My God My Everything

What if only? – Genesis 18 Genesis chapter 18 includes the story of God’s judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah. In the story, three visitors came to Abraham on their way to destroy the cities for their wickedness. When the purpose of their mission was told to Abraham he pleaded with the Lord to spare the righteous people who were living in Sodom, which is where his nephew Lot and his family lived. In his plea, he asked the Lord to spare the city if 50 righteous people could be found. The Lord agreed. Then Abraham asked, “What if only 45 could be found would the Lord spare the city?” and…

Is anything too hard for the Lord? – Genesis 18:14 I started a daily bible reading program and although I won’t be finishing it in a year or two, I enjoy the layout of the plan. The reason I won’t finish it quickly is that there is simply too much to discover to rush through it. Take today’s verse for example, it was part of a 3 chapter assignment and when I read this short little verse, it stopped me in my tracks. After reading it I came up with the same answer that the study notes provided, which was, “Of course not!” But there is so much more in this…

Blessed is ___________ if she mourns, for she shall be comforted.  Matthew 5:4 Godly sorrow brings ______________ to repentance which leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.               2 Corinthians 7:10 I will turn ____________’s mourning into gladness; I will give her comfort and joy instead of sorrow. – Jeremiah 31:13 The Lord is near to ____________ when she is brokenhearted and saves her when she is crushed in spirit. – Psalms 34:18 In all this ____________ greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have…

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. – Matthew 5:4 The Lord has sent me to bestow on the brokenhearted a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. (Isaiah 61:3) God loves you and wants to reassure you and show you that He has plans for you beyond your disappointment, pain and suffering.  It’s in our sorrow that God’s promises mean so much to us and it is then that we experience His comfort, peace and the hope of eternity with Him.  While the heartaches of this world are temporary…

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23 Today’s passages are part of a memory assignment in the Christian Life & Witness program that I’m participating in. The class is part of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and was designed to help participants prepare their hearts and minds for a large evangelical event that will take place in our community this fall. The course was created to teach participants how to better witness to others and to understand the responsibility we have to personally be prepared…

And before the world was made, God decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. This was what God wanted, and it pleased him to do it. Ephesians 1:5 For just a moment I want you to picture the greatness of God in your mind. I know that it is far greater than we can even think or imagine, but that’s what makes this so incredible. The vastness of His presence is limitless. God, who always was, is and will be, determined before the world was made to make us His own through Jesus Christ, children of God. This same God, our Father, spoke this world into existance.…

Blessed is ___________ if she is poor in spirit, for hers is the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 5:3 For if _____________ wants to save her life, she will lose it, but if ___________ loses their life for me, she will find it.  What good will it be for ____________ to gain the whole world, yet forfeit her soul? Or what can she give in exchange for their soul? – Matthew 16:25-26  ______________ cried, and the Lord heard her; He saved her out of all her troubles. – Psalm 34:6 Have mercy on __________, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to Your great compassion blot out her transgressions.…

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. – Matthew 5:3 To be poor in spirit means that we recognize our utter spiritual bankruptcy before God.  We understand that we have absolutely nothing of worth to offer Him and that no amount of good works or deeds will be able to save us.  Being poor in spirit is admitting that, because of our sin, we are completely destitute spiritually and we desperately need a savior. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus was teaching that, no matter your status in life, you must recognize your spiritual poverty, your need for redemption, before you can come…

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 Temptation is something we all experience on a daily basis. At times it can feel overwhelming and all consuming. We pray for strength to resist and overcome so that we can experience freedom and victory. But do we really want that when it’s offered? That might seem like a strange question, but the hard truth is found in today’s passage. God said that He…