THE REWARD of THOSE WHO FEAR THE LORD

They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, my special possession on the day when I act, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.
Then once more you shall distinguish between the righteous and the wicked between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.
Let’s be faithful, because He is faithful.

CREATED TO BECOME LIKE CHRIST

There is no growth without change,
no change without fear/ loss,
and no loss without pain.
No pain, no gain.
True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy.
Don’t give up, grow up.

We go through exactly what Christ goes through.
If we go through the hard times with Him, then we’re certainly going to go through the good times with Him.

No Limit

There is no limit to what we can do — just as there is no limit to the mercy and healing that God can pour out. Focus on the most attractive reason why we should let Jesus into our lives: spiritual wealth, very deep, deeper than only material wealth. Open the door. Let Him come in and fill you with all the wealth and blessings He has set aside for you. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:3

Parable of the Sower

JESUS’ parable of the sower is aimed at the hearers of His Word.
There are different ways of accepting God’s word and they produce different kinds of fruit accordingly.

1. PREJUDICE HEARER who has a shut mind. Such person is unteachable and blind to what he or she doesn’t want to hear.
2. SHALLOW HEARER, they lack depth.
They may initially respond with emotional reaction; but when it wears off their mind wanders to something else.
3. Another type of hearer is the person who has MANY interests or cares, but who lacks the ability to hear or comprehend what is TRULY important.
Such person is too busy to pray or too preoccupied to study and meditate on God’s word.
4. Then there is ONE whose MIND IS OPEN.
Such person is at all times willing to listen and to learn.
She or he is NEVER TOO PROUD or TOO BUSY to learn.
They listen in order to understand
God gives grace to those who hunger for His word that they may understand HIS WILL and have the strength to live according to it.
Do you hunger for God’s word?