Thoughts ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZONPRTOFF dateof comment Look Inside Data Conditions:Order: 1|2|3| Dateof Comment 05/18/2025 Have you ever had those times while serving God and giving things up for him that he really cares? It seems those around us who do not even like God are getting all the blessings. Many time those people are in severe debt to put on that show of blessing. For us, it points back to "faith" that something will happen. The author of Hebrews must have had the same thought: Hebrews 6:10 (New Living Translation) For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do. Never let the "grass is greener on the other side of the fence" syndrome get you down. God never puts anything in his word that is not true. This means he is watching us even now to see what we are doing with our lives. Believe that God is not done working in our lives and his promises will be fulfilled. Jesus "King of kings". He deserves more respect that any earthly king because he is the only King who has ever laid his life down for you and me! 05/12/2025 Here is a fitting verse for you great wives on Mothers Day: Proverbs 31:10, 27-28 NLT Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. There are many of you wives out there that this describes you. Continue to love and serve the Lord while loving your husbands. Husbands you need to realize what you have and love what a great person she is! Jesus is Lord!! 05/08/2025 Have you ever asked yourself this question, "What is God's will in my life?" Paul had something to say about this. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. I am willing to confess that I have not always been joyful. I always could pray more and you can catch me complaining more than I should. I am sure that I have made Jesus sigh more than once. But I know this verse is true and I always have something to work towards. A lot of things, including God's entire will for us, are hindered in our life when we don't comply with this verse. I really believe that these 3 items (joy, earnest prayer, thanksgiving) are the favorite things that God wants from us. Even though Jesus Christ is the only one who can get us into the Kingdom of heaven, let us try to honor him by working at doing these three things. Jesus - King of kings 04/29/2025 Have you ever asked the question, "What did I do to deserve this?" If you think about Job in the bible he was put in his position because of a conversation between God and Satan. God was proud of Job when Satan accused him of serving God because he was given everything. God replied, "Not so!" and the challenge began. We have to remember that God does give us everything and when trials happen it may be from nothing we have done. Who knows but God may be showing us off to the enemy. It is important like Job that we persevere. We don't have to like it but people are watching us. If we reflect a Christ like attitude people will ask questions and even want what we have. This could be the difference between heaven and hell. And if we persevere it can be just like Job, God can greatly bless us in the end. The book of Job was put in the bible for a reason to explain why things may happen in our lives. Lets think like Job and not abandon our King when everything seems to be coming against us. Have you ever thought that the enemy has challenged God in your life to prove your Love is not real for Jesus. Let's strive to prove the enemy wrong. Jesus is still Lord in my life and I need the Holy Spirit to keep me strong enough to handle life's challenges in a proper attitude. 04/24/2025 How many of us have thought how cool it would to be an angel instead of being human. After all they can be anywhere at any time. As far as I know they do not die either. But before you think it is greener on the other side of the fence, why did Jesus lay his life down for us if we are not cool. Peter describes that even the angels wonder what it would be like to be human: 1 Peter 1:10-12 NLT 10 This salvation was something even the prophets wanted to know more about when they prophesied about this gracious salvation prepared for you. 11 They wondered what time or situation the Spirit of Christ within them was talking about when he told them in advance about Christ’s suffering and his great glory afterward. 12 They were told that their messages were not for themselves, but for you. And now this Good News has been announced to you by those who preached in the power of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. It is all so wonderful that even the angels are eagerly watching these things happen. Jesus makes it possible for us to come back to him. The angels do not have this privilege of being his after they reject God. Maybe the angels are wishing they were us. We need to appreciate how God created us. The angels even know that God created us to be cool in his own way. Jesus - "King of kings" over us and the angels. 04/21/2025 How many of us have been paying attention to the White House secretary "Karoline Leavitt". I do know that she is an amazing talented individual, but I sense there is more than just that. Some of the people who work around her have exposed what makes her so exceptional. They set up a camera and recorded what she said before she entered the conference room. She prayed just this simple prayer: "Lord Jesus, please give us the strength, the knowledge, the ability to articulate our words, have fun, and be confident in Jesus' name. Amen." I believe the Holy Spirit is going to do some amazing things through her. One thing I like about this is the proof you do not need long winded prayers to get God's attention. She spoke out loud what she wanted. God loves to hear our audible voice when we pray just as long as we are not like the Pharisees. Another point to be made is she prayed before she entered the conference room. She knows the enemy will be in that room to confront her. You and I can do exactly what she did to have the power of God on our side when we confront the enemy. So much power is available in prayer when we use it to glorify our King. Jesus Christ - Commander and chief Proverbs 3:6 NKJV 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. 03/28/2025 Have you ever wondered why there is so much demonic control of our government today? What do you think about what Timothy said about this? 1 Timothy 2:1-6 NLT Instructions about Worship 2 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity. 3 This is good and pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. 5 For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus. 6 He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone. This is the message God gave to the world at just the right time. What would our leaders look like today if we seriously prayed for our leaders like Timothy wrote? I guarantee that we would be in a different world today just because of the power of prayer. Timothy also confirmed that there is only one path to salvation through Jesus Christ - the true King of kings! 03/25/2025 How many people do you encounter each day who are like Paul: 2 Thessalonians 3:1 NLT Paul’s Request for Prayer Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we ask you to pray for us. Pray that the Lord’s message will spread rapidly and be honored wherever it goes, just as when it came to you. Paul was asking for prayer from a letter. What if the prayer request came from a contact? I had a friend who said, "Always pray for a person right now. You never know if it could mean the difference between life and death." I try to live by that philosophy and actually pray for someone now. When you give up your time to stop to pray with someone, it shows love to that person. There is a lot of danger in just saying that you will pray for someone. Distractions of day-to-day living can sweep that promise to pray for someone under the rug. That means that person just lost what prayer could have given him: James 5:16 Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. Jesus prayed even with the authority God gave him. No wonder "Jesus is Lord" 03/23/2025 How many of us have taken the time to right down all the things we worry about and mark the ones that actually happen. You will find that many of the things we worry about never come true. We forget about the awesome King we have who watches over his flock. Peter knew about it: 1 Peter 5:7 NLT 7 Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. and Jesus the master shepherd said this: Matthew 11:29-30 NLT 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” If you are living for the King, what are you all so worried about. After all, "Jesus is Lord" Those of you living your own life apart from Jesus Christ should be concerned. Jesus will honor your choice but the real estate in hell that you will receive is bad. This is definitely something to worry about. 02/25/2025 Have any of asked the question, "God is there anything in my life that that I have done to people in my past that I have not taken care of that you are not pleased with?" Jesus and the entire New testament is trying to prepare us so we never have to ask this question: Romans 13:9-10 NLT For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law. Jesus and his type of LOVE is the key to everything. He wants us to develop perfect LOVE: 1 John 4:18 NLT Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. Jesus is not only patient with us while we learn but is the coolest Lord Of lords. LET HIS TYPE OF LOVE LIVE. 02/19/2025 Have you ever wondered what happens to the godly people around you who hear you talk about Jesus like those students did at the democratic convention. I remember so vividly when they said "Jesus is Lord" amongst that large crowd. Even though they didn't get a favorable response from the democrats, it sure did change my life. I love their boldness when they did that in that ungodly mob. I said to myself, "Shouldn't we be bragging about Jesus because of all the things he did for us?" Now because of what they did, I want to write down, "Jesus is Lord" or "Jesus, King of kings" as quoted in the Republican convention. It is time to start taking pride in our King and acknowledge his greatness to the world. Write it down or proclaim it. Jesus is Lord!! Matthew 10:32 NLT “Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 1 John 4:11-12 NLT Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us. 02/17/2025 How powerful is the love of Jesus Christ? Paul asked the same question: Romans 8:35,37 NLT Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? Paul also answers the question: Romans 8:38-39 NLT 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. So many people ask themselves, "If God loves us so much then why does he allow us to go through calamities. I would never do this to someone I love." God understands what facing a giant does to ones character: Romans 5:3 NLT We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 1 Peter 1:7 NLT These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world. Acts 14:22 NLT where they strengthened the believers. They encouraged them to continue in the faith, reminding them that we must suffer many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God. 2 Corinthians 12:10 NLT That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. James 1:12 NLT God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. God definitely wants to build your character and faith to be more like Christ and to have the strength to keep the enemy from taking it form you. Jesus will never leave us and will always be Lord! 02/12/2025 Have you ever read a verse where you checked everything off that you are reading then you come to the end? 1 Corinthians 13: 6-7 NLT It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Even though I may endure every circumstance I feel that the expletives that sometimes come with them are not to be included. Even Jesus got angry but we have to control our emotions because the world is watching. Only righteous anger is good because it sends a message that you do not tolerate evil. But you want to show them too that you do not handle your problems like the rest of the world does. Just as Jesus watches over us so does our neighbor. He needs to see that we represent our King every day. This one action could be the difference between salvation and hell for your neighbor. 01/29/2025 Have you ever thought about what it would be like if God would think like many of the Christians do today? The first thing he would do is dig deep down to see the imperfection in us. When David slept with Basheba and had her husband killed, God would never let this go. He would have never called David "the apple of his eye". The apostle Paul would only have been remembered by the number of Christians he had killed. God would not have had any respect for that man at all because that was a terrible thing that he did. None of us Christians would admit to being like that. But I have watched many of them attack President Trump for things that he did a long time ago. They define him by the actions he did in his past. They think his past actions allow them to be able to vote for demonic platforms. Even worse yet it is an excuse to be lazy. Their logic is they're all bad so I'm not going to support any one of them. Just remember that when you do not take a stand for godly principles or God's agendas, you endorse who whose ever in control. You can say that is not true, but God says it is true. He is tired of lazy Christians who make excuses why they are not going to stand up for anything. God commands us to look at the hearts of the individual today. This is how you make judgment who has the most character. You will never find a pure individual. Jesus Christ is the exception. You are to support whoever's ideas are closest to Gods. Just make sure you know who God is. Remember the Pharisees who were priests had no idea who God was, and they fooled the people. President Trump has mentioned Jesus Christ more than any other president. He loves this country, and he is going to work for American citizens first. When President Trump fails at something. Do like Jesus said: John 8:4-11 New Living Translation 4 “Teacher,” they said to Jesus, “this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5 The law of Moses says to stone her. What do you say?” 6 They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger. 7 They kept demanding an answer, so he stood up again and said, “All right, but let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!” 8 Then he stooped down again and wrote in the dust. 9 When the accusers heard this, they slipped away one by one, beginning with the oldest, until only Jesus was left in the middle of the crowd with the woman. 10 Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, “Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?” 11 “No, Lord,” she said. And Jesus said, “Neither do I. Go and sin no more.” If President Trump or anyone else who tries living for Christ fails, we need to think about casting stones. None of us are worthy to cast a single stone. Praise God that Jesus Christ only looks at our hearts today! 11/19/2024 Have you ever noticed that people who love the Lord seem to have more joy in their lives. I know of a couple other people who think like David on this subject of joy: Psalm 1:1-2 (New Living Translation) Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. Both Paul and Jesus Christ talked about this. One thing that Jesus Christ could do that Paul could not is the law never makes things perfect, but Jesus can. Hebrews 7:19 NLT 19 For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God. If you really have the Holy Spirit dwelling in your life you will feel bad about hanging around sin. We need to hang around with People who truly love God in order to experience the joy Psalms 1 is talking about. God written word can also do the same. Jesus "King of kings" 11/18/2024 Have you ever thought that God will prepare the way for us before he asks us to do anything. Sometimes it is done by showing us how to do it like he did with Noah. Genesis 6:14-15 NLT 14 “Build a large boat from cypress wood and waterproof it with tar, inside and out. Then construct decks and stalls throughout its interior. 15 Make the boat 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. I know that God gave more details then what is given in the scriptures. There was not a lot of ship building going on at this time so God also gave Noah wisdom to complete the task. Later in life when the Israel was building the tabernacle, God sent craftsman to Moses to build it when he did not have the talent and or time to do it. Exodus 31:1-6 NLT 1 Then the Lord said to Moses, 2 “Look, I have specifically chosen Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 I have filled him with the Spirit of God, giving him great wisdom, ability, and expertise in all kinds of crafts. 4 He is a master craftsman, expert in working with gold, silver, and bronze. 5 He is skilled in engraving and mounting gemstones and in carving wood. He is a master at every craft! 6 “And I have personally appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, to be his assistant. Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make: Sometimes we are called to assist other people as Oholiab was. Take note of the last verse: "Moreover, I have given special skill to all the gifted craftsmen so they can make all the things I have commanded you to make:" So never fear God will have you covered when he sends you on a mission. Moses used his speaking ability to try to get out of meeting Pharaoh. Even though he sent Arron I believe that God would have given Moses the ability to speak. Even in my own life I never have liked writing but God has given me joy in being able to share what is going on in my own life in words. Many times he give me topics to write about and other times it is what I am observing. I pray that the Holy Spirit guides my words to Glorify the name of Jesus Christ. What I am trying to say is that God will magnify your talents to complete any task he may ask of you. Be like King Solomon and ask for more wisdom: 1 Kings 3:7-14 NLT 7 “Now, O Lord my God, you have made me king instead of my father, David, but I am like a little child who doesn’t know his way around. 8 And here I am in the midst of your own chosen people, a nation so great and numerous they cannot be counted! 9 Give me an understanding heart so that I can govern your people well and know the difference between right and wrong. For who by himself is able to govern this great people of yours?” 10 The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for wisdom. 11 So God replied, “Because you have asked for wisdom in governing my people with justice and have not asked for a long life or wealth or the death of your enemies— 12 I will give you what you asked for! I will give you a wise and understanding heart such as no one else has had or ever will have! 13 And I will also give you what you did not ask for—riches and fame! No other king in all the world will be compared to you for the rest of your life! 14 And if you follow me and obey my decrees and my commands as your father, David, did, I will give you a long life.” Why would God put these verses in the bible unless he wants us to physically ask for more wisdom. You may never get to be as wise as Solomon but let God take you beyond your human limits. Jesus is Lord! 09/07/2024 Have you ever wondered why some people seem to suffer more than others? Usually, they end up blaming God for what just happed. God gave us gift called "free will". If I have a $100 bill, I could spend it on myself or bless someone in need. If I want to go someplace, I can just jump in my Mustang and have some fun and just go. "Free will" allows us to go places where God may not approve. How many times do we suffer because we are where we should not be. Jesus Christ submitted his will to his Father and the Father was always with him. His disciples did not understand the concept of giving your will to God. Jesus explained what happens when you give your will to the Father. John 11:7-11 NLT 7 Finally, he said to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.” 8 But his disciples objected. “Rabbi,” they said, “only a few days ago the people in Judea were trying to stone you. Are you going there again?” 9 Jesus replied, “There are twelve hours of daylight every day. During the day people can walk safely. They can see because they have the light of this world. 10 But at night there is danger of stumbling because they have no light.” 11 Then he said, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but now I will go and wake him up." When the light of the Father is present you will complete the assignment that God has for you. No one will be able to stop you. When we walk away from God or disobey him darkness of the enemy moves in. The enemy can harm or destroy us and/or people close to us. I have seen people who do everything right and still have a Job moment where everything seems to crash around them. I do not understand why this happens, but God does. Jesus is interested in getting our souls into the Kingdom of God and he will allow anything that may happen to get us there or wake us up. David understood why we need to trust in the Lord: Psalm 13:5 NLT But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. We all need to really trust in the Lord. Even after everything Jesus said, Thomas did not really believe what our King said and replied: John 11:16 NLT 16 Thomas, nicknamed the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, “Let’s go, too—and die with Jesus.” Until you understand what "free will" is you will never understand why so much suffering exists. There are consequences for everything you do and those around you what they do: Ezekiel 44:12 But they encouraged my people to worship idols, causing Israel to fall into deep sin. So I have taken a solemn oath that they must bear the consequences for their sins, says the Sovereign Lord. Let us all give our "Free Will" to God. He will put us on the right path: Psalm 25:4 NLT Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. 08/18/2024 Have you ever read a bible verse and asked why they said what they said? This is one of them: Romans 14:8 (NLT) If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. I asked myself "How I could honor God being dead?" I thought to myself that Paul wrote this. He understood the spiritual side of God better than anyone. He also knew what kind of death he was going to face. When we die because we stand our ground for Jesus Christ that honors God immensely. Peter did it better than anyone when he asked to be crucified upside down. His reason was: "I am not worthy to die the way my Lord did." Peter brought glory to the Lord when he died. I then asked myself if anyone is alive today that lives this verse. I began to realize that President Trump fits this bill. In many ways his life is similar to Paul's. Both knew God existed growing up but neither had the personal relationship. Paul woke up when Jesus approached him on the road to Damascus and President Trump received his awakening by the Holy Spirt during the first year of his presidency. They both began serving God at this point. President Trump wants to restore this country back to "One nation under God". President Trump brings up the name of Jesus Christ a lot. They are trying to kill him just like they did Paul. Both of them fought and is fighting for Jesus Christ even under the threat of death. President Trump totally understands this verse. I am thankful that he is still fighting for me and Jesus Christ even with the threat of prison and death. Even though both represent Jesus Christ their calling makes them different. Paul was called to be a "pastor" and President Trump is called to be a "warrior". Just remember this when you think President Trump is crude, the warrior King David was crude and God would not let him build the temple because of the blood on his hands. President Trump is faced with the same type of situations as David; yet David was called "the apple of my eye" by God. Do not expect President Trump to be a pastor when God created him to be a warrior Continue to pray for President Trump because the enemy is after him big time and that he continues to honor the Lord. For us, this is the greatest personal thing we can do to honor our King while we're alive. 2 Corinthians 7:1 NLT 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. 07/23/2024 Have you ever thought about the power of anointing oil? We know that it can make things more holy: Leviticus 8:10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it, making them holy. The disciples after they cast out demons and healed the sick by the authority of Jesus Christ would anoint the people whether it was to make one more holy or to mess with the enemy who may try to come back. If Jesus did it, it is good. Mark 6:13 And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil. I have found out that when God has you anoint something it has a long-lasting effect. One night when I fast asleep God had my buddy anoint my home and farms in the middle of the night. This happened several years ago. I moved into the farmhouse and rented my house out to my niece. After they moved into my house things began to change in their lives. Her boys are starting to respect their mom like they never have before. They enjoy each other's company like never before. Their friends would rather hang at the house then any place else in town. Everyone in that family is seeing the results of that anointing. If God has you anoint something expect to see something big and long lasting. Even if you do not see results firsthand, they will happen behind the scenes. God has us bless his needy children in the ghetto. They always anoint the money to make it go further. Could you imagine what could happen when those bills come into contact with someone else who handles them. Give everything to God and anoint your blessings so that they will impact those who come into contact with your blessing. Anointing can increase the reliability and protection of a blessing because you acknowledge that it is from him. God uses the power of anointing oil to drive out the enemy. My buddy did this to a park that was too dangerous for families then. Because he did it in the manner God wanted the drops placed, the parks are now starting to fill with families. God also had him anoint the ghetto for its power over the enemy. That anointing has changed that community. Prayer over something is great but turbocharge it with anointing oil. Anointing oil can even keep a jet flying which is another story. Those pilots thought my buddy was looney when he anointed their jet. It was not until the return flight God gave the pilot ability to sense something was wrong. The copilot did not sense anything out of the ordinary, but the pilot shut it down anyway and would not leave until the jet was inspected. They diagnosed a circuit board that was going bad that would have shut one of the engines down during the flight home. From then on, the other pilots wanted their planes anointed too. One of those pilots claimed he had the most peaceful flights after his plane was anointed. Anointing can work anywhere it is tried but God must be a part of it. 04/29/2024 Have you ever watched those movies where the Chinese families are involved in a drug trade. Even though they are mean towards other people to protect their trade, they physically bow down to their elders. They realize what honor is all about. God talks about honor in scriptures but why is it that America has lost the ability to demonstrate honor. The first step in this world is in the family like the Chinese know. Never forget about the widows because God holds them special. This holds a promise: Ephesians 6:3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.” 1 Timothy 5:1 Advice about Widows, Elders, and Slaves Never speak harshly to an older man, but appeal to him respectfully as you would to your own father. Talk to younger men as you would to your own brothers. The second step is: 1 Peter 3:7 In the same way, you husbands must give honor to your wives. Treat your wife with understanding as you live together. She may be weaker than you are, but she is your equal partner in God’s gift of new life. Treat her as you should so your prayers will not be hindered. The third step is widows and orphans: Deuteronomy 24:19 “When you are harvesting your crops and forget to bring in a bundle of grain from your field, don’t go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigners, orphans, and widows. Then the Lord your God will bless you in all you do. Jeremiah 49:11 But I will protect the orphans who remain among you. Your widows, too, can depend on me for help.” Remember when Jesus commanded that John take care of his mother. John was preserved so he could take care of Mary: The fourth step is those who put their lives on the line for us: Romans 13:3 For the authorities do not strike fear in people who are doing right, but in those who are doing wrong. Would you like to live without fear of the authorities? Do what is right, and they will honor you. This includes the military, police and highway patrol, undercover officers and our firefighters. I write the comments and put up the videos just to honor them. I like the last part of the verse "Do what is right, and they will honor you." God even commands us to obey the laws of the land if they do not go against his word. The most important part is the spiritual side of honor. God knows when you are fake: Matthew 15:8 NLT ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. John 5:23 so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not honoring the Father who sent him. John 12:26 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me. Romans 14:8 If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. What about your leaders in Christ: 1 Thessalonians 5:12 Paul’s Final Advice Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. What about your brother and sisters in Christ: Romans 12:10 Love each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other. 1 Corinthians 6:20 for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body. Do it for Jesus: Colossians 1:10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. 1 Peter 5:6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. This verse demonstrates this honor he will give: John 10:28-30 (New International Version) I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.” If you continue a life of dishonor, you will experience this: Romans 14:11 (New Living Translation) For the Scriptures say, “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bend to me, and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.’” God will get the honor he deserves. On a final note: Luke 19:10 (New International Version) For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” All because he loved us!!!
