John 1:1 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the word was God.  The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made.”

The Word is Christ.

Christ is God.

God made everything.

What do you need today?

Go to Christ with all your burdens and find all you need.

I Timothy 6:1 “Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters

worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.”

How do you get along with the “boss”?

In our verse for today we are given two truths that should govern our response to those

in authority over us. 

First, we are told we should honor (or value) those that God has placed in

leadership.  

Second we are told why?  When Christians are disrespectful to human authority it

hurts their testimony and the cause of Christ. (blasphemed)

Today, let us examine our attitude and actions toward those in leadership.

Let us choose to respond respectfully, even if we have to disagree with them, regardless

of how we feel or how others around us are acting.

Philippians 2:5 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus."

This past Sunday we learned how to think like Jesus.

Today, as the daily challenges of the week consume our attention, let us take stock of our thought life.

The question we need to daily ask is “Am I thinking like Jesus?”

We learned Sunday that this includes accepting what is true, sacrifice what is needed, and obeying the  specific will of God.

Today, let us bring our thought life into conformity to God’s plan. This is where we discover peace!

Hebrews 6:10 “For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister”

Not every act of love we do is noticed or even appreciated by others.

In fact sometimes the more we love people the less we are loved ourselves.

Yet today's verse should encourage us.

Every time we express our love for God by serving others God takes note.

He always responds rightly and never forgets.

Today let us not become weary in well doing.

Let us love like Christ loves and be willing to be treated like Christ was treated.  

Let it be enough for us that God sees and is pleased with our expression of love.

Hebrews 4:11 "Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief."

The first ten verses of Hebrews 4 focus on the seventh day rest of creation and the rest of the promised land in the book of Joshua. 

In verse 11 we are given both the promise of rest and the necessity of faith. They always go together.

Eternal rest is available to all who accept, by faith, the gift of the gospel of Christ.

Daily rest is accessible to all who accept, by faith, the provision of His presence and power.

Stop trying to come up with all the answers and figure out all the outcomes.

Today let us throw ourselves into the arms of God's truth and find the rest we need.