Have You Met My Friend, Jesus?

Have you ever wondered how our heroes of the Faith became so familiar with our Lord? One word comes to mind: "Obedience". Now the opposite of sin is obedience. Obeying God restores our relationship to Him. In case you're not hearing me, the only way to enjoy the benefits of God's promises is to obey Him. It seems simple enough. The Lord God commanded the man, saying, "From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; (17) but from the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil you shall not eat, For in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." (Genesis 2: 16-17)

Next Moses comes to mind in Exodus 33:11 " Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, just as a man speaks to his friend. Does this not excite you, "JESUS IS A FRIEND WITH PERKS". He knows my every thought - He's with me always - He never forces His will upon me - He's available 24/7 - One can go on and on. " The man or woman who trusts God and obeys His will is untouchable until God takes him or her. To trust God is to have immeasurable peace. God, who delivered Daniel will deliver you. Do you trust Him with your life?"

" JESUS NEVER FAILS "

If asked by another if we trust our Lord God, we say without thought "Yes ". Today just as in the days of Abraham we live in a sinful world. Most people that we come in contact with ignore the Word of God. Of course there is a percentage of us who try to follow Christ. One day God appeared to Abraham and told him that his descendants would become a great nation. As believers we are to live our life keeping in mind the legacy we will leave our descendants. God spoke to Abraham and He will speak to you. Can you say that you hear from God, and if you do, are you totally trusting Him? We must know that our God will not and cannot lie.

God will not permit lying, not even if it will avert the consequences of our actions. Do you remember in Genesis 20:11-13 Abraham deceived Abimelech with what he called a half truth. Abraham mistakenly assumed that this ruler of Gerar was a wicked man. Abraham said of Sarah his wife, "She is my Sister". So Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah. How many times do we receive a no from God, but still go ahead? If you're not seeking the face of God daily, it is easy to do your own will. Isn't God good, but God came to Abimelech in a dream of the night, and said to him, "Behold, you are a dead man because of the woman whom you have taken, for she is married". I suggest that you read this very short chapter (Gen. 20:1-18) Abraham thought it would be in his favor in deceiving Abimelech rather than trusting God. We're told in many ways that we are to trust God, no matter what our situation looks like. If you were to take some time to reflect on your past troubles, you will notice that you can come through and the world wasn't over. What I'm alluding to is we must trust God even if we were threatened with the Lions Den or a furnace that is heated 7 times hotter than normal. If we totally trust God, even though we're scared to death, we're putting that mountain, that problem, that situation on the altar of God, His Will be done. Our Lord may intervene when we least expect Him to. When we put ourselves in His hands, we'll have nothing to worry about and we can spend more time worshipping Him. I'll ask one last time have you met my friend Jesus?

Get to know Him by reading the Bible daily, remember He tells us to prove Him, to Test Him.

UNTIL NEXT TIME, RELY ON JESUS.....

Humbly Yours in Christ,

Jim

"Endeavor to become a person of Integrity"