The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 13:11 (NLT)
11 Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 87:1-4 (NLT)
1 On the holy mountain stands the city founded by the LORD.
2 He loves the city of Jerusalem more than any other city in Israel.
3 O city of God, what glorious things are said of you! Interlude
4 I will count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me— also Philistia and Tyre, and even distant Ethiopia. They have all become citizens of Jerusalem!
Revelation 21:27 (NLT)
27 Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.
The Word of God for encouragement:
Luke 19:10 (HCSB)
10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost."
My observation:
I am so glad for the report by Luke of the encounter of Zacchaeus with Jesus on the Jericho road. What a glorious time that will be when the saints of the ages gather in the New Jerusalem.
Every day I wake up I know that I am closer to that day then I have ever been before. Think about this question. Are you ready, as the old hymn says, "I want to be ready to walk into Jerusalem just like John"?
Have you received the gift of salvation that Jesus came to provide for you?
John 1:12 (HCSB)
12 But to all who did receive Him, He gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in His name.
Luke 10:20 (HCSB)
20 However, don't rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
Is your name in the Lamb's Book of Life?
My prayer:
Our Father in heaven, my dear Father, O the joy of knowing that when Jesus Christ died on the cross at Calvary that my sins were marked in the Bank of Heaven, "Paid in Full".
Oh, the joy and the confidence of knowing that I have an eternal home prepared for me by my Maker and Redeemer. Amen.
John 14:1-3 (HCSB)
1 "Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.
2 In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you. I am going away to prepare a place for you.
3 If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.
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1 Timothy 4:4-5 (HCSB)
4 For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
5 since it is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer.
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