Good day to ya everyone. This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. Today’s prayer and message is going to shake up some things inside you and stir up those spiritual juices that help us stand for what is right so get ready.
Today’s Prayer
Dear Lord, had we been there when You rode into Jerusalem, would we have been shouting hosannas and waving palm branches? Would we have sanctioned Your teachings, stood up for Your message, proclaimed Your Lordship? What do we find ourselves doing today? Are we rejoicing, sharing Your gospel, defending Your Word, Your values, Your absolutes? Or have we withdrawn to our comfortable TV chairs, not wanting to get involved or to think about our children’s future world? Forgive us, Lord, if by being apathetic or naive we have inadvertently joined the crowd, mocking Your truths, deserting Your teachings, re-writing the Bible to make today’s sins acceptable. Open our eyes, Lord, to see ourselves as You see us. Strengthen us to be Your kind of Christian, for fear that we find ourselves allied with those who are crucifying You one more time. In Jesus’ Name we pray, Amen.
Let’s eat.
Truth in a few Aspects
Clean
John 15:1-3
“I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you.
Being cleansed
2 Corinthians 7:1
Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God.
Sanctified
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Don’t you realize that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God.
Being sanctified
John 17:17-19
Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
Kept
1 Peter 1:5
And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
Keep yourselves
Jude 21
and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.
Quote of the Day
God has wisely kept us in the dark concerning future events and reserved for himself the knowledge of them that he may train us up in a dependence upon himself and a continued readiness for every event. ~Matthew Henry~