My Souls Rest and comfort in God Alone! Psalm 130:6

Psalm 130:6 My soul waits for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning

In this Psalm, the Watchmen waited for the morning because all night they Kept watch by the City Gates to keep on the alert against the enemy So the people would sleep in safety through out the night. The watchman was eager to wait for the morning, so he can refresh his body with sleep!

The psalmists put His hope in the Lord, His souls desire was to wait for the Lord, eagerly wait for the Lord, he knew it was the Lord who would give His Soul great rest!

In Matthew 11:28 Jesus offers this Rest from striving, rest for your soul to find acceptance before God: "come unto me all you who are weary and heavy laden and you will find rest for your soul! Salvation rest in Christ!

Jesus' words of comfort was prophesied in Isaiah 50:4 The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary."

And fulfilled in Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."

To wait for the Lord, to hope in Him is my souls desire; in the Lord I find Rest and great peace. My soul waits for the Lord, more than the watchman for the morning; know this, that in the Lord my refreshment, rest and Salvation is found.

Some will wait for the temporary pleasures of this life and would deny their souls rest, they wait around for sin's dominance and control. But my soul will do well to find eternal comfort, rest and hope in the Lord.

Remember this, there is no rest in sin's dominance and Control!But a restless wondering about, and wanting but never being satisfied!

How can you rest content in life tolerating sin's control at the same time?

A soul is restless until it finds deliverance from sin and death In God alone!

Will you deny your soul rest in the presence of God, by chasing after the temporary resting places of pleasures, riches, fame and worries and cares for status in this life?

Why starve your souls hunger and thirst? Why ignore its desperate plea and cry for mercy and deliverance, as you go on in deception chasing after things that do not last?

Allegiance to Jesus' Name! Phillippians 2:9-10

Deuteronomy 5:11 "You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.

Philippians 2:9-10
9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
Proverbs 19:3 A man's own folly ruins his life,
yet his heart rages against the LORD.

How will you take the name of Jesus in your life? Either, you will give full allegiance to Jesus Christ in your life and serve Him as He rules your heart; Or, you will treat his name with contempt because of your rebellion!

There are those who will take Christ name in vain to express their anger and frustration at people, when people get in their way in the supermarket and they can't get by with their shopping cart, so out of frustration and anger, they take Christ's name in vain--Yet little does he know that the very name of Jesus that could save his very soul, was treated with contempt, profanity and ungodly rage! He could walk around in his arrogance after using Christ's name in vain, but little does he know that he is condemned already because He did not believe in the very name of Jesus that can save his very soul.

He will be held accountable for taking the name of Jesus in vain, before the throne of Christ his knee will bow, but then it will be too late as he is thrust into eternal condemnation because in his life he misused the name of Jesus and did not believe on Christ for Salvation.

It Angers me and pierces my soul when I hear people using Jesus' name in vain; out of expression of their sinful rage. Instead, Call on Jesus' name to save you from your sinful rebellion, don't use Jesus' name in a sinful rage because you can't get your way. The very Blood of Jesus can cleanse your Soul. Use His name with reverence and give Him full allegiance with your life!

Being Somebody in God's Eyes

You can view yourself as Somebody in your eyes and live for the need to declare that you are somebody to the world! But such a quest is only temporary, when your youth and glory fades like the flowers of the field. What will you do then? When the somebody that you held onto gets old? As Frank Sinatra Sang in his song: " You are nobody, till somebody loves you...so go out and get somebody to love..."

Well, here is a twist to that song; you do not have to go out and get somebody to love, for God in His love sought you out in His Son so that you can become somebody in God's eyes; "For God so Loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life!" John 3:16

When you view yourself through the eyes of God, in Christ, you are not just somebody, you become His child, and have eternal worth in His eyes as His Child; of which, you will live in perpetual glory--and this glory will never fade, unlike the flowers and grass of the fields which fades. When you grow old in Christ you will discover you are still somebody in God's eyes, you are His Child by which you cry: "ABBA, Father!"

The Torment of Regret! Luke 16: 22-24

Luke 16:22-24
The rich man also died and was buried. 23In hell,where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire

Isaiah 49:8
8 This is what the LORD says:
"In the time of my favor I will answer you,
and in the day of salvation I will help you;
I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people, to restore the land and to reassign its desolate inheritances

2 Corinthians 6:2
"I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation."

If I only...If I only...

When your life is said and done you cannot undo the torment of Regret. You cannot relive your life today; there is no do over.

Behold! Now is the day of Salvation, now is the time to Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved from your sin.

The torment of regret will grip those for all eternity who fail to live their life for Christ today. And then, it will be too late to undo what you have done that brought on regret in your life today.

Believe on Christ today and repent of your sin and trust in His shed Blood to cleanse you--then you will enjoy perpetual Blessing and fulfillment in Christ for all eternity!