Brothers and sisters, it was and still is a beautiful day here at the Southern Location of the North Pole. After setting an all-time record low for March at -1 this morning, the sun warmed us up to well, about freezing. I do pray the snow is over; however, we need to pray for a slow warm-up so we do not have major flooding. Remember to turn the clocks ahead at 2:00 AM on Sunday morning. If you don't want to lose an hour of sleep, turn the clock this evening and go to bed one hour earlier than normal. I heard a weather man telling people we gain an hour of daylight when we turn the clocks. This is not true, it just is on the other end of the day. I never went to college, and I knew that one. Okay, how about we talk some more about "Talking to God?"
Saturday: March 7, 2015: Talking to God (Day Ten)
1 Peter 4:7 - The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. (NIV)
How often have you had to make a phone call to someone and the phone was answered by a machine? It might go something like this. Hi, you have reached your Power Company. Please listen as our options have changed. If you know your party's 25-digit number you can put it in now; otherwise please hold for an operator. Your wait time is about 5 hours. Please hold ... And then after you have waited someone picks up the phone wrong and you get disconnected. Then the voice comes on, if you are trying to place a call, hang up and try again. We have all been there and done that, all of us. Let me tell you right now, there is no waiting when you want to talk to your Heavenly Father. However, you will need to talk to Him through His Son Jesus. Also when "talking to God" you can pick the subject, and no one will tell you that "you are in if you are caller six" or any other number. GOD ALWAYS HAS TIME FOR YOU. My question is do you ALWAYS have time for Him? Let's take a look at our first scripture.
It starts by saying "The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray."
There is no doubt that "The end is near." How soon, we have no idea. So we look at the next part. "Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled." We need to be clear minded and self-controlled for a lot of things, but did you know we need to be that way to pray? Well, you do now! If we are not clear minded, and I take that to mean not all boozed up or hopped up on drugs so we fully understand what and why we are talking to God. Think of this, do you like to talk to someone that is really drunk and just babbling on and on? God does not want that either. And that statement "The end is near" is of course referring to our Lord Jesus coming back for His people.
Now let's look at the next part of the scripture. "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." It tells us ABOVE ALL, above all, let nothing be ahead of this. LOVE EACH OTHER and it goes on to say deeply. Now let me remind you right now that the Love our Bible talks about is not sex!! Sometimes it is hard to love someone who just cut you apart, stabbed you in the back, so to speak. But the Bible tells us to "love our enemies." It is easy to love friends, but we must, if we truly love Jesus, love everybody. Then it goes on to tell us that "love covers a multitude of sins." Yes, and my example here is the love our Lord Jesus showed on the cross, and I can tell you this, His blood, His love has covered a multitude of sins just on me. And we know that when we love others, and I mean truly love them, our love must cover their sins, and one thing I want to tell you now, if you love someone enough to cover their sins, please do not cast those sins up to them. Please don't do that. If a person asks God to forgive them, they indeed are forgiven. Please as you try your best to be like Jesus, follow His lead and forgive others and do not bring their past up, unless it is good.
Jude 20 - But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus to bring you eternal life. (NIV)
These are some instructions from the book of Jude. We are to build ourselves up, and please do not let others tear you down. We are to build up our faith, and we are to be "talking to God" in the Holy Spirit. And we are to keep our faith, grow in God, until we are called into our eternal life. Let us all try to do just that, by walking with our Lord each day until He does call us home, and I don't know about you, as much as I love Jesus, I really love it here, so I am not in a real hurry to GO HOME. AMEN.
Dear Father, help me grow in faith, grow in love of You and others as I wait for Your return. Until then, help me to repent of my sins and try hard to bring in the lost. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Now go forth and share your love and blessings. Love ya, and by all means share the love of Jesus and you may share my love also.
Pastor Dan
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