As a follow up to last night’s post, to facilitate the change to a new focus like I talked about, I am moving this blog to a new location. Mudless is now http://CenterPointMinistries.WordPress.com. Come visit the new CenterPoint Ministries as we explore God’s Word and what it has to tell us about His love for us and how we are to love Him and our fellow man.
A New Direction (Again)
As those of you who have been reading Mudless are well aware, I posted about a new direction for Mudless that was tied to my daily Bible reading. While that could provide for good reading, I believe that my time would be better served by posting outlines/messages/Bible studies that I wrote from September, 2009 – March, 2010.
I pray that these messages will inspire you to draw closer to God in all you do.
God Chooses To Love Us
Today, I read Romans 9. What stuck out to me the most is what God said to Moses in verse 15: “For He tells Moses: ‘I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.'” It struck me that God could very easily have chosen to not bless me with anything and He would have been within His right. However, God chose to love me and you far beyond anything we deserved. He not only gave us the breath of life, but He also gave us every little thing in life we take for granted every day. Then, to top it all off, God sacrificed His One and Only Son for each of us. He could have chosen to show us no compassion. Instead, God chose to love us. Let us be thankful to God for everything He has given us.
God’s Love Can Never Be Taken Away
This evening, I read Romans 8. I have read this chapter many times and what always stands out to me are two things:
1. Everything God does is always in our best interest. Whether it is allowing us to go through trials or experience great victories, God always works for our good.
2. Once we give our lives to God through faith in Jesus Christ, there is no one who can take us from Him. We have security in knowing that once God receives us, He will never let us go.
Always remember that no matter how bad things may seem, God loves you and will see you through.
A New Direction
It has been awhile since I started this blog and made a couple of posts. This is because I haven’t felt like I really had much of anything to say.
Well, a few days ago I began using using a YouVersion Bible Reading Plan called Balanced. It is a one year plan for reading through the entire Bible. Typically I read three Old Testament chapters and one New Testament chapter each day.
This blog will now be a place where I discuss how those readings impact me. I look forward to good, healthy discussions of how God’s Word directly effects regular people like you and me on a daily basis.
Welcome to the new Mudless.
My Identity In Christ
The following quote was from Pastor Ron Cook’s message at Southpointe Baptist Fellowship this morning: “Because of Christ’s Redemption, I am a New Creation of Great Worth. I am deeply loved, completely forgiven, fully pleasing, totally accepted by God, and absolutely complete in Christ.” No matter where we’ve been or what we’ve done, if we will turn to Christ with a repentant heart, this acceptance and forgiveness is ours. Praise God for the gift of redemption through Jesus Christ!
God’s Grace
Recently, God’s grace has become more real than at almost any other time in my life. 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” In this verse, Christ is telling us that if we will simply trust in him and no one or anything else, his strength, his power, his love, his grace toward us will be everything we need to pull us through whatever trials we face. God has recently allowed and is continuing to allow me to experience a difficult trial. Even though it has been rough at times, I know that God will give me all I need to survive and thrive in the midst of hardship. It is in these moments of trials that I must remember James 1:2-3: “Consider it pure joy, brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” No matter what trials we face, may we never forget that
God is in control, he loves us, and will always give us the grace that is sufficient at all times.
Welcome to Mudless!
This is the beginning of what is sure to be an exciting adventure talking about how no matter where you are, where you’ve been, or what you’ve done, God’s is available. God wants to lift you out of the muddy life you’ve been living, and give you the abundant life promised in His Word.
I look forward to interacting with many of you as time goes on. Please visit often, and pray that God will use Mudless in a powerful way to encourage all His people.
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