"The Most important one," answered Jesus, "is this, 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.'" "The second is this; 'Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandments greater than these.'"
Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. This is the day we pray for those going into the fields of Harvest and working for our Lord Jesus. Please pray today for the Stoner family. The Stoners (Aviation Missionaries to Togo), outlining their timelines, i.e., hopeful plans regarding language school and then on to the mission field. I'm asking, okay, pleading, that you'll storm heaven with your prayers for these wonderful people. That's what's needed here, above all else. And that's why I'm making this plea to you special people, you prayer warriors, who I know I can count on to help me lift Dan, Rachael, Isaac, Lydia, Josiah, and the yet-to-be-born baby ever higher in prayer. Prayer warriors, this young man, Dan Stoner, and his family, are flying into the corners of the earth to tell of the Good News of Jesus. Pray, pray, and pray some more... All of us should be going into the fields of harvest for Jesus as this was/is and will be a command of Jesus till He returns for us.
What Comes out of Your Mouth? Day 5: Mark 12:29 - "The Most important one," answered Jesus, "is this, 30 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.'" 31 "The second is this; 'Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandments greater than these.'" (NIV)
Folks, I want to point out another scripture before I write all the message and wrap out this about what comes out of your mouth. Folks, I have been asked how can you love someone that you really dislike or even hate. You know that is hard to do, love someone you hate, but you must do it and even pray for them. Listen to these words from the one who is really loving you, even though we, you and me, have trashed Him out from time to time. (Trashed Him out, meaning turned our back on Him and sinned against Him.)
Matthew 5:43 - "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 44 But I tell you; Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in Heaven, He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? 47 And if you greet only your brothers what are you doing more than others? Do not even the pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore as your heavenly Father is perfect." (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, it is very hard to love someone that really hates you, but if we want God to forgive us we must do the same and move on with our lives. If you have been through a divorce or you have even a wayward child, you must forgive them. In today's market there is so much fighting even in families that brothers and sisters are hurting and even killing each other, and parents are hurting their children. Folks, we must truly love our families. One of the hardest things as a parent one has happen once in a while is a child going wrong and even to the point where they want to walk out of your life. Just keep praying for that wayward child and giving it over to our Lord Jesus. Read about the wayward son in the Bible... and keep on loving those who hate you and keep praying for them.
To me, loving others comes easy now but did not always, it took me to fall in love with Jesus to understand all of this. And I mean fall in love with Him, deeply and unconditionally in Love with Jesus to understand about loving others, even those who have really walked all over you in the past.
Also my late mamma, now my mamma was never late in her life till she died, and now I call her late... ok, so much for that joke... anyway, my late mamma told me this and I am sure most of you have heard this from your mammas. This is in talking about What Comes out of Your Mouth? and I think this might be a good way to wrap it up for the week. Wrap it up by telling you, you must love your neighbor that coming from God of course, and this coming from my mamma...
"If you don't have something good to say about someone, DON'T SAY ANYTHING."
Dear Father in Heaven, please say hi to my dear mamma. Tell her I love her, more and more each day, as I do You also, dear Lord. Please, Lord, help me always remember that if I cannot put something good out of my mouth to keep it shut. Lord, please be with the Stoner family and help them in their mission for You. Lord, I pray also for Vicki and she really, really needs to bring things to You. Lord, intervene in the family between a mother and son and help them this day, and Lord, please do not let another sun set on it. In the name of Jesus I ask You to heal my knee as it is in Your hands. Amen.
The Lord has given us another day, let us give it back to Him by living to please Him... and please share those blessings. Love ya, Pastor Dan.
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