Author - Clay Corvin

03/11          Hebrews 13:2-3

2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this have entertained angels without realizing it!  3Remember those in prison, as if you were there yourself. Remember also those being mistreated, as if you felt their pain in your own bodies. 

WHO

Who have you entertained?  Did you mistreat an angel of the Lord?  Remember the needy, those hurting, those in prison and the haters.  Care for them as though you were caring for Jesus.  We are His hands and feet and often His mouthpiece.  Be careful what you say. 

03/10          Hebrews 13:1

1 Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. 

FAMILY

We are members of the family of God.  As such we are called to a different lifestyle than the world.  Remember who you belong to and live as a child of the king.  Look around you.  Everyone you know who is a Christian is your brother or sister in Christ.  Treat them like your beloved family because they are. 

03/09          Hebrews 12:1-2

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. 

STRIP

The Word calls us to strip off our sin.  Think about that.  You stop doing what you have always done and by faith do now what the Lord calls you to do.  Forget about the past.  Live in the present and follow the Lord.  When the evil one comes calling remind him that Jesus is Lord, and that the Father rebukes him.  Remind him that you belong to Jesus. 

03/08          Hebrews 11:1

1 Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. 

FAITH

It is the activity of Jesus in your life changing you from a worldly lost sinner to a productive member of the family of God.  By faith you become usable and useful.  By faith you lay aside the things of this world and pick the things of God.  By faith we become what we know in our heart we can be-more life Jesus each day. 

03/07          Philippians 4:19

19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. 

NEEDS

What are your needs?  Place them before Jesus and He will respond.  Your great need is deliverance from the sinful practices that you have let slip into your habits.  Cultivate holiness.  Set that need before Jesus and He will do it.  Let Jesus change you from what you are today to what He wants you to be, the kind of person that is usable and useful in the kingdom of God. 

03/06 Philippians 4:13

13 For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

ALL

You can do all things through Christ.  The key is do you want to?  Be mindful that Jesus is there with you.  He knows you better than you know yourself.  Trust Him and let Him have control of your mind and heart and then your mouth, hands and feet.  Jesus can help you recover from sin but you have to let Him. 

03/05 Philippians 4:8

8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

THINK

Think about the things that edify.  Keep your mind focused on Jesus.  Pray without ceasing.  Read the Word desperately as if your life depended on it and it does.  Jesus loves you. 

03/04          Philippians 4:6-7

6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

PEACE

Pray.  Don’t worry.  Be about the Lord’s business.  Recognize His presence.  Get to know Him.  His peace will descend upon your mind and your heart and your life will change dramatically.  Love the Lord.  Love the people around you.  Stop hating.  Start loving.  Life will be good. 

03/03          Philippians 3:20-21

20 But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. 21 He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.

REWARD

Our reward for living and serving the Lord right now is life like His.  He is calling us to recognize the prize we are working for and you and I need to be at His service right now.  Serve Him now.  Praise Him now.  Seek to know Him now.  Jesus is Lord.  Let Him be Lord of your life right now. 

03/02          Philippians 3:13-14

13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. 

TIME

Time is not our friend.  Time goes by and we think about and worry about what has been.  We can only change what we do now and what we will do tomorrow.  Self-discipline is the key not our regrets.  Look to Jesus and let Him change you right now.  Join the race.  Do it now.  Now is the only time you have.  Do it now.