by lighthouse | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jude 1:25 “to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.” Jude expresses his greatfulness to his God for the tremendous amount of love he has received. His words are heartfelt. You and I express the same words. Our actions also coincide. All of our being should express the same. We often forget we are not our own–we are His. We can only thank and praise our God by living our lives with the purpose He intends for each of us.
by lighthouse | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
—– Forwarded Message —– From: Richard Waldschmidt Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 07:32:19 AM EDTSubject: Unique, short passage Jude 1:22 “Be merciful to those who doubt.” Can any of us honestly say we have never doubted? Can you or I boldly announce we have such a strong faith that our human nature has never in the past nor in the present whispered to us—are you sure? Do you ever pray and think–is God really listening and will answer me? God knows you and He knows me and He knows each of us is weak at times and He constantly shows us mercy because of that weakness. Is His perfect example teaching you and me how we should practice patience and understanding toward others? Well, reread the passage.
by lighthouse | Apr 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jude 1:22 “Be merciful to those who doubt.” Can any of us honestly say we have never doubted? Can you or I boldly announce we have such a strong faith that our human nature has never in the past nor in the present whispered to us—are you sure? Do you ever pray and think–is God really listening and will answer me? God knows you and He knows me and He knows each of us is weak at times and He constantly shows us mercy because of that weakness. Is His perfect example teaching you and me how we should practice patience and understanding toward others? Well, reread the passage.
by lighthouse | Apr 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jude 1:21 “…keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” The most important gift you or I could ever receive is the gift of eternal life. This gift is so valuable all the assets of the world are nothing in comparison. This gift is only a result of the love our God has for each of us. Why does our Almighty God love you and me so much? Why would God send Jesus to this earth? Why does God want you and me to live with Him for all eternity? Because He does. We get a small glimpse of an answer by thinking—why do you love your children? Because you do. Yet, God’s love is much much greater. Don’t ask why. Live in joy, obedience and express a giant–THANK YOU!
by lighthouse | Apr 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
Jude 1:1b “To those who have been called, who are loved by God the Father and kept by Jesus Christ:” It is beyond our wildest dreams that our God would adopt each of us as His child and love us dearly. Our wildest dream has come true. That true thought is almost incomprehensible. Nothing could start or end our day better. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Apr 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
3 John 1:5 “Dear friend, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, even though they are strangers to you.” God encourages and compliments you and me for caring for others whether we know them or not. A Christian remains faithful to his charcter regardless of the character of the person being helped. We should never lose who we are as always faithful to our Heavenly Father regardless of the faithfulness of anyone else. Remain faith filled in all situations at all times. We as Christians cannot do otherwise.
