The Daily Scroll - Love

 Sara was looking for love in her life when she met Jim. She wasn’t sure of his love for her but she loved him deeply. They married and she became a very selfish person, always wanting her own way. It seemed right to her, but to Jim it became almost unbearable. She would put him down and belittle him until she got her way. He felt used and abused but he truly loved her so he silently endured. A friend told him that he should leave her. “There are plenty of good women out there who would love a man like you and treat you right.” Jim knew that, but there was one problem with leaving her…Jim loved her. In spite of years of verbal abuse, he loved her and treasured those moments when she was nice, and showed love to him. Was Jim a fool, a patsy, a weakling? No Jim was strong, and a man with love in his heart. Gods word tells us in I Corinthians 13:

“If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

And so did Jim.

The Daily Scroll - Small Part?

Do you ever feel insignificant in the Church, the body of Christ? You may think, who am I? Or, my contribution doesn’t count. But my friend it does. It really does. The Bible explains:

“All of you together are Christ’s body, and each of you is a part of it. Here are some of the parts God has appointed for the church:

first are apostles, 

second are prophets, 

third are teachers, 

then those who do miracles,

those who have the gift of healing, 

those who can help others, 

those who have the gift of leadership,

those who speak in unknown languages.” (1st Corinthians 12-27,28)

And more. When a visitors comes to the church service, the first person they meet are the greeters. Then the people who sit in front and beside them. These people and their friendliness will help determine if the visitors become regulars. See how important your very smile can be. You are significant.

The Daily Scroll - “Not as the world gives”

 All of humanity is in, and of this world, but in the very midst is another realm, another world. It’s the kingdom of God. The believers in the Lord Jesus know this and live out if it, right in the middle of humanity. The Bible tells us that we are in this world but not of this world. For when we accept forgiveness from Jesus Christ, we are born again, born into Him and His kingdom. Our body is here but our spirit is joined to His spirit and lives out of His kingdom. 

Knowing and experiencing that gives us great peace. It’s recorded in the Gospel of John, “ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”- Jesus

He is coming soon. Don’t miss it.

The Daily Scroll - Seek

 Seek the lord while he may be found. For there is coming a day very soon when it will be more and more difficult to find him. Great tribulation is coming to the Earth. A time of war, famine, disease, and natural disasters all accelerated in the unprecedented way. Men’s hearts will fail them for fear. Men will shake their fist at God and blame him for all their misfortunes. 

The Lord will call his children home in an event called the rapture of the church, and they and the children will escape this great tribulation. Seek and become part of him, part of His church and be ready to escape. But he who does not know the Lord, who doesn’t not call on his name, will not escape. They will be the harvest that the enemy has planned for the souls of men. 

Here’s a fair warning to all unbelievers. Do not be deceived by false teachings and doctrines of devils. For all will stand before the judgement seat of Christ and if you do not know Him, you will be found guilty and your soul will be lost to eternal damnation. You will NOT come back as another person go live again until you get it right. You have one life on this earth. One. Seek Him while He may be found. I did long ago and I am at peace. Peace that only knowing Christ can bring. Seek Him please.

The Daily Scroll - Dream!

 Don’t forget to dream. Imagine what works the Lord will do through you. The Bible shows us how repeatedly that the Lord will work through ordinary fallible people to accomplish His purpose. So dream, think about how you, yes you, may become part of the doing while believing. Remember how thousands of hungry people were blessed with food by the Lord’s generous miracle. We’re also shone how Lord Jesus used the twelve disciples to carry out the feeding? That same Jesus will also use you to meet peoples’ needs, and bless them…for Him. 

Who would aspire to carry a large basket of food and distribute it to hungry people? Not so glamorous, right. But the how many of us would like to be part of a gigantic miracle that people talk about through eternity? So dream, dream big for who knows where your dreams will carry you when you a serving the Lord Jesus?

The Daily Scroll - Fear not

 “Fear not!” The Angel says to virtually everyone to whom he appears. When the news arrives, the messenger is sometimes more scary than the news. So today the news is scary to so many and like the Bible predicted so long ago, we are living in a time where “ mens hearts are failing them for fear.”

The world is not at peace, and actually it’s more like a stirring cauldron of war, violence, famine, natural disasters, and evil of unspeakable dimensions. If you are a born again believer in Jesus Christ, then His peace is available to you. But if not, then your peace is hard to come by. 

Remember when The Disciples were tossed about in the raging sea and it looked like they were going to die, Jesus came walking on the water to save them. He exercised His mastery over the wind and the waves and walked on the water to save His people, then commanded the wind and waves to be peaceful and still. He’ll walk on water for you if necessary and take charge over the horror that you are facing. He says to us, “Fear not!” Look to Him and not the circumstances which surround and threaten you. Fear not.

The Daily Scroll - Be Open

 Phil was a man of faith, devotion to God, and of prayer. He would have many a conversation with God but the trouble was that it was mostly a one way conversation. For you see Phil had great fear of the Lord possibly calling him to step out of his comfort zone and become a doer of the word and not just a hearer. How many well intentioned lovers of God are satisfied and yet complacent in their do nothing lifestyle. 

Sure, church attendance etc is good and needed, but what about the thing, yes the thing that God has actually called you to? Many hear the call,  but turn a deaf ear, and pretend not to hear it. Content with their complacency, they continue with the idea that one day, one day it will be convenient. It will be better. Then they will do great things for God. He may not be calling you for great things, such as reaching the whole world. He’s calling you for anything. Don’t wait for the opportunity given you to do great things, just do something. We know that the longest journey begins with the first step. But the fear of the first step can be crushing. 

Be open to the call of God. He never calls someone whom He doesn’t also enable. Don’t be so frozen and stuck in perceived inadequacies that you miss the greatest adventure in your life. Be open!