Live and Turn

Live and Turn 

John 17:1-5

1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Every breath of air that we breathe is our lifeline to God’s grace flowing through us. If God should decide to take our life in the next breath that we take it would be the end of this earthly plane for us.  But He is so gracious and loving towards us to show us His perpetual mercies. And yet we are running to and fro throughout the day being driven to talk to the people that we feel are the most important to us, seeking something or pursuing a thing or person to fulfill us.

Let’s take a moment to ponder and reflect on a time when we loved someone that was so good to us that is no longer here on earth. The memories we may have or precious heirlooms, pictures, quotes, phrases, the things they said frequently seem to linger inside our minds and hearts i.e., “you are my favorite daughter” those five words will always be dear to someone’s heart because that was a piece of their soul that they left behind. The memories seem to still live on inside us by allowing us to reminisce and cherish the person that we loved and who loved us.

But as time goes on and the years are passing by and now that we’ve aged the memories seem to fade just like an old photo. The Holy Spirit was sent by the Father and Jesus to be our comforter and helper and witness for Him. We have the everlasting Word of the Lord to always be a beacon of light and hope to us as we grow to understand that God gives life, and He takes it.

No matter how much we want to hold on to people that we’ve loved or vice versa, we must accept the truth that each life is given a precious gift of time. One minute we’re here and in another minute we’re gone. The Bible says James 4:14 “14 whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” You see we are to live for right now by giving our hearts, minds, souls, and strength to God for allowing us to see life today.

Jesus loves us and He proved it when He died for our sins. The Bible says there is not one who is without sin that have lived but Jesus. We must continue to grow and move forward in our faith about Christ. Our souls and spirits need the Bread of Life. God’s Word is our nourishment and where we must turn to get fed. The living will always have issues and matters that weigh heavy on our hearts. But we must know this that time is moving us into our eternal destinies in Christ Jesus.

Now we must shift our minds and concerns to elevate our thinking about the things of God. He has given us a chance to live and time to seek Him through the hard times as well as in the good times. Our lives are designed by Him and inside each of us He comes to bring us the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. There is a place inside us where God stirs up the living Word that He brings us. He makes it taste good when we are tired of carrying life’s burdens, and pain inside us. Blessed are they who depend on and put their trust in the Lord for everything.

Why should we forfeit the blessings and the grace that’s flowing into our lives by looking back at the past things and life we lived? Right now, is the best time to decide if we are going to go all the way with Jesus. His love is eternal, and He knows the way, the truth, and is the life to reunite us with Him and our loved ones who are His children too. 

Therefore, we must pray and study the life of our Savior and quiet our hearts and minds to let Him into our lives. He wants to give us rest in the things that worries us and lift our spirits to see the power of God working to protect us as we grow in the Word and spirit. His kingdom is spiritual, and we cannot grasp it nor see it with our physical or carnal eyes. But as we eat from the Bread of Life, we will receive the living waters and only drink and hunger after God’s righteousness. Because He is the Bread of Life and the fountain of living waters. This water never runs dry because He is the everlasting life.

The world will no longer have a hold on us to keep us bond in darkness and vain living. There’s freedom and peace in loving Christ and because He gives us the supernatural blessings that the world cannot take away for, we are united in Christ Jesus.

 

Look to God

Pray to our heavenly Father

Take everything to Him in prayer

He’s listening to see if you believe

Give Him your heart and trust

He will be gentle with you

You’ll never have to fear Him

He’s near the broken hearted

Count your blessings everyday

Show Him you’re grateful

Without His love and grace

There would be no hope

He loves everything about you

Your soul is deeply cherished

He knows your name

Lean on Him to see you through

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