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7 - 1 –19 Monday
What is the one piece of advice you give your kids or friends on a regular basis? Don’t eat the yellow snow? Never shower with your toaster oven? I have one I have shared with my boys over a 100 times… what is it? Hang on and lets find out!
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Rebecca and Lonny thanks for listening!
WHAT IS THE ADVICE I GAVE MY BOYS?
We worship God because… OK ...
WWW.TheDavidAlliance.com
7 - 1 –19 Monday
What is the one piece of advice you give your kids or friends on a regular basis? Don’t eat the yellow snow? Never shower with your toaster oven? I have one I have shared with my boys over a 100 times… what is it? Hang on and lets find out!
TDAGiantslayer@gmail.com
Rebecca and Lonny thanks for listening!
WHAT IS THE ADVICE I GAVE MY BOYS?
We worship God because… OK HANG ON WE WILL GET THERE!
Why do you serve God? I have a sneaky suspicion that many serve God today thinking he is their super steroid to achieve the life they desire.
Let me put it this way… would you serve God if it promised you hardships, pain, disappointment and death?
Well lets look at Jesus words to his disciples…
Luke 9:23 Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
Here is the advice I have given my boys at least a 100 times… We worship God because he is worth it… PERIOD!
IS A LIFE OF FOLLOWING GOD EASY… NOT FOR A MINUTE. IS IT WORTH IT? ABSOLUTELY.
What does the word Worthy mean… When we worship God, it comes from the root word “Worth-ship”. There is worth in serving him and living or him. HE IS WORTH IT!
I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:3
Rev. 4:11 "Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.”
Rev. 5:12 saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing.”
I have friends who were burned by their church, pastors, other Christians… and they have slowly slid away…
Christians have walked away from God because a loved one was taken, they were wrongly accused, lost a job or lost great wealth or some other pain or injustice…
why? Because they were not worshiping God for his worthiness but for his promises… If God never answers one prayer of mine or I ever cash in on one of his promises… I will serve him because he is worth it.
We don’t know heaven… we don’t understand the afterlife or the magnificence of God… if we truly did, we would sign up in a heartbeat and serve him through anything.
It’s like my boys growing up. I would try to explain to my boys ideas that they could not quite grasp… but I asked them to trust me. We would go on family vacations…and we would tell the boys you get $25 to spend on anything you want. (we were heading to the Dells in Wisconsin) but on the way we would stop at a few gas stations and they would want to spend their money at the gas station… we would say no, hang on to it. They would get upset and mad… “you said we could spend it on anything we wanted” - yes that is true… but not until we get to our destination.
Then they would try logic and begging and whining… BUT I REALLY WANT THIS AND I PROMISE I WILL BE HAPPY WITH IT.
But I would not budge. They thought for sure I was a liar and was doing it just to be mean. No I was doing it because I have been to the Dells dozens of times… And I know they will much rather have the full $25 when they get there then a few dollars.
*And then we would get there… and we would walk down main street… so many stores, so many options…
So we get to a store and my son sees a toy he wants… it costs $20… I say are you sure you want it… YES!
I look at him and say “you can’t get it you spent your money at the gas station on licorice and a stupid plastic toy…
HE LOOKS AT ME PUZZLED AND THEN THE LIGHT GOES ON IN HIS LITTLE BRAIN…. !!!! NO I DIDN’T…. I STILL HAVE ALL MY MONEY!
I look into his eyes and say “now aren’t you glad Daddy didn’t let you spend your money on licorice and that dumb plastic truck?”
THANK YOU DAD… IM GLAD I SAVED MY MONEY…
I don’t know what heaven will be like other than it will be greater than I can ever imagine… I know I will get rewarded for my deeds here on earth… and I know it will be worth it regardless of what I have gone through.
How many Christians have deluded their walk, their beliefs and their commitment and have been tricked because they were not living for God simply because he is worth it.
Satan comes to steal kill and destroy… and bring disappointment, and delusion and regret… and if you think God did it, you will question his worthiness… is this worth it?
YES!
Casual Christians will be the first casualty when persecution starts! Nancy Paglekopf
