Author: bidcstark

“Seek good and not evil, so that you will survive. Then Adonai Elohei-Tzvaot (LORD God) will be with you, as you say He is.”
Amos 5:14 CJB

God is calling on us to seek His good and stay away from evil! Sometimes we have to make hard choices to follow Him and deny evil things! Be careful of compromising with evil just to fit in or to be comfortable!

“Eliyahu stepped forward before all the people and said, How long are you going to jump back and forth between two positions? If Adonai is God, follow Him; but if it’s Ba’al, follow him! The people answered him not a word.”
1 Kings 18:21 CJB

We need to be careful of getting involved in worldliness and ungodly things. Also be careful of turning a blind eye towards evil! We need to step up and step out!

“Only be strong and very bold in taking care to follow all the Torah which Moshe my servant ordered you to follow; do not turn from either to the right or to the left; then you will succeed wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:7 CJB

Today, let’s turn to the good of the LORD and turn away from evil!
Have a blessed day in Him!

“This is why I deal with you in this way, Israel; and because I will deal with you in this way, prepare to meet your God, Israel.”
Amos 4:12 CJB

The same goes for us. We need to be preparing ourselves to meet the LORD, because we will one day!

“Look to Me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth! For I am God; there is no other. In the name of Myself I have sworn, from my mouth has rightly gone out, a word that will not return-that to me every knee will bend before me, and every tongue will swear about Me that only Adonai are justice and strength. All who rage against Him will come to Him ashamed.”
Isaiah 45:22-24 CJB also: Romans 14:11 and Philippians 2:10

How do we prepare? By being in His word and seeking Him daily!

“When you seek Me, you will find Me, provided you seek for Me wholeheartedly.”
Jeremiah 29:13 CJB

Today, no matter how things may look in the world, the only thing we should be preparing for is to meet the LORD which may be soon!
Have a blessed day!

“Adonai, God, does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.”
Amos 3:7 CJB

We all have access to the plans of the LORD, it’s all written in His word!

“For I know what plans I have in mind for you, says Adonai, plans for well-being, not for bad things; so that you can have hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 CJB

We know that the LORD has a great future for us, filled with His hope! Just remember He is with us as we walk through life to get there!

“Don’t let yourselves be disturbed. Trust in God and trust in Me. In My Father’s house are many places to live. If there weren’t, I would have told you; because I am going there to prepare a place for you. Since I am going and preparing a place for you, I will return to take you with Me; so that where I am, you may be also.”
John 14:1-3 CJB

No matter how disastrous things may look, we have His word filled with His promises for us! Knowing this should give us hope and joy knowing His plan!
Have a blessed day!

“But you gave the n’zirim (Nazirites) wine to drink and ordered the prophets, Don’t prophecy!”
Amoas 2:12 CJB

Nazirites are supposed to be separated from the world and worldliness, just like us! Here they are given wine to stumble them and keep them from speaking of the LORD’S coming!
People are doing this today by lifting up preachers and teachers who become drunk on popularity and fame, then neglect sharing God’s truths!

“For the time is coming when people will not have patience for sound teaching, but will cater to their passions and gather around themselves teachers who say whatever their ears itch to hear. Yes, they will stop listening to the truth, but will turn aside to follow myths.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4 CJB

Also we see many teachers today, neglecting to teach prophecy about the coming of our LORD, which we all should be looking for! Our hope is in the LORD and spending all eternity with Him, not living in this falling disastrous world!

“For it is in You, Adonai, that I hope . You will answer, Adonai my God.”
Psalm 38:15 CJB

Today, don’t get caught upon the trappings of the world, but instead get caught up in Him!
Have a blessed day looking to the LORD.

“He said: Adonai is roaring from Tziyon (Zion) thundering from Yerushalayim; the shepherds’ pastures will mourn, and Mount Karmel’s summit will wither.”
Amaos 1:2 CJB

The LORD is gonna deal with all the disobedience happening in the world and we all applaud that. But, when it comes to dealing with our sin we don’t get so excited about that!

“He will judge the world in righteousness; He will judge the peoples fairly.”
Psalm 9:8 CJB

When we are judged it will be totally fair and righteous, the good news is when we confess He forgives and our crimes are paid in full! This alone should make us love the LORD and want to walk in His ways!

“If you love Me, you will keep My commands.”
John 14:15 CJB

Today, know that we will all be judged, but also know that the grace of the LORD is much bigger!
Have a blessed day!