by lighthouse | Feb 14, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 7:30 “After forty years had passed, an angel appeared to Moses in the flames of a burning bush in the desert near Mount Sinai.” How world history and how your and my history unfolds is all under God’s control. Has God been preparing you years ago for something that will transpire today or sometime in the future and has He done so many times in your past? All we know is God is in control and we should live our lives with the constant thought–God use me a your faithful servant to accomplish whatever your will is, always to your glory and honor.
by lighthouse | Feb 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 7:21 “When he was placed outside, Pharoah’s daughter took him and brought him up as her own son.” Moses was to die but God had a purpose for him which changed the history of the world. What purpose does God have for your life? There definitely is a purpose for every faith filled Christian. That purpose is not to acquire as many assets as possible or to gain some amount of recognition—that purpose is to serve and give glory to Him. Be a humble child of His and fulfill His purpose for your life.
by lighthouse | Feb 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 7:17a “As the time drew near for God to fulfill his promise to Abraham…” God always, always fulfills His promises. He has made promises to you. He has made promises to me. Life with Him. Life after death. A life on this earth of us fulfilling His purpose. The gift of security, peace, joy–all because of our relationship with Him. Our loving and faithful God absolutely always keeps His promises.
by lighthouse | Feb 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 6:3 “Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” In every Christian church there are faith filled and wise members. Their skills are often not used either wisely or at all and the entire ministry is placed on the pastor’s shoulders and it becomes too much for him. It is said that between 35-50 % of pastors under 45 years old quit because of stress and burnout. A church can easily change those statistics by incorporating the talents of members in the church’s work. The New Testament church recognized this fact. Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Feb 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 5:41 “The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.” Honoring our Father is a privilege no matter how the world receives that display on our part. You and I do not act or react according to how the world reacts to our faith. Expect criticism. Expect unpopulatity. Expect rejection. Rejoce in criticism. Rejoice in unpopularity. Rejoice in unpopularity. Seems strange, but that is exactly what God is saying in this verse.
by lighthouse | Feb 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 5:38b-39 “…I advise you: Leave these men alone! Let them go! For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail. But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop these men.” No one and nothing should even think of stopping or opposing God. Many, however, do and fail 100% of the time. God will always accomplish His purpose. Another wonderful thought in regard to God and His purpose—God will 100% accomplish His intended purpose in and through you as a faith filled follower of His. God will accomplish His purpose in your faith filled life. Work with Him and be blessed accomplishing your earthly purpose to His glory.
by lighthouse | Feb 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 4:31b ” …And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Every Christian has the Holy Spirit living within them–that obviously includes you and me. That thought gives every Christian a boldness we could not otherwise have. That boldness is not an obnoxious egomaniac mentality. That boldness is a humble and loving desire for all men and women to come to the knowledge of God’s wonderful truth.
by lighthouse | Feb 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 4:24 “When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God, ‘Sovereign Lord, they said, ‘you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.” God’s power is beyond your and my abilities to comprehend. In an extremely short period of time He created everything. Everything created is not only complete—it is intricately made while at the same time it is massively made. And to think—our Creator loves each of us dearly. There is nothing better.
by lighthouse | Feb 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 4:29 “For we cannot help speaking about what we have seen and heard.” To give honor to God is the responsibility and privilege of every faith filled Christian. It is impossible for you and me to keep the greatest story known and told to ourselves. How many persons on this earth have led perfect lives? How many persons on this earth have died and then rose back to life? How many persons on this earth have lived and died so you and I could live? How can that story not be told? Have a great weekend.
by lighthouse | Feb 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 4:12 “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Everyone has a right to their own opinion seems to be a common mentality. That thinking couldn’t be more incorrect when it comes to your and my salvation. The number of different religions or philosophies and the number of people who believe in them is irrelevant. There is one and only one absolute truth—-Salvtion is found in Jesus. This is the simple and precise absolute truth.
by lighthouse | Jan 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 3:22-23 “For Moses said,’The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from among the people.” God does not ever display a nonchalant attitude toward His truths. Moses did not, all of the other Old Testament prophets did not, the New Testament disciples did not and you and I should not. God intends His Word of absolute truth to be learned and obeyed. But, everyone in the world has a choice and that choice is the difference between life and death.
by lighthouse | Jan 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Acts 2:47b “….And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” All the Apostles did was use their talents, given by God, to tell others of the truths they had been told and witnessed The Apostles could change no one’s heart. That truth is the same for you and me. All you and I can do is expose the truth and then let the Holy Spirit enter a person’s heart and make it whole. It is phenomenal that you and I have the privilege of working with God.
