Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

“Praise him, sun and moon;
Praise him, all you shining stars.”
Psalm 148:3

Reflection:

In my daily devotions, I have been reading a great
deal about Praising God.  This is one of the
greatest themes in the Bible.  Praising God is an
act of worship.  

We generally think that praising God means
saying or singing something. However, there
is another, perhaps even more powerful, way
to praise our Creator — by being a creation
that reflects His glory. When we are kind,
people learn that God is kind. When we are
compassionate, we teach that God is
compassionate. Everything we do — the good
and the bad — is a reflection of the One who
made us.

When we reflect God’s goodness to others,
we become His greatest praise.

PRAISE BE TO GOD!

(to all those who think violence is the
answer or the way to get the answer)

Scripture:

 39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not
evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him the other also.
(Matthew 5: 39)

."War, rather than any foreign state, is the
supreme enemy of country and mankind.
One day citizens will covet for this nation
the prestige of being the first to escape the
shackles of war."

Jessie Wallace Hughan
Founder of the War Resisters League
(1876-1955)

LET US STAND FOR PEACE NOT WAR
LET US REALIZE ITS NOT IMPORTANT
NUMBER ONE BUT BE THE ONE FOR
PEACE!!!!!

Scripture:
Matthew 6:16-21

Reflection:

During the third-century persecutions Emperor Decius
ordered the looting of the churches. The Roman magistrate
gave St. Laurence, a deacon to the Church of Rome, three
days to bring all their riches into the church. Laurence
used the time to prayerfully inquire of the Lord what riches
to gather. The magistrate returned on the third day to find
the church filled with the poor, the lame, orphans, and
widows. "These," Laurence said, pointing to the destitute
people around him, "are the riches of the Church." No truer
words were ever spoken, but the magistrate was not
amused. He had Laurence roasted on a spit. The personal
lesson in this story is that a believer’s true riches will
always be the things Jesus holds most dear to his heart.
When you make choices that fulfill God's purposes-
whether with money, time, or in some other form of
obedience-you are making eternal investments that store
up, in Jesus name, treasures in heaven.

THERE IS NO HIGHER CALLING!

Prayer
:
Lord Jesus, even you came not to be served, but to serve,
and to lay your life down for others. Help me to see where
I can serve another today in your name.  Amen

(The Covenant Home Alter, Daily Devotions, Tom Eisenman)