Your Monday Blues... or Rules?

It doesn't matter at all! Because.....?

In contrast with man who lives under the constraints of time and circumstances, God transcends over these limitations. His omnipotence and omnipresence prevails!

Ecclesiastes 3:11 (KJV)
11He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

As we are facing trials and tribulations in our lives, physical and spiritual ones, remember that...

Romans 8:28 (KJV)
28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Therefore, since we know that God fulfills His purpose in His own time and own way, we must trust that He is in control!

Jesus sees our sorrows and our tears.

John 11:33 (KJV)
33When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

We are not alone.

Psalms 55:22 (KJV)
22Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Let us learn from Thomas when he said he was willing to follow Jesus although he thought he might die due to the persecution by the Jews. Let us make statements of courage and commitment which are in accordance to His word...but more importantly, act on them! We are uncertain about how we will respond in a given situation but always be prepared and guarded with the Word of God as we will be tested in trying times.

In crisis we run..... not to Him.... but around in circles. We have not trusted in Him fully in many aspects of our lives. Let our faith be stretched and developed by these crisis... that...

John 11:15 (KJV)
15And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

Like the disciples needed experience with God to mature their faith, let us grow closer to God by reading His word.

May God change our lives!

Erh, this was in yesterday's sermon. But as usual, I'm not a good student. =( May have left out important parts of the sermon or might have gotten some parts wrong. Do correct and add on accordingly! May we try to apply these lessons this coming week and be faithful in everything we do. Amen!

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