Our righteous Judge

God WILL hear us as we cry out to Him DAY and NIGHT and He will answer and grant us justice.  Us...His chosen, His elect! :) ♥  Be encouraged this day that your God hears you when you cry out to Him.  Your prayers do not hit the ceiling and they do not fall on deaf ears.  God does not sleep, He is ready to perform His word!

Then the Lord said, “Learn a lesson from this unjust judge.  Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?  I tell you, He will grant justice to them quickly! But when the Son of Man returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”
Luke 18:6-8 NLT

Stand in the gap

We must pray for our nations, stand in the gap!  Pray for the leaders even if you do not support them, they are chosen by God for a reason even if we do not understand it sometimes.  We may

Better

He sings that things are going to get better. Yes, but only when we get to heaven.

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away. ~Revelation 21:4

Lions and snakes

You will subdue a lion and a snake;
you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

~Psalm 91:13 NET

Hope

We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain,

~Hebrews 6:19

Christ is

Moral excellence and self-control

2 Peter 1:3-11

right teaching and living

Wow!  My previous blog entry, God led me on Monday already in His word about right teaching and living and now again!...this time in 2 Peter 1 also regarding right teaching and living.

Right teaching and living

Titus 2

wholesome teaching and living

We must promote the kind of living that reflects wholesome teaching.

We must exercise self-control, to be worthy of respect, and to live wisely. We must have sound faith and be filled with love and patience.  We must live in a way that honors God. We must not slander others or be heavy