Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him. Hebrews 11:6 WEB"God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food. By His hands we all are fed, give us Lord our daily bread, Amen." We used to pray this at school every morning when I was in the first grade. Still, somehow it is difficult for those words to sink in, 'God is good.' We can say the words, but sometimes it is not what we believe in our heart.
Growing up in the south, it was very easy to believe that God was mean, and apparently very angry, of that I was certain. All the thunder storms and lightning bolts were called 'the Lord's work.' Still all of the prayers, blessings and scripture verses that we read spoke of a loving God out there, One that cared about us. 'For God so loved the world.'
It took a long time for me to reconcile that, but I later found that He is the One that cares, so much more than we know. When we catch only a small, but real, glimpse of how much He cares for us, it becomes life changing. You will never view Him the same way.
Hebrews 11:6 states that in order to please God: 1) You must believe that He exists, and 2) that He rewards those who seek Him. Many of us believe that He exists, but to please Him, we must also believe that He rewards those who seek Him, and believe me, He does!
If you have ever heard yourself say, 'God never does anything for me' then you are not believing part two. Jesus told us: 'But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well' (Matthew 6:31). Jesus is not a liar.
I find that when I just keep my focus on God, that He takes care of us. I try to set apart a few minutes each morning to pray, read, and listen and I find that it shapes the course of my day. Sure I pray small prayers throughout the day, but it is usually too noisy or busy to hear anything once I have started to work.
God is good, and He does reward those that intentionally seek Him. As you seek Him, He will reward you, usually in that order. Believe that God will reward you today because you have been seeking Him. 'You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart' (Jeremiah 29:13).
Prayer: Heavenly Father I seek Your face today and I want You to be the focus of my life. Please guide me today into all that You have for me and give me the grace to face it with boldness. I choose You Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.Note: Ladies, today is Thankful Thursday at the "Ladies in Distress" group (our RHM women's group)! You are welcome to join in our weekly sharing of thankfulness for the Lord's presence and any blessings you may have experienced, big or small! "Ladies in Distress" is a private group, so if you have any problems joining, just post anywhere and we will help you :). Here is the link:
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Yes GOD IS GOOD every day in our lifes. His daily intervention most of the times are not seen or appreciated. Many times HE warn us to avoid difficulties but our decisions bring us into those difficulties. Other times His angels apart accidents or bad people out from our way, that, we can't see or know it. HE wants us to be well and happy in the middle of the ugly, horrible, evil system that operates this world, HIS will has to be our daily focus, and our delight: to praise to Him walking every day. PRAISE GOD, HE IS SO GOOD TO ME.
Amen Lord
Amen!!
Amen! God You are Awesome and I Thank You!!
Amen God is always good Good Morning everyone
Amen. God is good and God is Great. I believe this with every fiber of my being. I Thank Him everyday for my Blessings, and Thank you Pastor Dion for continuing to share His Word. Amen.
Prayer: Heavenly Father I seek Your face today and I want You to be the focus of my life. Please guide me today into all that You have for me and give me the grace to face it with boldness. I choose You Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.
Amen. Thank you Lord. Thank you Pastor Dion. Have a blessed day in Jesus name.
God is awesome. Amen
I so love you Jesus thank you for all you do for me!
I believe God is Great and Good. Always Good to me and my family. It is me, we, us that forgets just how great and good he is. That you Jesus for your greatness. Amen. Thank you pastor for every message we receive.
I want You to always be my focus and Your will to be done, Amen! Thank You Pastor Dion for this important message :)
Amen! Thank You Lord!
Amen! Thank You and praise You Father Yahweh!
Dear Father I thank Your loving care and forgiveness of my sins, I always trusted You and try through my prayers to be the way You want me to be. Help me to focus on You in everything I do and be leaded by Your Holy Spirit, in Jesus name I pray. Amen. Glory be to Your Holy name.
Awesome message Pastor, God bless you and Sylvia.
God open doors for us. Amen
Amen!!! Thank you good good Father!!
Amen and Amen!!! So very very true, I found Him when I sought Him with every fiber in me, with my heart, soul, mind and spirit, and I found Him, praise His holy name!!!
Amen!
Amen
God IS good...all the time.
Amen
Amen, God is good!
hallelujah