Tuesday, September 15, 2009

I'm Tired, Are You?


God is All Powerful


"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Mathew 11:28-30

Anyone tired?  …tired physically, mentally, tired of waiting for circumstances to change…  When life is tough, we can become so worn out that we are immobilized.  Where do you turn?  Modern medicine offers solutions; bad habits can keep us propped up for only so long. 

Look up and lean on our eternal God.  This is where you can be reenergized and restored.  Exchange your ways for God’s ways.  God’s promise for everlasting life through his son Jesus Christ offers peace and hope.  It isn’t in the what and when of our circumstances, but rather in the who.  Who is the focus of your life?

Do you not know?  Have you not heard?  The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.  He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.  Isaiah 40:28-31
 
Because God is all powerful, we can rely on the Lord’s strength.
 

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Satisfaction Guaranteed


God is Eternal
 

“Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless!  Everything is meaningless.”  Ecclesiastes 1:2

Are you still searching for that something that will finally bring you permanent happiness?   You may find a temporary contentment or satisfaction based on your current circumstance; however it does not last – it wasn’t designed to.  There is no peace without Jesus.  “Stop chasing the wind” as Solomon said, “for it is all meaningless”.  Free yourself from the pursuit of approval, money, and power.   True joy comes from the Holy Spirit.  St. Augustine said, “The heart will not rest until it rests in Christ.”  Ask Christ into your life and he will give you a perfect, everlasting peace.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Galatians 5: 22-23


Because God is Eternal, we can be complete.