Last time we ended up last time with
“My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Are you willing to humble yourself before the Lord your God?
Are you willing to pray and seek HIS face?
Are you willing to turn from your wicked ways, from putting the world and its ways before GOD?
Are you willing?
Jesus stands at the door of your heart waiting for you to answer and let Him in.
How long will you try to keep Him waiting?
He will not wait forever for you.
How shall i live: part 2
Right from the mouth of Christ Jesus:
Matthew 4:17
From that time Jesus began to preach and say,
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”
{{ Search your sole do you have any sin in your life?
Then repent. ))
Mattheew 4:19
And He (Jesus) said to them,
“Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
{{ are we not called His Disciples?
Then should we not be Following HIM?
Are we not all to be fishers of men?
Are we not all who are called by His name to be openly sharing His word with the rest of the world? }}
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We are told to seek first the Kingdome of GOD and His righteousness
Matthew 6:33
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
“Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness”
This cannot be done by following after the world and its ways,
It cannot be done by gathering wealth unto yourself.
And NO, you do not need all the things laying around your house,
Just take a few minutes and honestly look around your home how much stuff do you have that you never use?
How much stuff do you have stored away that you have not even seen for a year, two years, three years,,,
get the point,
the average person’s life looks like their home, cluttered with all kinds of things of this world,
things that are not pleasing to the Lord your GOD.
If your life is looking like your home, you should probably do something about the way you live.
Seeking GOD’s kingdom and His righteousness;
cannot be accomplished by spending a few hours a week in the words of GOD and the rest of a week with serving the world and its ways.
Matthew 6:24
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
Luke 16:13
“No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
Who do you serve?
“MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD”
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Little side insight:
Years back (around 54 years ago) there was a young man who made an average $5,150.00 a day Monday -Thursday, and would more than double that on both Friday and Saturday, for an average of $41,200.00 a week, or around $178,500.00 a month. For an average yearly income of around $2,142,000.00.
When he met the Lord Christ Jesus, and took the time to read His word the Bible.
His life changed and he realized he was a sinner he repented of his former life and became dedicated to Father God, Christ Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
He learned that the millions of things the millions of dollars could perches were nothing but a trap.
Just a work master that had no form of mercy.
He learned how to live with only the true needs one has in life, food, clothing, shelter (basic food not fancy restraint's, everyday clothing not designer or name brand ans basic shelter somewhere to be in out of the winter cold and the summer heat. – not a huge building with more rooms then he could use, in reality, he found a 24-foot by 24-foot cabin actually held more room than he needed.
His possessions consisted of
1. A Bible
2. Two or three not book binders full of paper a hand full of pencils, a pencil sharpener, and a eraser.
3. A bed (given to him by his mom and dad)
4. Two arm chairs and couch {picked up at a yard sale cheap.)
5. A small kitchen sink, dining table that seated 4, two chairs and a bench (all he picked up from a yard sale)
6. A small camp oven and stove (picked up on the cheap from a wrecking yard}
7. A change of clothing for five days (a wash tub, a ringer and a cloth line}
8. A few milk crates for shelving and storage space for clothing and for kitchen. (picked up from yard sales and local stores)
9. He had a four-piece setting for dinning, four mugs, four glasses, four plates and four bows, and a milk tote for cooking utensils a couple pots and two cast iron skillets.
10. A composting toilet.
11. Candles and lanterns for lighting.
12. A makeshift out door shower with water heated by the sun. 13. A 30-year-old beat up farm truck.
14. A couple of each; shovels, rakes, pick’s, axes, hand saws, bow saws, buckets and barrels.
15. and a garden to grow his own food.
He learned to live a simple life and spent most of his day’s talking with His Lord, Christ Jesus.
He now lives on $1,550.00 a month or $18,684.00 a year.
A 11,364% decrease in income;
and says he lives better now than he ever did with the more than 2 million a year.
and i quote:
"Knowing what a true need is, and the difference between a need and a wont can make a real difference in a person’s life.
Not being trapped in the world and its ways you learn you do have the choice of who your Master will be, whom you will serve."
That brings one back to;
“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.”
Your time is running out!
Figure out who you will serve?
whom will you answer to?
Whom you serve is the one you spend your time with, and trying to please.
Figure it out, time is getting away.
Next, we will get int o Matthew 5 where Jesus is speaking and teaching us in depth how we are to live.
Pray ill see you there.