Good And Evil

Psalm 119:96

To all perfection I see a limit; but Your commands are boundless.

A limit on perfection! In this world, there are good things, but all within reason; because too much of even a good thing becomes detrimental. But God's rules will still be in effect for all eternity. God's goodness has no limits, no boundaries, and will last forever. Good will always be good; and what is not good, or against good, will always be evil.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Don't Shrink Back

Hebrews 10:35-39

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him." But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

O my Father, please strengthen me with Your faithfulness and perseverance in the things You are calling me to do, that I may accomplish the purposes You have previously planned for me to fulfill.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Trusting God

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.

O my dear Lord and Father, I know that You take good care of me every day; no matter what is going on around me or how I see things going in my life, You are still caring for my needs and teaching me to rely on You, to trust you more each day and to love You more every day.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Some Benefits Of Trusting The Lord

Psalm 16:8-9

I have set the Lord always before me.

Because He is at my right hand, 

(1) I will not be shaken. Therefore

(2) my heart is glad and

(3) my tongue rejoices;

(4) my body also will rest secure.

O my Lord, because I have trusted in You, (1) I will never forsake You; so (2) my heat is glad, the joy of the Lord fills and colors my emotions; (3) my tongue rejoices, I will speak positively of good things and focus on the good, lovely, honorable, etc. (see Philippians 4:8); and also, (4) my body rests secure, I sleep peacefully and restfully. All because I trust in You! You alone are worthy of my full confidence.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

"What Is Truth?"

John 18:38 & 19:7-8

"What is Truth?" Pilate asked.

The Jews insisted, "We have a law, and according to that law He must die, because He claimed to be the Son of God." When Pilate heard this, he was even more afraid. . . . 

Pilate expected no answer to his question. He had no interest in Truth. But he was afraid. When he found out that Jesus claimed to be the Son of God, he was even more afraid. People do extreme things out of fear, so he handed over the Son of God to be executed as a criminal! Even after he admitted he found no basis for a charge against him (18:33).

Father may I do nothing out of fear, but in confidence in You.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Willing And Obedient

Isaiah 1:18-20

"Come now, let us reason together," says the Lord. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be as wool. If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

The key here is "willing and obedient." I must will, I must want to do God's will rather than my own; then I must actually do whatever it is He asks of me, not putting it off or discounting it. Not refusing, in my laziness, to get up and do; not turn over and go back to sleep!

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Unknowable

Matthew 24:42,44

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know what day your Lord will come. . . . so you must also be ready, because the Son of Man will come at a hour when you do not expect Him.

O my Father, please help me and strengthen me to continue to seek You and walk in Your ways. Grant me Your faithfulness to always keep my feet on level paths, not turning to the right or to the left. Let me be Your hands and Your feet and Your voice; let me be Christ to my family members who do not know you, and all others whose path touches mine. Let me not let any opportunity slip by.

Even so, come Lord Jesus!