Christian Reflection and Prayer

God was not created for man to enjoy,
but man was created for God to enjoy,
Man is God's richest treasure and must
be restored to Him-not for the sake of
the treasure, but for the sake of the
Owner.
We preach, not because me want God,
but because God wants men. We go
forth with the Gospel not because men
are godless, but because God is manless.
Salvation has not been provided simply that
man might rejoice in heaven, but that
heaven might rejoice in man.
Though the arms of the cross reach
around the world as an expression
of man's opportunity for deliverance from
sin, yet we do not fully understand
Calvary until we have seen it from above.
From that perspective we begin to
realize that missions is not a
response to man's desire for God, but
to God's desire for man.
The "Great Commission" was His
thought, not ours. It grew out of God's
desire to enjoy eternal fellowship with
mankind.
For His sake, let's get on with the job.

Don W. Hillis

Scripture:

If you need wisdom . . . ask him,
and he will gladly tell you. James 1:5

Seek his will in all you do, and he will
direct your paths. Proverbs 3:6

Reflection:

Do you ever find yourself in the position
when you just don't know what to do?
I mean you have tried everything, but nothing
seems to work out. I would like to make a
suggestion, instead of wasting all this time
of trial and error, first seek God's guidance.
If you do this He promises to grant you
wisdom. Just ask Solomon, he did, and
boy was he granted wisdom.

Prayer:

Oh Lord I do not seek treasure for
myself, please, just grant wisdom.
To the only wise God, in Jesus Name
AMEN!

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