God's best!

God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son. The Son is the most precious Person in God's eyes. His name is Jesus.

God knew that Jesus would die for the sins of all the people in the world, past, present and future. At the cross, all punishment had been borne by Jesus. He had finished the work for the world to be reconciled with God. For those who had accepted this redemption gift, they are called Christians. Christ died for sinners. He didn't die for people who are perfect in their conduct or for people who are morally upright, though these qualities are important.

Yet while we were sinners, Christ died for us. He took our place of sinfulness to give us the throne of righteousness. Christians are righteous because of the finished work at the cross. A divine exchange had taken place. God had given His best to the world and the world through this perfect gift has been reconciled with God.

Since God had given His best to the world, what more will He not, with Jesus, give to His sons and daughters! We just have to believe God is good and have a good opinion of God.

God will always want to come into our situations and turn them for our favour. His timing is always the best. There are times when He seems to be late in helping us but God is never late. If a child of God is dealing with dreaded disease, be assured that He is doing mightily behind the scene to turn thing around for that child. If a child of God is facing a financial crunch, be restful for God is working to turn the financial situation around for the good of the child. Just rest in His love for us. God is always on time. He will always give the best to His children. Hallelujah!

Don't Worry, Be Happy?

Many a times, when a person is worrysome, he is seldom happy. His constant thoughts are those revolving around those challenging issues that are yet to be resolved. His whole being is sucked into a whirl pool of negativity. The person is probably thinking there is no light at the end of the tunnel.

More importantly, when a person is in a constant state of worry, his heart is probably not restful. When the heart is stressed in a negative manner and left unattended, the result is usually fatal. Even when good things are happening around the person, the person will fail to see these good things and rejoice in the fact that good things are happen.

The bible tells us that a sound heart is life to the body. A tranquil heart is life to the body. When a heart is restful, even the perfect storm will not be able to cause it to ruffle! When a person's is at rest, he will not sense heat even when heat comes. Meaning, even if bad things happen, a person whose heart is at rest will not feel the impact of those bad things.

Now, if a person doesn't worry, does that mean that person will be happy? Happiness is a choice, not a matter of circumstances. If a person choose to be happy, he will be happy even there are things that are bothersome. He can be merry and be at rest even facing the adversity head on.

Jesus had bequeathed His Shalom peace to Christians. We have the Shalom peace of God. Be conscious of this Shalom peace. Be conscious of the finished work of Jesus Christ at the cross. The more we are conscious of that, the more we can rejoice being alive and be happy! Hallelujah!

How to live a worry-free Christian life?

Many Christians live their lives as if they don't have Jesus in their lives. They rob their future by worrying in their present. They are anxious about their future and they are constantly living in regret for past failures.

How then do Christians live a worry-free life? The answer is pretty simple: look to Jesus and cast all your cares upon Him. How do Christians look to Jesus and cast their cares upon Him? Christians look to Jesus by beholding Jesus. By the inward knowing that Jesus had finished a complete work at the cross some two thousand years ago.

Christians can look to Jesus in the word of God in the bible. By looking into the bible, Christians will be able to see Jesus as who He really is. Jesus heals the sick, comforts the afflicted, provides for the needy, proclaims the good news to everyone and goes about doing good. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is always working while Christians are sleeping and turning everything for the good of Christians. He has provided for all our needs and is still providing. He is everything that we need.

When Christians cast their cares upon Jesus, their are putting their trust in Jesus that He is the Lord of their lives and He will take care of their cares. They are no longer striving to turn things around by their own efforts. They can come to the point whereby they are at rest inwardly. For the bible says, the devil goes about seeking those that he can devour. Therefore, if a Christian is not restful inwardly, he is subjective to the devouring of the devil.

Be at rest and cast all your cares upon Jesus. Do not be afraid. Let go and let God. That way, we will be able to live a worry-free Christian life.

Let go and let God

Count God faithful! When we are faithless, He is faithful. He will not rest till all our challenges have been overcome, all our issues are resolved.

Many of us feel that we are capable of great achievements. And rightfully so for those who are in Christ! However, how often do we find ourselves in a tight spot that we are not able, with our own effort, to get out of. For without Christ, we are nothing and we can do nothing. But we can do all things in Christ who strengthens us!

Lets cast all our cares at the feet of Jesus for He cares. Our worries and fears will not change the outcome of a difficult situation. But God can turn all things, including those that are adversed to us, for our good. He is more than willing to take care of all our cares. The moment we let Him take over, all our cares will be taken care of.

Therefore, stop striving to get things done through our own effort. Allow the Holy Spirit in us to work in and through us, with the peace of God, to bring about the completeness of things. Be restful at heart and mind and trust in the goodness of God . For He is good and His mercy endures forever.