A union God can bless
October 30, 2023
Oh, will you notice Peter goes on and says—he says that husband and wife are to dwell together according to knowledge. And notice this from him—that their prayers be not hindered. And that’s in 1 Peter, the third chapter. Read those first few verses. I’ll not turn to them, but how tremendous they are. Let me tell you, this is a real test. When a husband and wife are so living before each other that they have joy and confidence and can kneel together and pray together and love together. And that home represents the relationship of Christ and the church. I want to tell you, my friend, that that is something God can and will bless.
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“My son, attend unto my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and healing to all their flesh.” And this is the word that the Psalmist said, “Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.” And the words are life. And that’s what the words in the Word of God are. If you cut them, they’re going to bleed. Living words—they bring life to you, and they bring light to you. They bring instruction and direction and joy—all comes through the Word of God.
October 27, 2023
You see, life and grace come through this wisdom of, actually, studying the Word of God. “Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.” It’s good for you when you’re walking and then “when thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” There is today in the heart of man a certain fear, a certain hang-up that he has about life. And, therefore, we need to recognize that a knowledge of the Word of God is the answer to all of that. How wonderful it is here to find out that the truth of God, it will hold us.
October 26, 2023
“For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” Now, God never whips the devil’s children, but He sure does spank His own. That’s good evidence that you belong to Him. You remember in the book of Job we saw this. “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth.” And by the way, this is not punishing. We talk today a great deal about punishing criminals, and that’s the word. Don’t you punish your child, correct him. Punish the criminal. My friend, we’ve got it mixed up today. You punish criminals; you correct your children. How different it is. This is discipline, and this is what God uses for His own today.
October 25, 2023
“Honor Jehovah with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” Now this is total commitment. Now don’t tell me you’re totally committed until your pocketbook is committed to the Lord, too. Because He gave you everything. I don’t care who you are. Somebody says, “I worked hard and got this.” Who gave you health to work? Who gave you the work to do? Who made it possible for you to make money? Why, my friend, God did all of that for you. And you acknowledge Him. That’s the evidence of total commitment.
October 24, 2023
“In all thy ways acknowledge him….” Now, I never did this before, I must confess, but until I had cancer I took every day just as it came. Every time I come to a new day, I always like to go and look up at the sky and say, “Lord, thank You for bringing me to a new day.” Now the sun may not be shining, or it may be, and it may be a gloomy day or may be a bright day; but whatever day, I thank Him now. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, he shall direct thy paths.” It took me a long time, friends, to find out what that meant—in life.
October 23, 2023
“In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” It took me a long time, friends, to find out what that meant—in life. And you remember the Lord Jesus, in the Sermon on the Mount, says: “If thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.” That’s an amazing thing. If you have committed yourself to God and you’re going down a certain path, doing a certain thing, it’s amazing how everything else drops into place. Your whole body is full of light. Your whole life is full of light at that time. This is a rich book, is it not?
October 20, 2023
“Trust in Jehovah with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” Now let’s take a look at that for just a moment. It’s, I think, a very solemn admonition, and yet it has such wonderful assurance, to be guided in a way of peace. And, you know, what a contrast this is—later on, over in the 28th chapter, verse 26, he says: “He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool.” But it’s wonderful to trust in Jehovah with all your heart. Totally committed to Him. And this is something that’s, I think, so definitely needed today—is a total commitment to Him.
October 19, 2023
It’s wonderful to trust in Jehovah with all your heart. Totally committed to Him. And this is something that’s, I think, so definitely needed today—is a total commitment to Him. “Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart.” I find myself again and again when certain situations arise or I’m even in an airport and I find out that the plane I was to leave on, maybe its time has been changed or it’s delayed. It’s bad weather. I generally go over to a corner of the airport, and I say, “Lord, I want to trust You with all my heart. Now just help me to sit down here and just rest in You.” That’s when I need Him.
October 18, 2023
“He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints.” One of the reasons that so many Christians are out in the fog and they’re in the darkness, and they wonder where to turn. My friend, it’s obvious what the problem is. They’re so far from the Word of God. Here’s where He’s speaking. This is the foghorn right here—the Word of God. “And he preserveth the way of his saints.” That’s what He’ll do. And He just doesn’t do it haphazardly. You’ll have to come to the Word of God.
October 17, 2023
“For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.” If you want wisdom, you go ask Him. You remember, “Eye hath not seen, ear heard; it hasn’t entered into the heart of man, the things that God hath prepared for them that love Him.” But what has happened? But they’re revealed to us. How? “By the Spirit of God.” The Holy Spirit today is here to be our teacher. That to me was the most wonderful thing I came in contact with as a young Christian. That the Spirit of God would open these things. “God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit, for the Spirit searcheth all things; the deep things of God.”
October 16, 2023
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Get ready to fight the good fight against legalism in Galatians. When this letter was written, it defended the gospel of Christ from people who wanted to reduce it to rules. Not surprising, Galatians has provided the backbone for several great spiritual revivals around the world. Freedom, we learn, is a serious fight. Allow grace to revolutionize your own life through these seven lessons from Dr. J. Vernon McGee.