The Daily Blueprint for 12-17-07
James: book of Godly wisdom - part 19
JAMES 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart,
this man's religion is vain.
We have one more verse to go in this first book of James- I will leave the book of James for a while and just do some random verses until Friday when I will being this years CHRISTmas devotionals - Unto Us begins on the 21st-
Today James changes gears - from discussing how we should put our trust in God to getting right down to the nuts and bolts of Biblical Christianity - James says if someone seems religious but cannot control his tongue -that their religion is useless -it has no effect on them at all - without Christ all of us would be in that boat - however -Christ is true - He is real and He loves us - He changes our hearts from the inside out - while the religious Leaders of Jesus' day concentrated on the outside while missing the inside - Jesus must touch us inside for us to change - sure even once that change takes place -we can still and often do sin -old habits on the outside are hard to break but a heart turned to God will be changed deeply in the inside - while we have these bodies we will never be all that we should be - sin came into this world and caused God's creation to become in a fallen state - only HIS light can change the darkness of our hearts! We must be born again -its not about religion at all -that's man's attempt to be right with God - Jesus Christ is all about relationship- a life changing relationship that is always changing us and challenging us to be more like our Savior Jesus!
Lets do as God leads us and show the world the truth - and the love of JESUS! Praise be to GOD!
a side note: We cannot be like CHRIST until we are willing to die to self-
Let JESUS take over for you in your life!
in CHRIST we are changed from the inside out.
PRAYERS * PRAISES * PREVIEWS:
Please pray for the family of Eric Freeman - Eric was a local police officer killed in the line of duty this past Friday - he was shot at close range and did not pull through - he left a wife and five children -
he was only 36 years old - pray for those left behind and our local police departement. Thank you. Daniel
Beginning December 21st - UNTO US - the CHRISTmas Devtionals. Come and see what GOD has done unto us!
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL DAILY PRAYER REQUEST:
Monday 17Pray for the family of 6-year-old Muskan in India. Her father consumes alcohol and keeps the family in turmoil. Pray for his salvation and peace.www.compassion.com
If you would like more info on Compassion's Child Sponsorship - please visit Compassion.com
Thanks! Please consider sponsoring a child! You will not regret it! Thank you!
THIS WEEKS PRAYERS FOR SAMARITAN'S PURSE:
PRAYER FOCUS: CAMBODIA
Pray for the millions around the world who are sick and dying because of HIV/AIDS.
Pray that the Church would take the lead in fighting this pandemic with truth & compassion.
Pray that God would use our Perscription of Hope ministry to be a light for JESUS CHRIST!
THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR CAMBODIA!
---Pray for the Gift Shoebox Ministry of Samaritan's Purse---
for more info on Samaritan's Purse please visit the following web site:
www.samaritanspurse.org
LIVIN IN THE WORD - MONDAY - 12-17-07
WHAT'S INSIDE OF OUR HEARTS CANNOT HELP BUT COME OUT!
James: book of Godly wisdom - part 19
JAMES 1:26
If any man among you seem to be religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart,
this man's religion is vain.
We have one more verse to go in this first book of James- I will leave the book of James for a while and just do some random verses until Friday when I will being this years CHRISTmas devotionals - Unto Us begins on the 21st-
Today James changes gears - from discussing how we should put our trust in God to getting right down to the nuts and bolts of Biblical Christianity - James says if someone seems religious but cannot control his tongue -that their religion is useless -it has no effect on them at all - without Christ all of us would be in that boat - however -Christ is true - He is real and He loves us - He changes our hearts from the inside out - while the religious Leaders of Jesus' day concentrated on the outside while missing the inside - Jesus must touch us inside for us to change - sure even once that change takes place -we can still and often do sin -old habits on the outside are hard to break but a heart turned to God will be changed deeply in the inside - while we have these bodies we will never be all that we should be - sin came into this world and caused God's creation to become in a fallen state - only HIS light can change the darkness of our hearts! We must be born again -its not about religion at all -that's man's attempt to be right with God - Jesus Christ is all about relationship- a life changing relationship that is always changing us and challenging us to be more like our Savior Jesus!
Lets do as God leads us and show the world the truth - and the love of JESUS! Praise be to GOD!
a side note: We cannot be like CHRIST until we are willing to die to self-
Let JESUS take over for you in your life!
in CHRIST we are changed from the inside out.
PRAYERS * PRAISES * PREVIEWS:
Please pray for the family of Eric Freeman - Eric was a local police officer killed in the line of duty this past Friday - he was shot at close range and did not pull through - he left a wife and five children -
he was only 36 years old - pray for those left behind and our local police departement. Thank you. Daniel
Beginning December 21st - UNTO US - the CHRISTmas Devtionals. Come and see what GOD has done unto us!
COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL DAILY PRAYER REQUEST:
Monday 17Pray for the family of 6-year-old Muskan in India. Her father consumes alcohol and keeps the family in turmoil. Pray for his salvation and peace.www.compassion.com
If you would like more info on Compassion's Child Sponsorship - please visit Compassion.com
Thanks! Please consider sponsoring a child! You will not regret it! Thank you!
THIS WEEKS PRAYERS FOR SAMARITAN'S PURSE:
PRAYER FOCUS: CAMBODIA
Pray for the millions around the world who are sick and dying because of HIV/AIDS.
Pray that the Church would take the lead in fighting this pandemic with truth & compassion.
Pray that God would use our Perscription of Hope ministry to be a light for JESUS CHRIST!
THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR CAMBODIA!
---Pray for the Gift Shoebox Ministry of Samaritan's Purse---
for more info on Samaritan's Purse please visit the following web site:
www.samaritanspurse.org
LIVIN IN THE WORD - MONDAY - 12-17-07
WHAT'S INSIDE OF OUR HEARTS CANNOT HELP BUT COME OUT!
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