Sunday, May 8, 2016

Am I Content Father?

The Best of the Feast

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May. 8, 2016 2 Chronicles 1

Am I Content Father?


Please join with us sharing God’s Word daily. We spend about fifteen minutes a day praying and reading every word in God’s Word in approximately three years.


Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time.Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.Colossians 4:5-6, English Standard Version (ESV)



Dear Saints,

Today we prayerfully, continue to Feast in 2 Chronicles 1. When you pray what is in your heart?  Do you pray for dominion over others, money, long life or wisdom like Solomon?   “11 God answered Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked for possessions, wealth, honor, or the life of those who hate you, and have not even asked for long life, but have asked for wisdom and knowledge for yourself that you may govern my people over whom I have made you king, 12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you. I will also give you riches, possessions, and honor, such as none of the kings had who were before you, and none after you shall have the like.””  2 Chronicles 1:11-12,  ESV.  Read this carefully saint, Solomon was not asking selfishly for himself. Solomon was asking so for wisdom to lead others.  He was putting God’s people first so God added what he might have want of.  When we learn to pray for the wellbeing and comfort for others, and truly are happy for others God will bless us.  “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 6:23, ESV.  God gives us the very best, eternal life in Jesus!  So the question is can we as Christians be truly happy for others?  Jesus told us the most important commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart every fiber of our being.  Jesus also said the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.   So I was thinking hmmm!  Can I truly be happy when a neighbor gets something great?  I think the better question is; am I content in my relationship with God?  That is something every saint can answer only for themselves.  I think the apostle Paul got it, look here; “11 Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12 I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance andneed. Philippians 4:11-12, ESV.    I personally believe the secret is in our relationship with Jesus.  I challenge each of you to ask yourself; am I content in my relationship with Jesus?  If the Lord is willing I will send and post the Feast again tomorrow.


2 Chronicles 1, – “Solomon's choice of wisdom, His strength and wealth.

- SOLOMON began his reign with a pious, public visit to God's altar. Those that pursue present things most eagerly, are likely to be disappointed; while those that refer themselves to the providence of God, if they have not the most, have the most comfort. Those that make this world their end, come short of the other, and are disappointed in this also; but those that make the other world their end, shall not only obtain that, and full satisfaction in it, but shall have as much of this world as is good for them, in their way. Let us then be contented, without those great things which men generally covet, but which commonly prove fatal snares to the soul.” – Matthew Henry Concise Commentary

 

 

 God Bless You,
Brother Mike

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