Abide > Strive

"The Son of God.. loved me and gave Himself for me. He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?” See Gal. 2:20, Rom. 8:32

God delights to bless us and be with us. Yes, wants to bless us, but He's far better than all his blessings put together.

God loves to help and use us, and He wants to help us every day. Isn’t that a great thing to know? He’s got you, your friends and others in mind too.

Jesus said, “Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” Luke 12:32 nkjv. fish4souls.org

Agape is real, and for you, what’s not to love? Jesus is agape.

What's more attractive than good character with a loyal, protecting, selfless kinda love?  Null, nothing. Look closer and you'll see. Love ain't God, but God indeed is love!  

If you haven’t yet turned and trusted Jesus.. today is your day. It's your choice. If you haven't yet put your faith in Christ, perhaps this will be the day that you are righteously blessed in Him.. yes, in God's will, peace and joy. This could be the day that you believe and are forgiven by Christ! You can come into a meaningful relationship with God right now. Is there anything..any reason.. that would prevent you from coming to God now.. as you are?

It's a good day to get real with Him who knows it all anyways. Live candid with your Father. You can have all of your sins forgiven, all of em washed totally away cuz of Christ's blood shed on Calvary's cross. You can know for sure that you are saved (in the fullest sense of that term that the Bible uses). You can have an assurance inside, and go to Heaven when you die ..instead of on that broadway into that lame alternative. You know, H-E-double-hockey-sticks. You can live fruitful instead of barren or needy.

Life forever and more abundantly > No life or real love

Abiding in the Vine > Striving in the flesh

“When pride comes, then comes shame; but with the humble is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2

You and I can choose to be humble or proud, believing or full of unbelief. We each can choose to have a life that is blessed or cursed, to have a shameful life or one that is marked by God's kind of wisdom.

Why be striving rather than abiding?

If you want to live a blessed, joyous and happy life, an abundant life, then you need to love God more than all else, to obey His voice, and just cling to your first love. Learn of Him, the living word. Live it. See how He will meet your every need. Wisely put the word into practice. Ask lots of good questions, listen up, and bear fruit. And right there in God’s will, watch what the Lord will do.

“A man without God is trusting in a spider’s web. Everything he counts on will collapse.” Job 8:14

Not even kinda strong, or really for him at all.

Your true and top priority purpose in this world is simply this, biblical worship -- it’s to bring glory to the Father through faith in Christ His Son.

• “The Lord isn’t looking,” they say, “and besides, He doesn’t care.”

  "Fools! Is God deaf and blind—He who makes ears and eyes? He punishes the nations—won’t He also punish you? He knows everything—doesn’t He also know what you are doing?" Psalm 94:7-10