~Advice~ 10/24/13

Do you ever feel you need some advice?

     I do.....

          Where do you go to receive your advice?

               I go to the women that I know can give me Godly advice!

Please understand, I do not need to tell them all the details, and I don't.  But when you say to a group of Godly women that you could use some help on a particular issue that you are dealing with, you can be assured that you will receive good and Godly advice!

Let's see....last evening I received Romans 8:1-5

Romans 8:1-5

King James Version (KJV)

8 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

and

Philippians 4:6-8

King James Version (KJV)

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Some pretty good and Godly advice, wouldn't you say?

Then we went on to discuss the two thieves that were crucified with Christ...Do you, or have you, ever really thought about them? I hadn't!

Luke 23:32-43

King James Version (KJV)

32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him to be put to death.

33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.

34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and offering him vinegar,

37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save thyself.

38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is The King Of The Jews.

39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.

You all know, I am sure, how very easy it is to get all tangled up in the events of the day!  I do, and then you read something like this....and you think about what our Lord had to endure for us. Do you ever feel unworthy?

I do!

Jesus did nothing to deserve what He received...but He took what WE deserved...Now there may be a few of you out there that are thinking, I wouldn't deserve that...guess again honey.  We have all sinned and fall way short of the glory of our God. 

You see in God's eyes, sin is sin is sin!

God doesn't have:

       BIG SINS

    &

    little sins

To God, sin is sin!  There isn't a big sin or a little sin, we seem to measure the size of sin...well let's see, she committed adultery, that's a big sin, oh and she had an abortion, that's murder,  that's a huge sin, oh and little Johnny took that piece of candy from the 5 and 10, the other day...Don't you see when God looks at this list, He just see's SIN...He doesn't see big, little or huge...He just sees sin.

We are all guilty of sinning.

Let's go back up to Luke 23: 39, the one thief is giving Jesus some baloney, saying okay your God save yourself and us to boot!

And the other thief says,  hold up there,(verses 40 & 41) we deserve what we are getting, but He has done nothing wrong! He then says to Jesus...Remember me when you get to your Kingdom...by his asking Jesus to remember him when He get's to His kingdom, this thief is saying, I know you are a King, cause you can't have a kingdom without being a king! And look on at verse 43...What does Jesus say...

Jesus says to the thief, today you will be with me...this thief realized that this Man was indeed, the King of the Jews.  And because of this realization, he was born again, simply because he believed!

Do you believe?

Oh, I pray you do!

Once again I have to give praises and accolades to those who deserve it, we have an amazing bunch of women in our Wednesday night class and of course our teacher...Mrs. Virginia Hicks, she really is a great teacher, and is capable of showing us lots of information that is in the Bible that we would frankly miss if we didn't have someone to guide us...So a big Thank you to Virginia.

Well it is that time of day.  I must get ready for work!  So you all have a wonderful and blessed day...and find someone else to bless as well!