Good morning everyone. As we in the USA take time to celebrate Independence Day, may we become even more focused on God and His Glory. The prayer today speaks volumes.
Today’s Prayer
Father, as we observe our nation’s Independence Day this July 4th, I went back in history and found some faith of the fore fathers of this nation to tap into. Let us all consider Benjamin Franklin’s statement, given in 1787 when the Continental Congress was deadlocked. He stood and addressed George Washington, saying: “Sir, we have not hitherto once thought of humbly appealing to the Father of Lights to illuminate our understanding. In the beginning of the contest with Great Britain, when we were sensible to danger, we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection. Our prayers, Sir, were heard and graciously answered. … Do we imagine that we no longer need His assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see in this truth, that God governs the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice,* is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? … We have been assured that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it.** — I firmly believe this.”… Lord, forgive us our arrogance as a group of Your people for thinking that we can survive our present or build a future without You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Let’s eat.
Working
Wholeheartedly
In everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple and in obedience to the law and the commands, he sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered.– 2 Chronicles. 31:21
With
all the prosperity teaching going on these days I decided to look
into the good book to get a close glimpse of a man of god and the
example he set that caused him to prosper. The bible tells us that
Hezekiah was a Godly king. He was also a very talented businessman
and builder. He was responsible for many noteworthy projects that are
described in detail in the Old Testament. We discover from the
passage above that King Hezekiah had two major attributes that
contributed to his success and prosperity: He sought God, and he
worked wholeheartedly upholding God’s laws.
Godly
success involves a partnership between us and God. Success in God’s
economy means achieving the purpose for which God made you. That
purpose can never be discovered without seeking Him with a whole
heart. We may achieve great things without seeking God, but we will
never achieve the things God set out for us to achieve without
seeking Him. Unless we seek Him, we may find ourselves one day
climbing to the top of the ladder only to find it leaning against the
wrong wall.
What does it mean to seek God? It means creating time to sit
before His throne in quiet places. It means reading His Word in order
to know Him more intimately. It means developing an ear to hear His
voice so that we know when to turn to the right or to the left. God
desires to know us.
The
question now becomes; are we willing to take the time to know Him? If
so, we can be sure He will guide us intothose
things that will bring success to every aspect of our lives.
Quote of the Day
A real Christian in an odd number anyway. He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen, talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see, expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another, empties himself in order to be full, admits he is wrong so he can be declared right, goes down in order to get up, is strongest when he is weakest, richest when he is poorest, and happiest when he feels worst. He dies so he can live, forsakes in order to have, gives away so he can keep, sees the invisible, hears the inaudible, and knows that which passes knowledge.
A. W. Tozer
WITH HOPE AND FAITH
REV. ELDER G E STERRETT
FOUNDER
GCKRS HELPING HAND FOUNDATION
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