#2866564 - 07/05/12 08:41 AM
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Hotter than Hell?????
Wow is it hot outside and we are just into the month of July. In this heat, I have heard a few comments about it being hotter than hell, or is God giving us a little sample of hell and so on. I want to assure for those who wonder, the heat we are encountering is not even close to the heat and suffering that will take place in hell. I don't have words that can explain how terrible hell will be...look at these verses:
Deuteronomy 32:22
For a fire is kindled in My anger, And shall burn to the lowest hell; It shall consume the earth with her increase, And set on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Matthew 5:28-30
28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. 30 And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Matthew 10:28
And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
Luke 16:19-31
The Rich Man and Lazarus
19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
24 “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ 25 But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
27 “Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’ 29 Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’ 31 But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’”
Luke 13:28
There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
This is just a sample of what hell will be like! We must remember it is our choice....trust Jesus and go to heaven or deny Jesus and go to hell.
Tom
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#2866615 - 07/05/12 09:47 AM
Re: Preachermantom's Daily Devotional
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Amen to that PMT!
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#2869835 - 07/09/12 07:44 AM
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Aim to please!
Her is a challenge for us this week and every week:
2 Corinthians 5:9
9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please Him.
Our goal as Christians, every second of every day, should be to please Jesus. That is what this verse is saying. If we are at home live our lives pleasing Jesus. What are some examples of that? Loving our wives as Christ loves the church. Teaching our children about Jesus all through the day. Turning the t.v. off and opening our Bibles to spend time with God are just a few examples.
What about pleasing Jesus away from home? What are some examples of that? Loving the poor, and lost. Being there for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Sharing our faith with whoever we can. Treating our co-workers right. These also are just a few examples.
So what about it my friends, is it your aim to please Jesus today? It should be!
Tom
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#2869838 - 07/09/12 07:45 AM
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Good word Tom
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Jer 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
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#2869874 - 07/09/12 08:33 AM
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X2!
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#2870809 - 07/10/12 08:25 AM
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Undefiled Religion
A brother in Christ recently reminded me of an often overlooked part of our faith that God teaches us is very important. Check these verses out:
James 1:26-27
26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
I want us to focus on the widows and orphans. When is the last time you thought about either of these? God's Word tells us in these verses to be pure in our faith and undefiled to visit and take care of orphans and widows! That should smack some of us right in the mouth! I can say for myself...I need to improve greatly in this area! Just stop and think about your own life right now for a few moments in these two areas. Nursing homes and retirement centers pop up quickly in my mind. A visit to folks here makes there day. To know someone cared enough to stop by and visit lifts their spirits. There are also many children's homes we can help at too if we take the time to find them. We can and should make a difference as Christians in these two areas.
These two verses also said to keep out tongues under control and to keep ourselves unspotted from the world. Both can be hard to do but with the Holy Spirit as our guide we can do both! Stand strong my friends!
Tom
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#2870814 - 07/10/12 08:29 AM
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Undefiled Religion
A brother in Christ recently reminded me of an often overlooked part of our faith that God teaches us is very important. Check these verses out:
James 1:26-27
26 If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
I want us to focus on the widows and orphans. When is the last time you thought about either of these? God's Word tells us in these verses to be pure in our faith and undefiled to visit and take care of orphans and widows! That should smack some of us right in the mouth! I can say for myself...I need to improve greatly in this area! Just stop and think about your own life right now for a few moments in these two areas. Nursing homes and retirement centers pop up quickly in my mind. A visit to folks here makes there day. To know someone cared enough to stop by and visit lifts their spirits. There are also many children's homes we can help at too if we take the time to find them. We can and should make a difference as Christians in these two areas.
These two verses also said to keep out tongues under control and to keep ourselves unspotted from the world. Both can be hard to do but with the Holy Spirit as our guide we can do both! Stand strong my friends!
Tom
I need some serious focus on both areas PMT.. Thanks so much for reminding us!
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#2870837 - 07/10/12 08:44 AM
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Some good stuff to consider. I definantly don't do my part.
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#2871818 - 07/11/12 07:59 AM
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God will make a home with you!
I was listening to a sermon yesterday from John Piper. He pointed out something I wan to share with you this morning that really spoke to me. Read these verses:
John 14:22-23
22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, “Lord, how is it that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?”
23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
How do we show our love for Jesus? by keeping His Word! Following the Word of God. I want to to grasp this point. It is NOT, I will keep the Word thus it will show my love for Christ! It IS, I love Jesus thus I will obey His Word. Think about that. There is a difference. You see we are not strong enough in ourselves to keep God's Word. But when we love Jesus and have accepted Him as Lord and Savior the Holy Spirit will give us the power and strength we need to keep the Word of God!
The second point I want you to grasp is we can have our home with God here on earth as well as in heaven! This verse proves it! I want my home to be with God...don't you? Well if you love Jesus, and are keeping His Word, then we are promised here that God will make His home with us....right now! Praise God.
The word home used in this verse is the same word used for home in this verse and it is ONLY used twice in the New Testament...these two places!
John 14:2
In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
So lovers of Jesus are at home with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit here on earth and one day soon we will be at home in heaven which Jesus is preparing right now for us! I can't even imagine what it is going to be like!!!
Praise God for His mercy and grace this morning of which we don't deserve!
Tom
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#2871841 - 07/11/12 08:25 AM
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Amen!
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