Serve the Lord Christ

Jan.10.07: Light for the Day - "Serve the Lord Christ" (<<) (>>)

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("Pray To Receive Christ")

-- Colossians 3:23-24
23 And whatever you do, do it heartily,
as to the Lord and not to men,
24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of
the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

When we do the best that we can, we never know
what miracle is wrought in our life or the life of another.

A Christian man was walking to church one night when he
encountered four boys loitering on the street corner. He invited
them to go to the service with him. They did, and each of the boys
also agreed to return to the church with him the next Sunday.
They became the nucleus of a Sunday school class the man
began to teach.

Years later, a group of the man's friends decided to try to contact
the four boys to see what had happened in their lives and to
invite them to write a special birthday letter to their teacher to be
read at a surprise party. Their letters revealed that one of them
had become a missionary to China, one was the president of
the Federal Reserve Bank, one was the private secretary to
President Herbert Hoover, and the fourth was President Hoover
himself!

If you were to hold a handful of pine nuts in your hand today,
you could not begin to predict which of the seeds might actually
sprout and produce a giant tree. It is amazing that such a large
tree might grow from such a small seed. The only way to tell
which nuts have trees inside them is to plant them! When you
plant acts of kindness and generosity to others you never know
what mighty tree may grow from that small seed.

-- GLDB

-- Proverb 22:6
   Train up a child in the way he should go,
   And when he is old he will not depart from it.

-- Proverbs 3:5-10
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and
   Lean not on your own understanding;
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
   And He will make your paths straight.
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;
   Fear the LORD and shun evil.
8 This will bring health to your body
   And nourishment to your bones.
9 Honor the LORD with your wealth,
   With the firstfruits of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
     And your vats will brim over with new wine.

-- Matthew 28:19-20
19 Therefore Go and Make Disciples of all nations,
     Baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son
     and of the Holy Spirit,
20 And Teaching them to Obey everything I have
     Commanded you. And surely I am with you always,
     to the very end of the age.

-- Romans 1:8-9
8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all,
   that your Faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.
9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in
   the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make
   mention of you always in my prayers.

-- Colossians 3:12-17
12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, Do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, Giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

-- 1 Corinthians 10:31-33
31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,
     Do it all for the glory of God.
32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews,
     Greeks or the church of God --
33 even as I try to please everybody in every way.
     For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many,
     so that they may be saved.

-- 1 Thessalonians 5:15-24
15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong,
     but always try to be kind to each other and to
     everyone else.
16 Be joyful always;
17 Pray continually;
18 Give thanks in all circumstances,
     For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
19 Do not put out the Spirit’s fire;
20 Do not treat prophecies with contempt.
21 Test everything. Hold on to the good.
22 Avoid every kind of evil.
23 May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you
     through and through. May your whole spirit, soul
     and body be kept blameless at the coming of
     our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 The One who calls you is Faithful and He will do it.