Luke 21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

Life is filled with the certainty of uncertainty.

We don't know what any single moment or day might bring.

Yet we are called upon to possess our inward being (soul) with faithful perseverance within the call of God upon our lives (patience).

We each need to be steadfast in our dependence on and expectation that God will always do what He has promised.

God is working in our life today for His glory and for our good.

He is on time and in control.

So today let us continue patiently within the events we don’t understand and the outcomes we cannot predict. .

Let us rest with constant confidence that God will keep His Word in our life and the lives of those we love.

Luke 17:5 “And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.”

Faith is not a blind leap in the dark nor is it wishful thinking.

 

Faith is transferring our trust to God.

Trusting in who He is and what He has promised as revealed to us through His word.

 

Today, let us ask God to lead us into a more intimate walk with Him as our hearts are

drawn to rest in Him.

 

May each of us seek to  grow in our confidence in and dependence upon His power to accomplish His plan.

This week as we begin our missions conference may we as a church specifically ask God to increase our faith as we consider our Faith Promise Offering. Let us pray that God will guide each of us to trust Him in ways we have not been able to do to this point. Remember, wherever God guides He always provides.

Luke 10:41-42 “And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.”

The story of Martha and Mary in the last few verses of Luke 10 is filled with insight and practical application. 

Martha was busy being active – Mary was busy being attentive.

The choices of Martha and Mary were not between right and wrong but between better and best.

Most of us start each day with a full schedule and if not, we tend to fill it up as the day unfolds.

That is how life is lived. We can’t stop time or responsibility. But the point is we have to prioritize our life. We have to value making time to be in the presence of Christ and, being attentive to His words, a priority.

Today remember that doing right demands being right. Being right demands a consistent and consuming relationship with Christ.  Let us spend time at the start of, and throughout the day, spending time in His presence; attentive to His Words and committed to His Will.

Luke 7:47 “Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.”

At the end of Luke 7 Jesus confronts the criticism surrounding the actions of this woman.  Her reputation as a great sinner was well known. Yet she had been forgiven her great sins and had expressed her love for Jesus by washing His feet.  

Jesus follows by telling a story of two people who were forgiven their debts. One debtor was forgiven a large sum, the other a much smaller amount. Jesus then poses the question, “Who will love the one forgiving the debt more?”  The obvious answer is the one forgiven the most.

Today let us remember the greatness of our own debt of sin. And how it was removed the day we trusted Christ our Savior.  Let us open our hearts and minds to the loving Christ for all He has done. And then let us open our mouths to tell others of His great love!