Servants Who Serve...

There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.
Hebrews 4:9

Only Christ can fill that empty space in our hearts, and He will as we open our lives to Him. But God's Word also points us to the future-to Heaven, where our restless hearts will be at peace.
"There remains, therefore, a rest for the people of God."

Perfect Peace

The Love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:5
I thought how like the gyroscope is the Holy Spirit in our hearts.
Let the storms of life break over our heads. Let the enemy Satan come in like a flood. Let the waves of sorrow, suffering, temptation, and testing be unleashed upon us. Our souls will be kept on an even keel and in perfect peace when the Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts. He comforts us with God's abiding presence, and assures us that God's promises are true.

An Attitude of Gratitude!

Colossians 3:15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts...And be thankful.
Having an attitude of thankfulness in all of life's circumstances will help you react as old Matthew Henry did when he was mugged. He wrote in his diary, Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.

The Divine "Fire"

I will give them a new heart and a new mind. Ezekiel 11:19

With this in mind, Ezekiel said, Thus saith the Lord God...I will give them a new heart and a new mind. I will take away their stubborn heart of stone and will give them an obedient heart. Eze. 11;19
No, you will never be the same once you know Christ. What difference will He make in you life today?

God Is Our Strength...

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
Psalm 27:1

What do you fear today? Failure? Rejection? An illness or physical danger? The uncertainty of the future? Whatever it is, ask God to help you turn it over to Him. "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?"

He Still Sustains Us!

Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is your refuge.

God still loves us. He does not abandon us. Remember: The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.

Amen!

Pure in Heart...

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.  Matthew 5:8

Why does Jesus say we should be "pure in heart? The reason is because our heart-our inner being - is the root of all our actions. From our hearts come our motives, our desires, our goals, our emotions. If our hearts aren't right , neither will be our actions.

Jesus put it this way: "From within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness" (Mark 7:21-22)

Not a very pretty picture!

But God wants to give us a pure heart and He will. He does this first of all when we turn to Christ in repentance and faith, for "the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin"(I John 1:7). But He does it also day by day, as we submit to the Holy Spirit and with His help flee from evil and seek what is good. "Blessed are the pure in heart."