Sunday, December 2, 2007

Hope

This was suppose to be a Sunday Seven, but this morning during our Church service, the person who gave the Communion meditation gave a testimony of his past year and the verses that keep Him smiling through it all. The verses filled my heart and I feel I need to share them.

1Jo 2: 15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1Jo 2:16 For everything in the world–the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does–comes not from the Father but from the world.

1Jo 2:17 The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever. (NIV)(Blue Letter Bible.com)

He particularly spoke on 1 John 2:17 that it dose not matter what the world presents to us, what makes all the difference is when a man does the will of God we will live for eternity in a place we can not imagine and dream of. This is the HOPE all of us has and what a HOPE. All we have to do is not to love anything of this world we live in. How simple is that? Can I achieve it? I do not know. I am working on it, but it is so hard. We all have to face it on our own.
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2 comments:

Susannah said...

What a HOPE indeed. A timely word!

BTW, just a friendly reminder that today is Marriage Monday. I hope you'll join us.

e-Dad is offering a Songs of Solomon Perfume Giveaway. Come sniff things out!

Blessings, e-Mom

December 3, 2007 at 3:51 AM
Karen H. said...

Good Morning Joyce,
Wow, what a powerful post. We should all follow this, but it is hard at times. We get wrapped up in self and the world at times. We are only human tho and when we do these things, we need to ask God for forgiveness. I'm glad you shared this with us Joyce. Thanks for sharing. Well, it is a cold morning here. It is 30 degrees right now. Take care my friend and have a great Monday. May God Bless You and Yours.

Hugs,
Karen H.

December 3, 2007 at 8:39 AM

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