God Never Forces, He Always Invites

APRIL 21, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    You might think that God, being God, would make someone worship Him, or, that He might make people have a desire to attend church if that is what folks are supposed to do. That He would make people tithe if it is right or make them read their bible if it has so much good stuff in there. One might even believe the Lord would make them pray if He really wants to hear from them and make them go to Sunday School if they really need more teaching. Additionally, He would force them to find a place of service for Him if He really needs their help and make them come again on Wednesday Night if that is the correct way to worship God. Many are sitting back waiting for a Holy kick in the pants before they will do anything. Then when it does not come, they say something silly like, “it must not be God’s will for me to do any of those things.”

    Fact is God will not force anything on you. You have the liberty to choose everything in life you may or may not want. Choose to stay home because of people you cannot seem to get along with at church. Choose not to serve God because you have filled your life with so many other things that you have crowded out time for God. Choose to keep all your money because you have bought so many things that your bills now control your life. Choose to watch the latest sit-com or movie instead of reading God’s Word. Choose to sleep a little longer instead of taking a few minutes and speaking with He whom you call Lord. God never forces, He just invites. It really is all your choice. Weather to bless you for your choices is still however in the hands of a Righteous and Almighty God.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    “Choose you this day whom ye will serve… but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” So, what choices have you decided on today?

GOD TALKING TO ME:  APRIL 21, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Joshua 23, 24     /     Psalm 94:12-23     /     Proverbs 21     /     1 Corinthians 7, 8

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Judges 12-15            /    Luke 13:1-17

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

Who Can Really Help?  

APRIL 20, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

1 Corinthians 6:5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

  If you ever find yourself in the uncomfortable position of trying to help someone by pointing out a sinful area of their life, or you ever try to resolve a church dispute, you will have your hands full. People will squirm, twist, and even yell at you as you begin to point to their faults. Then when they have heard as much as they believe they can stand, they become Bible theologians. Usually, you will hear something such as, “you call yourself a Christian?” Another popular one is, “the Bible says Judge Not!” Well, it does say judge not several times, but you must read the rest of it to know what the passages really mean. Usually it is talking of someone who for the sake enjoyment or self-elevation loves to point out people’s sin. If that is what is happening to them, they are right. However, if you are truly trying to help then, most likely that is not what is going on.

  If you are ever approached by a brother or sister in Christ, someone who you know really loves you, and with the truth of the scripture they address an area which the Holy Spirit might be doing some work on anyway, do not take it out on the messenger. If we who claim to have love, one towards another cannot be of help to each other, allowing us to grow in the body of Christ… then who is going to help.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

  Before we ever try to help another person, we must ask for help ourselves. God is the one and only true counselor of the heart. All we can and should be doing is really pointing others and ourselves back to Him.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  APRIL 20, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Joshua 21, 22     /     Psalm 94:1-11     /     Proverbs 20     /     1 Corinthians 4-6

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Judges 10-11           /  Luke 12:35-59

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

It Is Good To Know the Truth 

APRIL 19, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Proverbs 19:5 & 9A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape…
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

  There used to be a saying when I was younger, “You will just lie your way into a big hole and then pull the dirt in on top of you with more lies.” Oh, how true this seems to be. One lie is told and then someone asks a question about that lie and another lie just a little bigger is told to cover up the first lie. Soon we find we are telling another lie, and then another, until it is so outrageous that even you cannot believe what is coming out of your mouth. At that point, your mind is constantly filled with wonderings of, “what did I tell them, or did I tell them this or that.” People begin to catch you in your lies and then they can never trust anything you say. Your family and friends who use to listen to you now take everything you say with a grain of salt.

  I once heard someone ask the question, “If a liar says he is lying is he telling the truth?” What a terrible way to spend a life, especially when we do not have to. The Bible tells us God forgives us of our sins, but to be blessed in life by God we must quit living in our sin. How does a liar quit being a liar? Simple, they begin always to tell the truth. WOW, it is just that easy.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

  Jesus is all about the truth. In fact, the bible calls Him the Truth. In John 14:6 it says, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” It is so, so good to really KNOW THE TRUTH!

GOD TALKING TO ME:  APRIL 19, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Joshua 18-20     /     Psalm 92-93     /     Proverbs 19     /     1 Corinthians 1-3

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Judges 8-9           /  Luke 12:1-34

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

That Secret Hiding Place  

APRIL 17 & 18, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Psalm 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty…

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    Everyone likes to feel safe. We like to have a special place where it seems as if the world around us cannot get to us, and no matter what is happening all around us, we feel safe.

    I grew up almost my entire childhood in one neighborhood. I played every day with the same playmates. Hide and go seek was one of our favorite games to play. After a while, it seemed as if we all had found and known all the good hiding places. However, there was one place in the neighborhood where I could hide, and no one could find me. It was my all-time favorite, super great, hiding spot, in which no one ever figured out where I was. I was always incredibly careful to watch every time I used it to be sure no one ever saw me going in or out of it. They would walk by and never see me. I knew if I could get into my secret place, I was always safe.

    That is what our verse today says that life is like in Jesus. He is our secret hiding place. Satan cannot get us in Christ. He can tempt us and can pick at us, but he can never ever have us. We are in a safe place for all eternity.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    In Christ, we are safe evermore. Isn’t that the best feeling? Isn’t that the best assurance? How could anyone want to live in this day and not be safe? Safe from the penalty of sin. Safe from the person of Satan. Safe in the perfect dwelling place of our Saviour, Jesus. Psalm 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty… This is by far my Favorite Secret Hiding place, that I no longer want to be a secret. Come Hide in Christ with me.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  APRIL 17, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Joshua 15 -17     /     Psalm 91     /     Proverbs 17-18     /     Acts 18

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Judges 6-7            /    Luke 11:29-54

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12

Stand Fast

APRIL 16, 2021

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

2 Thessalonians 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

THOUGHT ON GOD’S WORD:

    Stand fast… What does that actually mean?

    Well, it does not mean to jump up from where you are sitting and stand up very fast. The only thing that will accomplish is a dizzy feeling and maybe falling over and cracking open your skull.

    Stand fast means to act like a mannequin on your beliefs. Do not be persuaded by the latest and greatest thing that comes along. Stand solid on the Word of God. Do not let someone with their new interpretation of the scripture entice you to believe something different from what is written in the Word of God. It also means keep standing. Do not quit. There is little time to rest and let down your guard in this day and age.

  So, Stand Fast, Hold on to the traditional teachings of God’s Word. Do not be moved and keep standing.

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

    Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus. Why? Because we are soldiers in His mighty army. Stand up for what you believe in. Stand Up for Jesus. Stand Up for the Word of God. Stand Up today and Stand Fast.

GOD TALKING TO ME:  APRIL 16, 2021

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING  (O.T.-1/N.T. & PS.-2/Prov.-Monthly)
Joshua 12-14     /     Psalm 90     /     Proverbs 16     /     2 Thessalonians 1-3

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Judges 3-5           /    Luke 11:1-28

Living In His Word Ministries

       “Getting people into the Word of God…
                               … and the Word of God into people.”

Dr. Franklin J. Senters Th.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Hebrews 2:12