DOES GOD OCCUPY FIRST PLACE IN YOUR LIFE?
Vladimir Lenin was the leader who implemented Communism in the Soviet Union. In the early 1900s, he met with a small group of people in London and set down 4 “Totals” for the cause of Communism:
1. Total acceptance of the cause
2. Total dedication to the cause
3. Total discipline in the cause
4. Total action for the cause.
That’s what it looks like to totally love God.
DO YOU SERIOUSLY THINK GOD CAN’T USE YOU?
Moses had anger issues, stuttered, and murdered a man, yet he was God’s chosen vessel to deliver his people from their enemies.
Also, remember that Noah was a drunk…
Abraham was too old…
Jacob was a liar…
Leah was ugly…
Joseph was abused…
Gideon was fearful…
Samson was a backsliding womanizer…
Rahab was a prostitute…
Jeremiah was too young…
David was an adulterer, a murderer, and a negligent father…
Solomon forgot God…
Elijah was depressed and suicidal…
Jonah was a bigot and ran from God…
Naomi was a widow…
Job lost everything…
Matthew worked for the I.R.S….
Peter denied Christ…
The disciples were clueless, argumentative, prideful, had little faith, and failed Jesus at his darkest hour…
Martha had her priorities all wrong…
The Samaritan woman had lived with five men out of wedlock…
Zacchaeus was a cheat…
Paul was a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man…
LAZARUS WAS DEAD!
TODAY IS SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE SUNDAY. This is perfect timing too, because it falls on what would have been the 50th anniversary of that disastrous Supreme Court decision which legalized nationally the tearing to pieces of babies in the womb. I never know what Scriptures will speak to me in my daily reading, but
PASTOR JAMIE COOTS DIED AFTER BEING BITTEN BY A RATTLESNAKE IN A CHURCH SERVICE.
Coots and his followers at “Full Gospel Tabernacle in Jesus’ Name” in Kentucky, believe that God calls them to handle venomous serpents and to drink other poisons.
Even if they are bitten, they will refuse medical treatment because they believe that their fate is in God’s hands.
Proverbs 4:1—“Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.”
Despite his father’s death, Cody Coots said he doesn’t believe snake handling is dangerous. “It’s the word of God,” he said. “We’ve always said it’s a good way to live by and a good way to die by.”
Proverbs 1:2—“I give you sound learning, so do not forsake my teaching.”
Charles Spurgeon said, “If you sincerely drink poison, it will kill you: if you sincerely cut your throat, you will die. If you sincerely believe a lie, you will suffer the consequences. You must not only be sincere, but you must be right.”
GOD DIDN’T SAVE YOU TO JUST GO TO CHURCH, sit in a pew, listen and leave (though many who profess Christ don’t even do that). He expects you to be good dirt, producing something. Some don’t understand God’s Word so they don’t obey ever. Others get excited about Jesus, worship and fellowship, but don’t read