Tuesday, October 7, 2008

May you always be filled with the fruit of your salvation—the righteous character produced in your life by Jesus Christ*—for this will bring much glory and praise to God

*[Greek with the fruit of righteousness through Jesus Christ.]

Philippians 1:11

Good Morning Beloved,

This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!

 Someone once said that character is who we are when no one is looking. What we do, even if there is no way we could get caught.  Nobody will ever know.  Well.. almost nobody… God sees all.  People forget that.  Maybe because there is no audible voice from heaven that shouts, “Hey… put that back!  That’s not yours”… or “Hey!  Turn that off!! …  What are you doing looking at that!“…..”I SEE YOU!… Actually, God is speaking all of the time.  We hear Him.  He speaks through His Word, to our spirit, through other people and even circumstances… (ever said “somethin’ told me not to turn here”).  The more we seek God, the more we desire Him, the more we pray, the more we ingest His Word.. the more we become like Him.  We take on His character–His nature.  We have the ability to swim against cultural currents that despise God.  Remember the saying, “any dead fish can float downstream“, our spirit has been quickened (made alive).  We have the privilege of being called salt and light in our society.  We are preservatives and we add flavor.  We illuminate a dark world, and point them to a living Savior who loves them.  We are called to live in peace, but that doesn’t mean rolling over and playing dead.  Peace does not come without sacrifice.  However, in Christ living in peace becomes a little easier, forgiveness becomes possible, rough places become a little smoother, crooked places a little straighter.  Our goal is to be the person that, while people may disagree with our views, they will have to admit that we are a trustworthy people of fine character.  A tall order, but we have help.  We have an advocate.  We have a friend.  We have a God!

 

 

Cartoonist’s Comment:

We need to have faith in God to get us down the highway of life, to the destination that God has planned for us. The Word of God is the fuel that keeps our faith moving along.

 

 

Cartoonist’s Comment:

The Good News is that the pardon for your sins has already been given. But you need to accept it by faith

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Regina,

Thank you for sharing the cartoons on your blog. I am glad to know my cartoons are being put to good use.

Sincerely,

Mike Waters

mike@joyfultoons.com

www.joyfultoons.com

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