Cast your Worries on the one who is able

Worrying can't accomplish anything. So why do it?


 "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your
body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? "Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?  "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?  "So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; "and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. "Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' "For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things."But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will
worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."  (Matthew 6:25-34)




Our Heavenly Father is so concern without worrying to much about things that we can not change that it is actually mentioned  over  11 in the bible.  

Why is so important that our Father warns us off worrying?  What can we change by worrying?  Example in my own life for a  while there I worried that my wife would never finish the nursing program, because of my career and the moves the demands of work and raising children and  church  endeavoring to go to school and my own health issues.  With all my worrying not changing, till I gave it to the Father. She has completed the program and is working and now I see it was all for nothing.  As men we worry about everything what shall I do when I retire?  Can we afford to send our daughter to the college she desire  etc .... If you believe that you serve a living God and our Father is own the throne then should we not cast our cares and fear before the Father and say Daddy, I'm trepidated please grant me the strength to hold onto you and trust you even when I can see no hope, my brothers and sisters the Lord God did not bring us this far to leave us. There is no issue that you could ever encounter that is to great for the Lord our God to get you through . Its time we stop talking the Christian talk and start walking the Christian walk.  Our test are just testimony in the making, another chance for us to give glory to the Father, Rejoice for your storm are not to great, remember what Christ did when he was awoken because his followers were fearful of the storm he calmed it with just his voice, let him calm your storms. If you worried about finding a job, if your worried about keeping your home, worried about your spouse, or getting a divorce or your children. Give to him and trust him to work it all out. He might not come when you want him to, but he is always on time. For my Father is an on time God.

Be gentle

"And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient." (2 Timothy 2:24)

 

One of the plagues of modern-day Christendom is that many take up side issues and deem them all-important--a point of separation between them and other Christians. Health, foods, dress codes, and church constitutions are not unimportant, but Christians can hold different opinions and still be walking with God. Note the scriptural admonitions: "Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace and love; not with meats  or material things for those things shall pass away but the works of those that follow God shall give forth good fruit,  our number one concern should be doing the will of our Heavenly Father, not which denomination you attend , whether having long hair or an ear rings is right before the Lord God.  Let us be more concerned with the hearts of men and more concern with our brothers who are struggling daily on the front line with drugs, porn, alcohol, etc.  For those things have no place in the house of the Lord.  Let us not be like Job's friends but instead let us, abound in love and greet each other in love and deal with each in love. For if we do not dwell in love then how will the world truly know that we are the children of God. Let us deal with us with the same gentleness and grace and mercy that we expect and pray for with our Heavenly Father.

Psalms 119:105

"Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." (Psalm 119:105)

 

One of the more beautiful metaphors in the Bible, "light" is used either metaphorically or literally to stress understanding, knowledge, or truth. When inaccurate interpretations of God's Word are taught, Isaiah said it is "because there is no light in them". Peter noted that prophetic insight is like "light that shineth in a dark place".

 

One of the Lord's most memorable statements was: "I am the light of the world". Little wonder, then, that in this majestic psalm centering on the Word of God, this stanza acknowledges the role executed by the Scriptures "as the light that goeth forth".

 

The psalmist again mentioned his affliction and that his soul was constantly "in my hand", a Hebrew idiom for constant danger; see. But nonetheless, his instant reaction was to focus on the "righteous judgments" of God and a promise to "not forget thy law". He begged for the Lord to teach him God's "judgments" and promised not to err "from thy precepts".

 

Thus, woven throughout the stanza are the constant paradoxical tensions of supplication for relief from the wicked efforts to "snare" him and the confidence that whatever conditions may develop, the written Word of God would provide answers. Those words are "the rejoicing" of his heart, much like when David sang, "Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord".

 

Finally, in the last line of this stanza, the psalmist challenged us embrace his own commitment to the Word of God as he wrote, "I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end"

Psalm 56:13

7"For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?" (Psalm 56:13)

Once a person receives Christ as Savior, he must begin, then continue, in the Christian life. There will be many temptations along the way, however, as well as many pressures to recant, many sorrows, many difficulties. How is the "babe" in Christ to keep from stumbling and falling?

The answer, of course, is that we are kept by the same grace that saved us in the first place! The Lord Jesus died to save us from eternal death in hell; surely we can "be saved by his life" from falling while living. Our beautiful text verse anticipates this great New Testament truth. If the Lord can deliver my soul from death, surely He can keep my feet from falling! Other wonderful verses in the psalms give the same assurance. For example: "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand".

It is important, of course, that each person professing faith in Christ be sure that his faith is real, founded in our Savior, which is Christ , Redeemer, and Lord, not a sentimental faith in "another Jesus or another gospel". As Peter urges: "Give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall".

And then, in the last words of the New Testament before the book of Revelation, we are directed again back to He who has redeemed us from death into life. "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen". What a blessed assurance is this to know that !

Love demonstrated

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ( ROMANS 5:8)

In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
The devil tries to make people think God does not love them because of their sins. But nothing could be further from the truth. God loves sinners! Jesus died to save sinners. This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that
Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief. God is against sin because it is harmful to people, but He is not against sinners. If God could not or would not help a sinner, then He would
never help any human. The Bible tells the opposite story. We have all missed the mark of perfection so we all need a Savior. And we all have a Savior if we will but receive Him. If that had been necessary, Christ would have had to die again and again, ever since the world began. But now, once for all time, he has appeared at the end of the age to remove sin by his own death as a sacrifice. The sacrifice of Jesus was sufficient to deal with all sin. You
have been forgiven. Accept that forgiveness..

Are you washed

It is said that when God was done and saw his works and said it was finished it was good. Christ said Father when man's sin I will go down there and die for him. Not if man sin but when man sins.  Now this not a factorial doctrine but in fact more of a story shared by an old southern minister.


 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1John 1:9)

Many people let sin separate them from God. But the devil is the one who tells us God does not love us when we sin. Jesus paid a great price so you can be forgiven and freed from sin and its penalty. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. God is against sin because it harms people, but God loves sinners! When we sin, it does not make God hate us. We should not run away from God, but run to Him for help and cleansing, so that our fellowship with Him will not be hindered in any way.
We confess our sins to shut the door on the devil so he has no place in our affairs. We don't confess our sins to convince God to forgive us. God has already forgiven! We confess our sins to get rid of them, and keep the devil out.  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
God loves people, including you. His ultimate plan is to have a family of people who do not sin, but voluntarily choose the way of love, which is God's perfect way. But just as a good parent does not throw their baby into the
street because they are not perfect yet, but still mess their pants, so God does not discard His children when they sin. God loves you more than any good parent ever loved their child. So look to Him for help in overcoming sin, instead of expecting condemnation from Him. When you sin, confess it to get rid of its influence in your
life and to keep the devil from having any place. I don't mean begging God to forgive you and promising to never do it again. Instead say, "That is wrong. I should not have done that. Lord, I need your help to overcome it. Please continue working your will in me." The price of sin has already been paid for with the precious blood of Jesus.
Because of his blood we are no longer estranged to the Lord, so we are united back to the Father by Christ's blood. Your sins are forgiven, you simply have accept the gift that is offered to anyone who will receive and accept Christ as their savior and confess to him that your inability to get through this life without him. For he is the only way that mankind can enter into heaven, for it through him and by him that we can enter into heaven only him. For without him our sins are not covered nor are they forgiven. But in Christ Jesus we are washed by the blood and saved.


Are you washed???

Proverbs 25:21-22

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. (Proverbs 25:21-22)



When people do us wrong, not taking revenge is difficult. It seems natural to fight back when someone attacks us. Does the Word of God tells us to let God judge them. This is not saying you should never defend yourself, or what belongs to you. But do not seek revenge after you have been wronged. Instead, let God handle it. People who try to take revenge, usually end up committing more injustice. Often a deadly cycle develops. Instead of taking revenge, God's Word tells us to bless our enemies. "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse
you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, God is aware of every injustice. And God promises to right every wrong, eventually. God is a righteous judge, but all judgment is not instant, or even in this life.  For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten
revenge when he suffered. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.

Undeserved Mercy

The following was written by a very young Matthew Henry, one of the earliest memorials we have of him after leaving seminary. He wrote it on his 20th birthday, thanking God for the manifold mercies he'd recieved up to that point in his young life:

1. That I am endued with a rational, immortal soul, capable of serving God here, and enjoying him hereafter, and was not made as the beasts that perish.

2. That the exercise of my powers and faculties has not been obstructed by frenzies, lunacy, etc., but happily continued in their primitive (nay, happily advanced to greater) vigour and activity.

3. That I have all my senses, and that I was neither born, nor by accident made blind, or deaf, or dumb, either in whole or in part.

4. That I have a complete body in all its parts. That I am not lame or crooked, either through original or providential want, or a defect, or the dislocation of any part, or member.

5. That I was formed, and curiously fashioned by an All-wise hand in the womb, and kept there, nourished and preserved, by the same gracious hand, till the appointed time.

6. That, at the appointed time, I was brought into the world, the living child of a living mother, and though means were wanting, yet He that can work without means, was not.

7. That I have been ever since comfortably provided for with bread to eat, and raiment to put on, not for necessity only, but for ornament and delight, and that without my pains and care.

8. That I have had a very great measure of health (the sweetness of all temporal mercies), and that when infectious diseases have been abroad, I have hitherto been preserved from them.

9. That when I have been visited with sickness, it hath been in measure, and health hath been restored to me when a brother dear, and companion as dear, hath been taken away at the same time, and by the same sickness.

10. That I have been kept and protected from many dangers that I have been exposed to by night and by day, at home and abroad, especially in journeys.

11. That I have had comfortable accomodation as to house, lodging, fuel, etc., and have been a stranger to the wants of many thousands in that kind.

12. That I was born to a competency of estate in the world, so that, as long as God pleases to continue it, I am likely to be on the giving, and not the receiving hand.

13. That I have had, and still have comfort, more than ordinary, in relations; that I am blessed with such parents as few have, and sisters also that I have reason to rejoice.

14. That I have had a liberal education, having a capacity for the knowledge of the languages, arts, and sciences; and that, through God's blessing on my studies, I have made some progress therein.

15. That I have been born in a place and time of gospel light; that I have had the scriptures and the means of understanding them, by daily expositions, and many good books, and that I have had a heart to give myself to and delight in the study them.

16. That I have been hiterto enabled so to demean myself, as to gain a share in the love and prayers of God's people.

17. That I was in infancy brought within the pale of the visible church in my baptism.

18. That I had a religious education, the principles of religion instilled into me with my very milk, and from a child have been taught the knowledge of God.

19. That I have been endued with a good measure of praying gifts, being enabled to express my mind to God in prayer, in words of my own, not only alone, but as the mouth of others.

20. That God hath inclined my heart to devote and dedicate myself to him, and to his service, and the service of his church in the work of ministry, if ever he shall please to use me.

21. That I have had so many sweet and precious oppurtunities, and means of grace, sabbaths, sermons, sacraments, and have enjoyed, not only the ordinances themselves which are the shell, but communion with God the Kernel.

22. That I have a good hope through grace, that, being chosen of God from eternity, I was in the fullness of time called, and that a good work begun in me, which I trust God will perform.

23. That I have had some sight of the majesty of God, the sweetness of Christ, the evil of sin, the worth of my soul, the vanity of the world, and the reality and weight of invisible things.

24. That when I have been in doubt I have been guided; in danger I have been guarded; in temptation I have been succoured; under guilt I have been pardoned; when I have prayed, I have been heard and answered; when I have been under afflictions they have been sanctified, and all by divine grace.

25. That I am not without hope, that all these mercies are but the earnest of more, and pledges of better in the kingdom of glory, and that I shall rest in Abraham's bosom, world without end.

26. Lastly, thanks be to God for Jesus Christ, the fountain and foundation of all mercies. Amen, Hallelujah.

Jude 1:24

"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy." (Jude 1: 24)

 

There are three wonderful doxologies in three New Testament epistles extolling the transcendent ability of God to accomplish and perfect our eternal salvation. One  can be found in  the book of Jude, assuring us that are  "looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life" that He is fully able to bring us joyfully into the presence of God in glory.

 

 "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us." Furthermore, His power is able to keep us forever. "Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began".

 

Little wonder that the apostles exhort us to praise our Heavenly Father  for He is worthy of the praise! But in addition to the three doxologies, the Word of God contains many other testimonies to the omnipotent ability of the Lord on behalf of His people. "He is able to keep that which I have committed unto Him against that day". "He is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto  Him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for us". Knowing that our Father loves us so much that he sacrificed His only begotten son for us, he was forced to turn his back on His son so that he would never have to be separated from us. This the Father that is worthy of our praise this is the Father that we deserve one who loves us more than we can even image.

 

2 Corinthians 1:20

For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. (2 Corinthians 1:20)

Every promise -- old or new testament -- is yes in Christ. Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all the spiritual blessings of heaven in Christ.While God's blessing may be in spiritual form, as we appropriate it by faith it will be manifest physically on earth. I praise God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ because He sent Christ to bless us. And Christ has blessed us with heaven's every blessing. One translation of this verse says "has blessed us with every blessing that Heaven itself enjoys." The idea is that God gave His best -- without holding back any good thing from us. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? God gave His best when He gave us Jesus. What does God's best cover? Everything!  By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for
living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence.  Do you really believe it is God's will for any of His children who love Him to be poor and lack basic necessities? If you do, you don't know God very well.

Then why are so many believers struggling with so many unmet needs? There may be many reasons, but the primary one is not knowing the will of God in the matter. If we don't know God's will, we can't have faith. Without
faith, we will not receive God's blessing.