Psalm 18:2 Who do you call out to? God or others?

 Hello on this great Saturday.  God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  MY ROCK OF SALVATION IS THE LORD!!

   Hey, don't forget to "SPRING FORWARD" with your clocks tonight.

There once was a man who faced a lion and lived; then a bear and lived. Then face to face with a huge giant of a man and lived; then pursued by the powers of the country and lived; even his own son tried to kill him, but he survived.  WHY?

   This man was a man after God's own heart.  Yep, you guessed it, KING DAVID!!

Psalm 18:2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

   We also face fearful times, there are giants in our lives and things we think will set us back physically, emotionally, financially, and personally.  It can be difficult, but we need to depend upon the LORD for our deliverance.

  David used 7 expressions to show the faithfulness of God.  We know these to be true and we just need to trust and obey; for there is no other way.

  To quote from Jeff Wells devotional book:

  When troubled, cry out: the LORD is my rock.

  When discouraged, cry out: the LORD is my stronghold.

  When weary, cry out: the LORD is my strength.

  When fearful, cry out the LORD is my deliverer.

  When overwhelmed, cry out the LORD is my fortress.

  When worried, cry out: the LORD is my refuge.

  When alone, cry out: the LORD is the horn of my salvation.

  When tempted, cry out: the LORD is my rock.

For all that we need, just cry out to God who is our rock and our refuge.  Yet, be patient as God is always on time, but not always our time.  Love y'all.  Thanks for reading today.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny

Psalm 18:1 I love yo, O LORD, my strength! PRAYER

 Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good. BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD!!

  What is prayer all about? It is talking to God; listening to God; confessing to God; but it is all about loving God.

  Prayer is a way to connect with God and in communication we draw closer to God.  Prayer is about a love relationship between you and God.  When you love someone you communicate with them, share with them, and tell them things that come from the heart.

   When you love someone you enjoy their company and want to be with them, hang around, and just enjoy the moments together.  This is where we should be with God.

  Do you have a thirst or hunger to be with God?  To be in His presence? To share, laugh, cry, be angry, be happy, just share all your emotions?  Prayer is not a duty or something we do out of commitment.  Prayer is the overflow of love for the God of the universe.  1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

   DO YOU?!?  If your heart is not right with God, now is the time. Give it all to God.  Thank you for reading today. Love y''all.

In Christ''s Love and Grace

Johnny

JOY in the LORD? Yes? No? Psalm 16:11

  Good morning all. God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  Do you take JOY in the LORD?

   Life is interesting.  Churches are even more interesting.  There are churches that teach "unity", that there is good in every approach to God and has no one particular creed or ritual requited.The focus is on the potential good in all.

   Then you have the "prosperity" churches.  They believe you need to GIVE to GET.  The way to gain riches is to give more money to the kingdom, especially to their churches and ministries.

   And we could get into Muslims, Buddhists, Hinduism,Judaism, Sikhism, Taoism, Shinto, Atheism, Folk religion, Confucianism, Jainism, Chinese Salvationist, Indigenous and more.

   All beliefs are "similar" in the fact they believe in a "HIGHER BEING", however, only 1 religion has a true LIVING GOD. and that is Christianity.

  Being a Christian does not mean I am a Methodist, Lutheran, Assembly, Church of Christ, Catholic, etc. but it means we believe in and have a relationship with the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  The only Son of God who died for our sins.

   And because of this God wants us to have joy and pleasures in our lives.  But why do bad things happen?  So often it is a result of our actions, especially when God is not involved in what we do.  But things do happen to good people and we know not why.  Why is that?

   Because God's ways are not as man's ways.  God sees the BIG picture, whereas we see the here and now picture and not the end result. God picked David, the least of all his brothers.  Why? He knew David's heart. Does this help us?  To some, yes; to others no. Obedience, patience, and loving God is a key.

 But why does my friend have terminal cancer?  He loves the LORD.  Ask God for an answer.

   1 Thessalonian 5:17  Pray without ceasing.  This is where we get the answers.

God is the happiest person in the universe and he wants happiness for you and me as well.  John Orterg commented, "Joy is at the heart of God's plan for human beings."

 Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life;

    you will fill me with joy in your presence,
    with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Thank you for reading. I welcome your comments. Love y'all.

In Christ's Love and Grace

Johnny