1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT)
18 No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Things happen in all our lives. There are good times and tough times. There are times when it all seems to be bad or extremely difficult. However remember “every ending is followed by a new beginning”.
We are all faced from time to time with some very difficult circumstances and decisions. We must put our trust in God, gather the facts as best we can and make the best decision possible at the appointed time.
Remember God knows every thing about us and nothing catches Him by surprise.
Romans 8:28-39 (NLT)
28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
29 For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn, with many brothers and sisters.
30 And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory.
31 What can we say about such wonderful things as these? If God is for us, who can ever be against us?
32 Since God did not spare even his own Son but gave him up for us all, won’t God, who gave us Christ, also give us everything else?
33 Who dares accuse us whom God has chosen for his own? Will God? No! He is the one who has given us right standing with himself.
34 Who then will condemn us? Will Christ Jesus? No, for he is the one who died for us and was raised to life for us and is sitting at the place of highest honor next to God, pleading for us.
35 Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or are hungry or cold or in danger or threatened with death?
36 (Even the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”)
37 No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, and life can’t. The angels can’t, and the demons can’t. Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away.
39 Whether we are high above the sky or in the deepest ocean, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God’s Love never ends!
God’s mercies and blessings are fresh and new every morning!
Lamentations 3:22-24 (NLT)
22 The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction.
23 Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day.
24 I say to myself, “The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!”
The “rest of the story”!
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT)
16 Always be joyful.
17 Keep on praying.
18 No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
November 17, 2008 at 2:45 pm |
I especially enjoyed the “potty training” analogy in second service! Good stuff!!!