, and we are going have to
face it alone.
The Bible teaches us that GOD WILL
NEVER FORSAKE US. It literally means
that He will never abandon us. He will
not give up on us.
You see what my friend, you and I need
to remember is WHEN THE DEVIL
COMES AND KNOCKS AT YOUR
HEART'S DOOR, YOU CAN SIMPLY
SAY "JESUS, PLEASE GO
ANSWER THE DOOR!"


Prayer:

Oh Lord You teach me, " Do not
be anxious about anything but
through prayer, and supplication in
thanksgiving make your requests
known to You. I DO SO NOW MY
LORD.

The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:

'With hurricanes, tornadoes, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding,
severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and
with the threat of bird flu, swine flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are we
‎ sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'

(from the Daily Bread)

Scripture:

Revelation 5:8-14
(New King James Version)

Worthy Is the Lamb

8 Now when He had taken the scroll,
the four living creatures and the twenty-four
elders fell down before the Lamb, each
having a harp, and golden bowls full of
incense, which are the prayers of the
saints. 9 And they sang a new song, saying:


“ You are worthy to take the scroll,
And to open its seals;
For You were slain,
And have redeemed us to God by Your
blood Out of every tribe and tongue and
people and nation,
10 And have made us[a] kings[b] and
priests to our God;
And we[c] shall reign on the earth.”

11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of
many angels around the throne, the living
creatures, and the elders; and the number
of them was ten thousand times ten thousand,
and thousands of thousands, 12 saying with
a loud voice:


“ Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
To receive power and riches and wisdom,
And strength and honor and glory and blessing!”

13 And every creature which is in heaven and on
the earth and under the earth and such as are in
the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:


“ Blessing and honor and glory and power
Be to Him who sits on the throne,
And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”[d]

14 Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!”
And the twenty-four[e] elders fell down and
worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.[f]

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain! —Revelation 5:12


Reflection:

When I first became a Christian and started
attending church at age 19, I immediately fell
in love with singing the great hymns of the faith.
My heart overflowed with joy and thanksgiving as
we sang of God’s love for us in Christ. Soon one
of my favorite hymns (from the late 1600s) became
“Fairest Lord Jesus!” I love the simplicity of the
melody and the awesomeness of the One exalted
in these words:

Fair is the sunshine,
fairer still the moonlight,
and all the twinkling starry host: Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer than all the angels heaven can boast.
Beautiful Savior!
Lord of the nations!
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration
now and forevermore be Thine!

God’s Son, whom we sing about in this song, came
to this earth, lived a perfect life, and gave Himself for
us on the cross (Luke 23:33). He arose from the grave
(Luke 24:6) and is now seated at God’s right hand (Heb. 1:3).
One day we’ll join in worship with thousands upon thousands
and say: “Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him
who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever!”
(Rev. 5:13). Maybe we’ll sing “Fairest Lord Jesus!” too.

Until then, let’s allow Jesus to be “the fairest” above all in
our personal lives by seeking wisdom from His Word and
following in His ways.  — Anne Cetas

We can never praise Jesus too much.