Text:
Deuteronomy 30:15-16 (KJV)
See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
In that, I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Observation:
Today is the sixth anniversary of the Homecoming of my late wife, Rosemary Amos Cotton, on March 15, 2012.
I have mixed emotions today. However, I have no regrets because I know that Rosemary is in the home Jesus prepared for her, and I know that my day of departure is in the hands of our Father in heaven.
As I opened my Electronic Bible in preparation to set my desktop for writing, my eyes were led by the grace of God to this commentary that was open on my desktop.
God has demonstrated His love to us in a most wonderful way. He has not left us in the dark, groping, grasping, and stumbling about, seeking the answers to life on our own. No! God has revealed His Holy Word to us, telling us how to live life, how to find God, and how to have the assurance of living forever. The Word of God is near, very near, right at our fingertips.
Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible - Commentary - The Preacher's Outline & Sermon Bible – Deuteronomy.
Just as Jesus said to his disciples before His earthly departure; His words apply to us today. What He said to them speaks to us today. The troubles we face are a familiar lot of all human life. How then shall we live? We have a word from the mouth of Jesus on this subject, and it's in the following passage from the Bible.
John 16:33 (KJV)
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Whatever your particular condition or circumstance may be today, you may rest in the assurance that God is near to you, and He is always available. His phone number is 333, and He is still available.
You can have a little talk with Jesus but if you need to you can have a big conversation with Jesus. And the cost is just the same, Jesus has already paid the price for the call. Is there anything hindering you from calling Jesus? You can overcome that with faith in God.
Jeremiah 33:3 (KJV)
Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
The following from the Word of God was a great comfort for my family as we experienced the Homecoming of Rosemary.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 (KJV)
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
Prayer:
Father God, I praise and lift high Your name today. The testimony of my life is that You are God all by yourself and that You love Your children with an everlasting love that never fails and never gives up on us.
Father, I am so thankful that I can say by the knowledge and understanding of Your Word, and personal experience, You are God in life, and God in death.
Lastly, I am so grateful that you hear and answer the prayers of Your children, and that you are ready and eager to hear from us at the right times and in the difficult times.
Father thank you for giving me life; I cherish each breath you give me. Help me to have the courage to tell others about You today. Amen.
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