Dear Father in Heaven: Forgive me of my sins this day, and help me be better each day to politicians, as Lord, I was just very short with one who is pro-choice. Help me keep under control and walk tighter with You as I talk to these who want to have power over us, yet will not stand forth for You. Lord, I pray I will always stand firm for You and just calm down a tad when being that witness. Forgive me, Lord, for that. Lord, please now help us with decisions that need done. Be with us this weekend and help us. Now, Lord, please help me with the daily message and help me to get it dispatched. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters: I just had a nice talk with a lady running for office in the 199th district for a Pennsylvania House seat. I did not do a good job being a witness for Jesus, even though my points were correct. I need to write a special on this one. I was correct in what I said for Jesus, I just did not point it out very well. I will send her an email telling her I am sorry for the way I presented myself and at the same time point out some scripture to her. Right now I have a foot to get out of my mouth. Let me get on with the message, Repent and Walk.
Friday, August 22, 2014, Repent and Walk (Day Three)
2 John 4 - It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. 5 And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. 6 And this is love; that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love. (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, did you know that 2 John has only one chapter?
This letter was written to a Christian lady whose name is according to my footnotes unknown.
Here we find that John found great joy to know that some of her children were walking in the truth. This verse should bring just a "little" comfort to those of us who have children that might not all be walking in the truth, and of course the truth is the Word of God, and Jesus His one and only Son. I think all of us who have children want them all to be walking in the truth, and while some readers I am sure know that all their children are saved, some of us might not be sure. While I find great joy in knowing most of our children are saved, I would have greater joy, much greater joy, if I was sure about all of them.
Our Father in Heaven has commanded us to walk in truth, and I only wish that I would have started walking in truth earlier in my life so that my mamma and daddy had that joy in their life. Now my mamma might have had that joy, since I was a prodigal son and raised as a Christian, only to slip and slide after my mamma died. My daddy did not get to see my full return to Christ. So why write this? Maybe some children, like our son Matthew, might come back to Christ so we could see the joy.
Notice next that the command, not a new one, is that we should love one another. Last but surely not least on this scripture and to wind up this week, we are to "walk in obedience to His commands." And that for sure means we should repent and walk in love. It is not always easy. I never said it was, but it is what God wants all of us to do. So again I say this, try your very best to REPENT and WALK with Jesus. Amen.
Now go forth and share your blessings. Love ya. Please as you walk in love, share mine with others.
Pastor Dan
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