Good morning Pastor John
The Mathew readings have been so very good! EVERYTHING I was taught in Satan’s religion was exactly backwards. I am constantly having to forget and relearn the messages from the Bible. Even this morning, while reading the “Thoughts for the Morning”* book, I was presented another of the lies I had been taught. I was taught to build my strength and that in my strength, I could do God’s will; 180 degrees off from reality. After reading and letting the lesson soak in, the holy Ghost explained to me that if I thought I had strength, I would be off doing my own will. And God would not get through to me because I would be relying on me, and not listening. That is not what God wants from us. He wants us wanting to and having to rely upon Him, for everything in the flesh (which is what relying upon my strength and will is) is sin. We need Him to guide us in what is right. And “what is right” can change, depending on what God wants, and only by being meek will we be be able to listen. Soooo very far from my upbringing.
Thank you for bringing the truth into my life.
One more good experience this morning. I turned on the tv to catch the news, but it was on a different station. There was a very funny segment from a show that I used to watch. So, I paused for some chuckles. The first advertisement was from God. It started with a white robe hanging in the darkness. A song came on singing, “I will kill you,” and at the same time, the robe started burning. I felt it was God telling me to choose the tv and to focus on Him. Needless to say, I immediately turned off the tv and returned my thoughts to God. He can make me laugh when i need it, and that’s good enough for me.
Love you all
Mark