The Daily Blueprint 4-27-07
grace-part-9-stiff-necked stubbornness
ACTS 7:51
...You stiff-necked and circumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your father's did, so you do...
Hardheadedness runs in the human race- all of us want what we want and most of the time look after only our own needs - sometimes moving out of that to help our family members- but left to ourselves we would be self-centered - its all from our sin nature -also we are taught as we grow up to take care of #1 -and after all if we don't - then who will? We are taught to get what we can when we can and by whatever means necessary - we are to always strive for Holiness but in this world full of sin - that is not looked upon as something anyone wants to do - we live in a sin-filled world that is filled with people who sin -put it all together -this world can be a pretty hopeless place - The Lord has much to say about being stubborn and stiff-necked - He does not like it at all - He wants us to be selfless - not full of self - many cross this line and miss the whole point -its not about us - I have to admit when I talked about the ministry of Compassion at my church -I began to think it was about me -about what I could do - how pervasive I could be to get people to sponcer a child - when our focus is on ourselves -failure is the end result- Jesus came and died for us HIS grace sets us free and makes us whole again - the once severed relationship between mankind and God has been restored - and one day we are all going home - leaving this place far behind - we must daily ask God if we are being self-servings and seeking - this world wants to make it all about you - Have it your way- you deserve a break today - and on and on -many catch phrases of today's life - we must move over and let the Spirit of the Living God into our lives - He wants to control our lives - not as if we were robots - but that God is in control and has an end result that will come to pass -
lets remember that our grace is not free -it cost JESUS HIS life -
Praise HIM for this!Lets be careful and not be stubborn and hardheaded when it comes to living our lives for the LORD our GOD!
A SIDE NOTE:
IT IS NOT ABOUT US - IT IS NOT ABOUT US - IT IS NOT ABOUT US - REPEAT AFTER ME!
in CHRIST we see what it means to be self-less!
Prayers*Praises*Previews:
Tomorrow is PRAYER DAY - look for another edition of the Flash Back-
please send in your praises and prayer requests!Thank you - in Christ<>< -Daniel
C O M P A S S I O N 'S D A I L Y P R A Y E R R E Q U E S T
Friday 27Pray for 8-year-old Jaithra Janardanan in India. Her father is an alcoholic who causes problems in the home and the child suffers emotionally.
www.compassion.com
Change the life of a child today - to sponcer a child visit the above web site - thank you!
LIVIN IN THE WORD - FRIDAY - 4-27-07
WE CANNOT BE SELFISH AND SELFLESS AT THE SAME TIME!
grace-part-9-stiff-necked stubbornness
ACTS 7:51
...You stiff-necked and circumcised in heart and ears, you do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your father's did, so you do...
Hardheadedness runs in the human race- all of us want what we want and most of the time look after only our own needs - sometimes moving out of that to help our family members- but left to ourselves we would be self-centered - its all from our sin nature -also we are taught as we grow up to take care of #1 -and after all if we don't - then who will? We are taught to get what we can when we can and by whatever means necessary - we are to always strive for Holiness but in this world full of sin - that is not looked upon as something anyone wants to do - we live in a sin-filled world that is filled with people who sin -put it all together -this world can be a pretty hopeless place - The Lord has much to say about being stubborn and stiff-necked - He does not like it at all - He wants us to be selfless - not full of self - many cross this line and miss the whole point -its not about us - I have to admit when I talked about the ministry of Compassion at my church -I began to think it was about me -about what I could do - how pervasive I could be to get people to sponcer a child - when our focus is on ourselves -failure is the end result- Jesus came and died for us HIS grace sets us free and makes us whole again - the once severed relationship between mankind and God has been restored - and one day we are all going home - leaving this place far behind - we must daily ask God if we are being self-servings and seeking - this world wants to make it all about you - Have it your way- you deserve a break today - and on and on -many catch phrases of today's life - we must move over and let the Spirit of the Living God into our lives - He wants to control our lives - not as if we were robots - but that God is in control and has an end result that will come to pass -
lets remember that our grace is not free -it cost JESUS HIS life -
Praise HIM for this!Lets be careful and not be stubborn and hardheaded when it comes to living our lives for the LORD our GOD!
A SIDE NOTE:
IT IS NOT ABOUT US - IT IS NOT ABOUT US - IT IS NOT ABOUT US - REPEAT AFTER ME!
in CHRIST we see what it means to be self-less!
Prayers*Praises*Previews:
Tomorrow is PRAYER DAY - look for another edition of the Flash Back-
please send in your praises and prayer requests!Thank you - in Christ<>< -Daniel
C O M P A S S I O N 'S D A I L Y P R A Y E R R E Q U E S T
Friday 27Pray for 8-year-old Jaithra Janardanan in India. Her father is an alcoholic who causes problems in the home and the child suffers emotionally.
www.compassion.com
Change the life of a child today - to sponcer a child visit the above web site - thank you!
LIVIN IN THE WORD - FRIDAY - 4-27-07
WE CANNOT BE SELFISH AND SELFLESS AT THE SAME TIME!
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