Wednesday 9/26/12 Trials and Temptations

Dear Father in Heaven, please start us fresh this Wednesday morning by forgiving us of our sins.  I ask that you forgive me.  And Lord, I am learning of a young man, Jeremy Green, who was hit by a car yesterday in Florida and is in very bad shape.  I pray today You will look into him and heal him for us and let him here with us.  Be also with his family, dear Lord.  Lord, thanks for all You do for us, and thanks for protecting this line from all that try and shut it down.  Satan is busy, Lord, but You are indeed in charge.  We pray for our upcoming election today and pray for our Jewish friends on this day, Lord.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

Good Prayer meeting Wednesday, my dear brothers and sisters.  It is a beautiful day here at the Southern Location of the North Pole, just beautiful.  As you can see in the prayer above, Jeremy Green needs our prayers.  He was in a crosswalk and was run over by a car which "blew through a red light."  He is in very, very bad shape, with lots of trauma.  Please pray for those in our flock at the Bridges.  It seems we have lost about four people in the past week to death.  We pray that they all went home to be with God.

Trials and Temptations 9/26/12.

James 1:12 - Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.  13 When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me."  For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; 14 but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed.  (NIV)

Blessed is the man, the the term man means man and woman, folks.  Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial.  How about you today, do you have trials going on in your life?  Yesterday we had several families in for food and today we have more coming.  Some were first time folks, they just cannot make it, even though they have jobs.  I can understand that, and if you are the one doing the shopping for food, you can understand why.  A couple of years ago, we could buy store brand green beans and corn for 38 cents per can, now it is 89 cents per the same size can.  Why?  Because instead of drilling for gas and oil, we are putting corn in our fuel.  Folks, things are changing very fast, but I do not want to get off point here.  These changes you see today in our world are causing trials in a lot of lives.  Military people off at war and families at home, and it seems again this country or a lot of people are not supporting our military.  Have we forgotten what happened on 9/11/2001?

Folks, according to our Bible, we will be blessed when we persevere through our trials regardless of what they are, and trust me, they come in many, many forms.  Not all trials are caused by evil, although some are. Some of our trials are caused by daily living, some by sickness or pain, some from accidents, some from the lack of work, or not being able to pay the bills even though you go to work.  And yes, some are caused by evil forces, but we should not blame God.  GOD LOVES US AND WILL HELP US WALK through the storms of life, He will pick us up when we fall down.  We should, no, we must not give up, we must move forward and walk with Jesus.  Regardless of what happens in our lives, we have one person we can always count on.  His name is Jesus and He is our friend in times of trouble.  He is our strength when we are weak, He is our  hope when all else seems lost.  And He is the one who in the end will be standing beside us and holding onto us as we cross over the Jordan and go home to Him.  PRAISE GOD.

The Bible tells us God will never tempt us, but evil will and it will not always be the master of evil, the devil, sometimes it is just our rotten selves that cause our temptations.  Today as we go to prayer, I would like you all to say this to Satan ... "Satan, go to hell where you belong, we are walking with God."

Dear Father in Heaven, please hold us up today, walk us through our trials and temptations and hold onto our hands and help us to hold onto You.  Lord, we love You and we hate sin and we hate Satan and we want him out of our lives.  Help us to repent from our sins, all of them, and walk away from the things that cause our sins, the temptations of life, and all that is bad for us.  Help us to not just walk with You, but also work for You, helping others along the way.  In Jesus' name, I pray.  Amen.

Now go forth and share your blessings, and know that Jesus wants to help you, help you with your daily walk in life, He wants to be a part of your life and He wants to head up your home ...  Let him, for you will never do better than choosing Jesus as your leader.  Pray hard for this election and don't vote for your paycheck, vote for what is best for our Nation and what is best for everyone, not just you.  We who are Christians are one up on the rest of the world, we have Jesus, Jesus, who is ALIVE AND WELL, and will hold our hands daily.  Don't fight it, rejoice in it ... Love ya, Pastor Dan.

P.S. ... Remember this ... Alone, you cannot make it, but with Jesus you can and will make it ...