Honorable Saints? – 1 Chronicles 4

Honorable Saints? – 1 Chronicles 4  &          Feb 14, 2013 - 1 Chronicles 4 Return to Admenu Home Dear  Saints, Today as we are prayerfully reading, 1 Chronicles 4 we see a man named Jabeze, Here we see the lineage of all the families of David king of Israel.  The scripture say’s that Jebez was an honorable man, in fact it say’s he was more honorable than his brothers.  Why does the scripture say that about him?  Let’s look at this verse; “10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm so that it might not bring me pain!” And God granted what he asked.”1 Chronicles 4:10, English Standard Version (ESV).  We see that he is honorable in that he calls on God, to bless him without pain.  I think it was more than just asking God to bless him.  I think when he asked God he really expected an answer.  I think he must have also loved all who lived in his his borders.  “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35 ESV.  When we call in God the first thing we have to ask ourselves is this honorable thing I am seeking from God?  Will this honor God and be a blessing to those around us?  We must believe that God will answer our prayers!  Then look for the answer, be ready for God’s answer and if the answer is no; we need to know that our request no matter what we may think was outside of God’s will.  Let’s keep the first thing first.  That is salvation through the blood of the Lamb.  Keep our sights on and our faith in Jesus, and then we will be honorable saints.  Our love for one another is how the world will see God’s love in us. The Feast Wed, February 14, 2013, 1 Chronicles 4, - “Genealogies” – Matthew Henry Concise Pastor Glens complete Devotional Series |Click Here| See Destiny by Sandra Lee |Click Here| The Holy Spirit Is Calling by R. L. Waters |Click Here| Living the Christian Life Series! Devotional by Pastor Glen Aycock. Posted 2/14/2013 LIVING THE CHRISTIAN LIFE SCRIPTURE: I JOHN 4:7-13 7 ¶ My beloved friends, let us continue to love each other since love comes from God. Everyone who loves is born of God and experiences a relationship with God. 8 The person who refuses to love doesn’t know the first thing about God, because God is love—so you can’t know him if you don’t love. 9 This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him. 10 This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God. 11 My dear, dear friends, if God loved us like this, we certainly ought to love each other. 12 No one has seen God, ever. But if we love one another, God dwells deeply within us, and his love becomes complete in us—perfect love! 13 This is how we know we’re living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He’s given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit. DEVOTIONAL: CONFIRMING YOUR LOVE OF GOD How does the world know you love God? The scriptures today give a solid answer to that question. Here are the proponents of true love. 1.       Love is a continuous flow of loving each other. No stop and go actions. 2.       Love is an outflow of valid relationship with God. 3.       Love begins on Gods initiative; God loved us first and sent His Son to be a sacrifice for our sin. It is not His will that any should perish so He provided a way for our sins to be forgiven and relationship restored. 4.       As we love others God love completes the cycle and is perfected in us. 5.       We know we live because His love has given us life with a capital “L” that overflows in us through His Spirit. Love rules in our life. Dear Jesus let your love show in us by our love of others. Amen God Bless you, Brother Mike http://www.admenu.com http://admenu.wordpress.com Tags: jesus, love, hope, care, god, holy, ghost, save, help Click Here to visit admenu for more information on our services and contacts! “[ For God So Loved the World ] “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 ESV.