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Musical Selection: The Lord Will Make A Way Somehow

VERSE: Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. Colossians 1:21

THOUGHT: So many people reject God because of things they don’t want to give up for him. They may couch it in an intellectual argument, but quite often they don’t want to surrender their will to God because it will mean giving up something they love that is in conflict with the character of God. Many evangelists know that intellectual arguments seldom will win this kind of person to the truth. Instead, they must come to know Jesus and his sacrificial love for them before they are able to realize God’s demand for holiness in them is because he is their ally, not their enemy.

PRAYER: Holy and almighty God, I praise you for your love and holiness. Thank you for demonstrating both by sending Jesus to save me. I regret the times I saw your desire for holiness to be too demanding or harsh. I thank you for loving me enough to not only save me in Jesus, but also to call me to a holy life under your protection and care. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

Musical Selection:  Satan Bite The Dust

VERSE: To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.  Proverbs 8:13

THOUGHT: When we have a deep and reverential respect for our holy God, we’re going to love what he loves & hate what he hates. We need to realize however, that the word “hate” is used very carefully in Scripture. The strong verb isn’t used often, and when it is used with God as the subject, the object of God’s hatred needs to be noticed. God hates evil, which in this case is defined as pride, arrogance, evil behavior, and vile speech. These are things that Christians not only avoid, but they also loathe. God wants his people to be people of character – people of humility, moral behavior, and helpful speech.

PRAYER:  Father, forgive me of my pride & self-interest. Forgive me for my arrogance and deceptive tongue. Remake me by your Spirit to be holy in word and deed, compassionate toward those in need, and freed from evil. To you, O LORD, be the glory in my life and in your Church, forever and ever. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Music Selection:  Ordinary Just Won’t Do

VERSE: For by him [Jesus] all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him.   Colossians 1:16

THOUGHT: “Jesus is Lord!” That doesn’t just mean we have yielded our lives to his will and trusted in his grace. “Jesus is Lord!” This means everything created is his. All angels, demons, and spirits are below him and their purpose is to honor and serve him. Even though demons have chosen not to honor and serve him, that decision does not change what their purpose should be or the fact that Jesus showed his superiority over them in his crucifixion & resurrection. The universe, with its vast expanse and glory, was made by him and made to declare his glory. As God’s image to us, God’s presence for us to know and see, he is our King, Lord & Savior. If our lives are in his hands and our hearts are yielded to his will, then no one and nothing can prevent his ultimate victory for us and in us.

PRAYER: Holy, Almighty God, thank you for revealing yourself in Jesus. Thank you for triumphing over all powers and created beings. Thank you for giving me the confidence that since I belong to you, no outside force or any power of creation can have what belongs to you. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.