Did you know that God Bugs Your Conservation? You might not like that but He does have the right to bug, or listen in on our conversations.

He’s had that right since we’ve been born and He’s heard everything we’ve said out loud or whispered in someone’s ear!

I read that the average person says about 30,000 words a day. (Me and my sister Cecelia who lives in Georgia exceeds that!)

Our words are to be constructive or destructive. I’ll be the first to admit that in my life time I’ve torn people down more than I’ve build them up! God help us, help me to say those things that bring honor and glory to You!

There are times when I say things I shouldn’t! It seems to me that my mouth gets me into more trouble with people than anything else. I need to learn how to take a lock!

James 1:19 says, “Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak.” Ladies, when he says man this doesn’t exclude you!

We have two ears and one mouth. God gave us two ears so that we can hear twice as much and say a whole lot less

A young boy asked his Sunday School teacher this question, “How can I be a Christian and have my own way?”

The teacher quoted Romans 5:8 which says, “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.”

If you are a child of God you cannot have your own way! A person who truly knows the Lord doesn’t do as he/she pleases; they do those things that please Christ!

It amazes me at how ignorant I am of the Word of God at times. Sometimes I just don’t get it! This can be a very frustrating thing! As a matter of fact, usually when people get frustrated about something they throw their hands up in the air and give up!

What we need to do is ask God to reveal the truths of His Word to us. We must not give up, God has a message for us on the pages of scripture! If we seek Him with all our hearts we will find Him!

You see, it’s no disgrace to be ignorant, but it is a disgrace to stay ignorant if you are a child of GodFacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailShare

Did you get up this morning and put your armor on, or are you walking around naked as a jaybird spiritually? Did you know that the Bible is not a popular book today? It is the best seller but the worst read.

It is not popular because it shows us who we really are. The Word of God reveals what is wrong with us and we don’t like that.

Another reason people don’t like reading the Bible is because it demands a response. You cannot afford to read the Bible and not respond to it. If you don’t respond, you are responsible!

Let me be very candid, the world today is not reading the Bible, but they are reading you and me! What do they see?

Have you ever noticed that on some pictures of Abraham Lincoln there is a wart on the side of his check and others there are not?

I’ve read as one artist was preparing to paint his portrait, he began to have Lincoln move around. President Lincoln began to smile because he saw what the artist was doing. He was trying to get the president in a position where the wart wouldn’t show.

Finally the artist was satisfied, and he asked, “President Lincoln, how do you want me to paint you?” Lincoln replied, “Paint me just as I am, wart and all!”

God’s Word is like a mirror and that’s why people don’t like reading it. The Word of God reveals all our imperfections, it shows us who we really are!

If you truly want to change and grow closer to God you must make it a habit of reading God’s Word daily!

We’re three days into the new year now and I have a question for you? Are you spending time alone with the Lord before you start your day!

Remember my challenge. If you’ll spend time alone with the Lord reading His Word you’ll be a different person by the year 2012!

A devoted child of God never wants to get away from the Word of God. Every child wants to hear the voice of his father, especially if it is the voice of comfort or a voice of correction.

The child who isn’t interested in the Word of God or doesn’t stay near it is going to get into some real trouble! James 2:21 says, “Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted Word, which is able to save your souls!

When I was a boy I’d sometimes say this prayer, “God is great, God is good, and we thank Him for our food, Amen!”

God is great and He is good, The Bible says in James 1:17, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

Listen, if you have good gift, it came from Him. We need to count our blessings today! The sunshine, the rain, the cloudy day, the bright day, the green grass, the leaves that fall, the water we drink, and the air we breathe.

God gives good gifts for He is good! We just don’t understand how good He is! Let’s thank God for His goodness starting today on January 2, 2011!

New Year Resolutions are made all the time and never kept! I go to the YMCA and every year about this time that place is packed. People will join the Y determined to lose all that weight they’ve gained over the past year or years.

The gym will be packed the end of December, January, and February. After that, it’s over with. People mean well but they don’t stick to their resolution. My resolution this year is to get closer to the Lord. The only way I can do that is to spend time alone with Him daily!

Physical exercise is good but spending time alone with the Lord is much better. Spending time alone with the Lord will get you in shape spiritually which will help you stick to getting into shape physically!

I want to lay out a challenge to you. Everyday in 2011 get up and spend time alone with the Lord reading His Word. Don’t miss, don’t let anything come in the way of you doing so. I promise you, by the year 2012 you’ll be a different person spiritually and physically! The challenge has been made, let’s get it on!