Sunday, January 27th - James 4:7-10

Good Morning!

"Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. How awesome in the Lord Most High, the great King over all the earth!  Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise."  Psalm 47:1,2,6,7

It's Sunday - the Lord's Day!  Arise and sing His praises!  Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!  Worship Him!  Give thanks for all that He has done!  Let His light shine through you!

Lisa's tweet: LMRMinistries: James 4:7-10 ~ Quit trying to stop sinning by telling yourself, "I'm not going to do that anymore." All you focus on is what you can't do.  Instead, fill your mind with what you get to do:  Live mess-free from sin, have more mental and emotional space for the good things in life

"Submit yourselves, then to God.  Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.  Come near to God and he will come near to you."  Proverbs 4:7-8a
Did you notice that it isn't written to "Resist the devil" first?  To me that would mean that we try and do it on our own.  It is clearly written to "Submit yourselves to God" which means put yourself in God's Hands and let Him provide the strength and determination to resist temptation.  "Come near to God and He will come near to you".  He wants to share every moment of your life with you and He wants to be near you, helping with each and every part of your day/night.  He desires to walk each step with you!

I read a tweet yesterday from a very dear friend and she said:  "It's never been about the smallness of your performance.  It's always been about the bigness of His grace."  God's grace! 
Look at verse 10:  "Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up."  Wow! 

We cannot do it on our own, we need Him!  Spend more time with Him this week!  Memorize His word and lean on Him.  Submit - Come near - Humble yourself before Him!

Have a great day and week!  I hope to see some of you at church this morning! 

Cheri Lynn