Lord Jesus,
Thank You for another day. Strengthen us to resist the dark powers of this world and fight evil wherever it exists, especially in our own hearts.
Amen.
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Category: Inspiration
Struggle Versus Ease…
In our abundance and ease we struggle to find joy, yet they [the apostles] found it in their poverty and affliction.
-Exalting Jesus in John
If our eyes are fixed on Him, our goals are His and we have a relationship with Him then we can’t help but find joy regardless of our circumstances. No matter how scary or difficult our lives become we need to keep focused on what truly matters.
Dear Lord, if it is your will take this cup from us. If not, then give us strength to stand for what is right and just, to stand in Your Holy light and against the darkness.
Amen…
Sunday Scripture: Mark 9:35
Verse:
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”
-Mark 9:35
Personal Meaning:
We are called to love and serve one another. This is what Jesus taught, what He lived and why He died. He lived to share the Good news and to bring people to God. He suffered and died as a willing and perfect sacrifice for our sins. He paid the price we should have paid for sinning against God so we could be reconciled to Him. We are to love and serve those around us just as He loved and served us. We are called to follow in His footsteps. Although most are not, some are even called to be martyrs. This is how the world is to know Christ’s followers, by their love for and service to others.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to see the world with Your eyes and have Your heart for those around me. Help me to love and serve others as You did. Amen
Today I am Thankful For:
That we are healing and recovering from COVID.
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Sunday Scripture: Philippians 2:14-16
Verse:
Do everything without grumbling and arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world, by holding firm to the word of life. Then I can boast in the day of Christ that I didn’t run or labor for nothing.
-Philippians 2:14-16
Personal Meaning:
It took a long time for me to understand the concept of wanting to do something out of love versus doing it out of obligation. I finally got it and it was love for Christ that taught it to me. We do not get to heaven or earn “God points” redeemable for heavenly prizes for doing God’s will. We do God’s will because we are redeemed and going to heaven. We do it because we love Him and try to do what he says out of that love. We even have a helper in the Holy Spirit who dwells within us and is working to help us see what we should be doing and want to do those things. We are being transformed from the inside out to be willing and joyful in following Christ instead of grumbling and arguing.
Prayer:
Dear Lord, please continue to work within me to transform me, to help me live a Christlike life, not out of obligation but out of love. Help me to see the world through Your eyes and love it with Your heart. Amen
Today I am Thankful For:
A am very thankful for the changes to my spirit and soul that allow be to serve You and others joyfully and willingly instead of grudgingly and out of obligation.
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Sunday Scripture: John 8:31-32
Verse:
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
-John 8:31-32
Personal Meaning:
“…the truth shall set you free.” These are some incredibly powerful words. They are also words that have been misused and taken out of context as much or more than any others in the Bible. It is not just any truth that will set you free or truth in general. It is the truth of Jesus Christ. If you follow Him and His teachings, if you believe in Him as your Lord and Savior, as the Son of God, sent to pay for our sins and reconcile us to God then you will be free. That is the truth that will set you free.
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus, I believe in Your truth and thank You for that truth. I thank You for the freedom and peace that comes from accepting that truth. Amen
Today I am Thankful For:
Oh Lord, thank you for all of us being on the mend and recovering. Please continue to heal up and strengthen us.
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Sunday Scripture: Colossians 3:17
Verse:
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
-Colossians 3:17
Personal Meaning:
Make everything you do and say an act of worship and obedience. Do everything in His name and for His glory. Thank God in all things.
Prayer:
Lord,
Help me to focus on You in all that I do and say. I pray that my actions and words would further Your kingdom and bring you glory.
Amen
Today I am Thankful For:
Recovering from being sick (not COVID).
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Sunday Scripture: John 1:1-2
Verse:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
-John 1:1-2
Personal Meaning:
Jesus, here referred to as “the Word,” has been in existence since before time began. He was with God but also a part of God. Two parts of the triune God, the Trinity.
Prayer:
Lord,
There are mysteries I cannot comprehend until the resurrection. Help me to understand those that are relevant to my earthly existence and to have faith in those beyond mortal comprehension.
Amen
Today I am Thankful For:
Those people You have put into my life. Help me to not only protect them but to love and cherish them as You would have me do.
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Sunday Scripture: Luke 12:31
Verse:
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be provided for you.
-Luke 12:31
Personal Meaning:
God will provide for our needs if we focus on His mission for us and on Him.
Prayer:
Dear Lord,
Help me to keep my eyes on You and my focus on Your kingdom. Give me strength and wisdom to avoid the temptations of Babylon. Please drive the darkness from our lives. Rebuke and banish the spirits that are dragging on us. Fill us with Your holy light.
Amen
Today I am Thankful For:
You have blessed us so bountifully we can never be as grateful as You deserve but we truly are grateful.
Thank You Lord.
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Sunday Scripture: – Luke 2:8-14
Verse:
In the same region, shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:
Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and peace on earth to people he favors!-Luke 2:8-14
Personal Meaning:
I am a sinner. Through much of my life I was blind to my sin believing I was good enough based on the few commandments I didn’t break or the ones I could rationalize away. I was arrogant as well as blind. It took a long time before I was forced, through circumstance, to recognize my sin. When I did, I cried for hours begging God’s forgiveness; on my knees, in bed through the night and on the drive back home from out of state. For the first time I knew the pain of my sins and guilt but, for the first time, I also knew of God’s love and grace.
Over 2000 years ago God sent His son, Jesus Christ, from the glory in Heaven to this dark and sinful world. He grew and became a man knowing all the temptations and suffering we face on a daily basis yet He remained pure and sinless. He did not give into the temptation of sin. At the end of His ministry of healing and hope he offered himself up as a living and holy sacrifice to pay the punishment for our sins so that we could join Him in His Father’s house. He redeemed us…He redeemed me.
Prayer/Thanks:
Dear Lord,
No words can ever thank you enough for Your love and sacrifice, for your grace that frees us from our sins and the punishment we deserve. Nevertheless I offer up my thanks; in words, in deeds, in prayer and in worship.
Dear Lord thank you!
Amen
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Sunday Scripture: Psalm 1:1-2
Verse:
Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night.
-Psalm 1:1-2
Personal Meaning:
Those who avoid sin and mockery, those who study and meditate on God’s word, are truly blessed. My eyes and heart are more open and caring when I follow David’s advice.
Prayer:
Lord,
I know I have a mocking nature. Please help me to overcome that and to love those around me.
Amen
Today I am Thankful For:
God’s Strength – He lifts me up and comforts me when I would rather give up.
Thank you, Lord.
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Be alert, get prepared, fight the good fight!
God bless and God save the Republic.
Welcome to the Resistance.
Welcome To The Resistance! 