“Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” ~ Jabez
Some would see this as a totally self-centered request. Apparently, God didn’t.
“And God granted his request.” 1Chron 4:10
Christianity is a conquering ideology. It promises that every knee shall bow and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.
You can serve only one master. You cannot serve the rainbow flag or woke socialism or BLM race politics and still serve Christ.
The Gospel changes identities:
From lost to found.
From orphaned to child of God.
From wrecked to redeemed.
From empty to filled w/ the Spirit.
From captive to free.
From broken to new creation.
From bankrupt to co-heir.
From aimless to ambassador.
From dead to alive.
Have you lived your life well so far? Or are you squandering it in an elusive search for happiness & forgetting God in the process? Instead of finding happiness, maybe you’re finding misery. That’s because we find true happiness in knowing God through Jesus Christ. Nowhere else.
The universal urge and call to prayer in response to the #DamarHamlin collapse reveals our true spiritual nature.
Every human being knows there is a Maker that:
• is over all things
• is personal and accessible
• is our only true hope & help
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10 things to do in 2023:
1-Be serious about following Jesus
2-Make memories w/ family
3-Spend time daily in the Bible
4-Have an active prayer life
5-Be a good friend
6-Plug into church
7-Serve others
8-Exercise
9-Have a hobby
10-Laugh
In fact, start them today.
No need to wait.