Bebo Norman - Nothing without You

This song says what I encounter in my walk here on earth.....

"Take my time here on this earth, and let it glorify all You are worth For I am nothing without You....."

Encourragement: righteous by faith

Here is your daily encouragement words and thoughts. Today I bring you encouragement from Romans Chapter 4

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Romans 4:22
So indeed it was credited to Abraham as righteousness.
But the statement it was credited to him was not written only for Abraham’s sake,
but also for our sake, to whom it will be credited, those who believe in the one who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
He was given over because of our transgressions and was raised for the sake of our justification.
Therefore, since we have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand,
and we rejoice in the hope of God’s glory. 
Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
and endurance, character, and character, hope.
And hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Ro 4:22-5:6). Biblical Studies Press.


Our lives all have challenges, we need to remember that these challenges produce endurance and endurance, character, and character, hope. Jesus with his sacrifice opened the door for us to have access to God simply through faith. We often find it hard to just accept this grace. We often want to find a way to somehow be worthy of the gift, but the hard fact is that Jesus's work is done.

We just need to learn to accept the gift in faith, and in doing so we will be changed from within by the Holy Spirit.



Amen

Musical Encouragement

Brandon Heath: What If We - No Not One

Music has a way to reach into our hearts and grab our attention.
I am always on the lookout for new Christain Songs that help us focus on Jesus
This song does just that. 
May it be a blessing......

Encouragement: I have taken shelter in You.

Today I bring you encouragement from Psalm 16: 1-2
  
 Psalm 16

   Protect me, O God,
   for I have taken shelter in you.
   I say to the LORD,
   “You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”

Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition; Bible. English. NET Bible.; The NET Bible (Ps 16:title–2). Biblical Studies Press.

Some days are just "shelter" Days.   You know the kind of day, the ones where you wake up to meet a challenge even before you get out of bed. 

Some times we need to just tuck as close into God as possible, that we may endure the storm.

In that time it will not be easy to proclaim
“You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”

But that is the key to it all.  In making that proclamation we move the focus off ourselves and what we can do in our on strength and we transfer over our "situation" to God's control.  He is the One who works with knowledge of the big picture.

Be assure if you face trials, God is using you, knowing that His good servant can endure the storm and be able to proclaim with confidence at the end of the day, “You are the Lord, my only source of well-being.”

Musical Encouragement: 

Lincoln Brewster - God You Reign

This is what I need to hear today.......................