Complete
November 17
"Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, there's just something
about that name..." That is what I woke up
singing! The leaves are down and the sunrise
easier to see from my bedroom window. The sky
radiates with pinks and purples right now!
The barren trees are no longer a hiding place
for birds or squirrels, there is full exposure.
We may think we are hiding at times, but God
always has full exposure to our hearts and
minds.
Complete is the other word which has been
hanging on me. James 1:4 tells is God is
working on us so that we may be mature
and complete, lacking in nothing. He has a
plan!
We've been walking in a tough place with one
of our children for over a week and the word
that appeared to be missing from his life was
"joy." God's Word couples "complete" and "joy"
together in two amazing verses which I am praying
will be an encouragement to you today, wherever
you may be wandering...or wondering!
Philippians 2:1-4 If you have any encouragment
from being with Christ, if any comfort from his
love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any
tenderness and compassion, then make my joy
complete by being like-minded,
having the same love, being one in spirit and
purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vain conceit, but in humility consider others
better than yourselves. Each of you should look
not only to your own interests, but also to the
interests of others.
Now read John 15:11 and find out how remaining
in Christ's love can make our joy complete.
Let's Pray: Father, loving You
is the passport to joy and the only way to be
completely what God created us to be! Fill us
with the Holy Spirit today as we venture out
into a world lacking real joy! In Jesus' Name,
Amen
"Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, there's just something
about that name..." That is what I woke up
singing! The leaves are down and the sunrise
easier to see from my bedroom window. The sky
radiates with pinks and purples right now!
The barren trees are no longer a hiding place
for birds or squirrels, there is full exposure.
We may think we are hiding at times, but God
always has full exposure to our hearts and
minds.
Complete is the other word which has been
hanging on me. James 1:4 tells is God is
working on us so that we may be mature
and complete, lacking in nothing. He has a
plan!
We've been walking in a tough place with one
of our children for over a week and the word
that appeared to be missing from his life was
"joy." God's Word couples "complete" and "joy"
together in two amazing verses which I am praying
will be an encouragement to you today, wherever
you may be wandering...or wondering!
Philippians 2:1-4 If you have any encouragment
from being with Christ, if any comfort from his
love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any
tenderness and compassion, then make my joy
complete by being like-minded,
having the same love, being one in spirit and
purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vain conceit, but in humility consider others
better than yourselves. Each of you should look
not only to your own interests, but also to the
interests of others.
Now read John 15:11 and find out how remaining
in Christ's love can make our joy complete.
Let's Pray: Father, loving You
is the passport to joy and the only way to be
completely what God created us to be! Fill us
with the Holy Spirit today as we venture out
into a world lacking real joy! In Jesus' Name,
Amen
