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God blesses me each day with His love and divine mercy. He'll allow triles, people and other things, in my day, all for His glory. This morning in my devotional He gave me words of wisdom, to share to all who would read. Take heart for God uses things in our life for our good, and His glory. We have the free choice what we do with what He allows. Either we can do nothing or something. We can make good or bad of what we get each day of our life. The best thing is the blessing when we bow down to God and do His will. We can mope or we can praise God for our walk with Him each day. This is what my day book said today. I was blessed, I hope you will be too.
"WE ARE NOW MEMBERS OF GOD'S OWN FAMILY" (1 PETER1:) I'M A MEMBER OF GOD'S OWN FAMILY!
God wanted a family, so He created you to be a part of it. Our families here on earth are wonderful but fragile, often broken by divorce, distance, growing old, and inevitable -- death. On the other hand our spiritual family will continue throughout eternity. That family is a much stronger union, a more permanent bond than any of our blood relationship. The moment we were born into God's family we were given some incritible advantages the family name, the family likeness, family privileges, family access, and the family inheritance. Paul writes "I want you to realize what a rich and glorious inheritance He has given His people" (Eph. 1:18 NLT). What exactly does that inheritance include? FIRST: we get to live with God forever (1Th. 5:10). SECOND: we'll be completely changed to be like Christ (1Jn. 3:2). THIRD: we'll be free from all pain, death, and suffering (Rev. 21:4). FOURTH: we'll be rewarded and assigned posistions of honor and service in the greatest of all worlds (Mk 9:41). What an inheritance!!!! You're far richer than you realize. What's waiting for you beyond this life is priceless, pure, permanent, and protected. Nobody can take it from you; it can't be destroyed by war, a poor economy or a natural dister. Your eternal inheritance, not retirement, is what you should be working toward and excited about.
ANYTIME YOU FEEL WORTHLESS, UNLOVED, OR INSECURE, PAUSE AND REMIND YOURSELF: "I'M A MEMBER OF GOD'S OWN FAMILY."
I hope these words of wisdom, will help you in some way. Father, look upon your children, and thoes that you are calling to join your family, with mercy. Help us Father to stay in Your will at all time. Please answer our prayers I ask this in Jesus's Name, Amen.
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Thanks for those powerful words of encouragement. I received some distactful words recently from a close love one. These words will help me by reminding me who I am, who I belong to, and my great inheritance. The holy spirit told me to take each distactful word spoken to me and search scripture in the bible that tells me the opposite of what my loved one told me, and finally, to testify to encourage the body of Christ. We overcome by the blood of the lamb and the words of our testimony.
Praise God and many blessings to you...
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