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September 29, 2013

When We Can't Find The Answers We Want...

BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL; AND FORGET NOT ALL 
  HIS BENEFITS: WHO CROWNS YOU WITH LOVING
  KINDNESS AND TENDER MERCIES.
                      ( PSALM 103:2 & 4 *NKJV )

  Dear Brethren,
      Indeed, we should never forget just how very much our
  Heavenly Father loves each one of us.  Also how many 
  ways HE proves that to us each day as well!

      After all when we feel hopeless; THE LORD WILL GIVE 
  STRENGTH TO HIS PEOPLE; THE LORD WILL BLESS
  HIS PEOPLE WITH PEACE.  ( PSALM 29:11 )

      When we can't find the answers we want, or are in
  need of guidance, He will provide the way, for; THIS ALSO
  COMES FROM THE LORD OF HOSTS, WHO IS 
  WONDERFUL IN COUNSEL AND EXCELLENT IN 
  GUIDANCE.  ( ISAIAH 28:29 )

      Further, don't forget the best benefit of all, for; THIS IS 
  THE TESTIMONY: THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US 
  ETERNAL LIFE, AND THIS LIFE IS IN HIS SON. 
  ( 1 JOHN 5:11 )

      So in return you should; LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
  WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH
  ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.  
  ( MARK 12:30 )  Because HE loves you, even 
  more than that!  Amen
  
  With My Love & Prayers,
      your servant Allen

A Just Reward

"But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position." - James 1:9

One of my favorite Biblical authors is James. He tells it like it is and doesn't pull any punches. It's like every time I read from this book, he's talking straight to me. And if you've ever read it, you probably feel the same way.

So, what do you think today's verse means – "humble circumstances give you glory." Very clearly, James is speaking to the poor person who is a follower of Christ. Please don’t get me wrong. You can find poor people that are just as evil as any rich person. You can find rich people who are wonderful, devoted Christians. But, here, James is speaking to Christians living in poverty.

And why, you ask, is poverty such an humble state? For one thing, those who are poor feel powerless. Secondly, those that are poor tend to feel very discouraged and sometimes great despair about how little they have. Thirdly, the poor tend to feel a lack of respect from the world in which they live.

I want to ask you, who are the five richest people in American? Now, I realize a lot of you can’t answer that question, but anyone can find out. When Fortune or Forbes comes out listing the wealthiest people in the world, you can name them all.

But, could you name the five poorest people in America? Have you ever seen a published list of the five poorest people in the world? Do you ever seePeople magazine talking about the glamor of a person living in abject poverty that literally gets their food off a trash dump there in a third world nation? Yet God says to the Christian poor, “Glory in the world is your high position.” How can this be?

Their glory in their humble circumstances is because in the world to come, in heaven, they are to have a greater reward because they endured such hardship in this life. The rich and affluent experience lots of material blessings in the here and now, but God’s heart is always tender toward the poor. He is a God of justice. Hopefully, this will give hope to those who do live in humble circumstances. If you do live in glory, it only gets better in heaven.

So, whether you live in humble circumstances or you live in affluence, take heart. Because whether you are poor or rich, if you live a life honoring God, you will have a just reward in heaven... [Right From The Heart]