From: "Phil Rembleski" <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>
To: "1111RESCUEMEMBERS"
Sent: Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 6:05 AM
Subject: 8-25-22 THOUGHTS
8-25-22 THOUGHTS
FOCUS and SIMPLICITY of life It was our country that advertised, “I want it all, and I want it now!” The blessings of God accrue to the FAITHFUL, who are SINGLE-MINDED, who TRUST IN THE LORD with their WHOLE HEART! The God who created, also sustains. “Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you don’t owe.” Jesus’ reasoning refers to birds and flowers and grass, and then asks about the level of my faith! My faith is reduced as I involve myself in the “Gentile Chase!” The “TWO MASTERS problem” is the fundamental human condition. It’s where the LUST of the FLESH operates. RIGHT TREASURE, RIGHT PRIORITY, RIGHT FOCUS, TOTAL FAITH, is God’s way for us. Toss the anxiety, there’s a better way. Live in the PRESENT! [pray for Heather, right now]
Matt 6:24-34 "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. 25 "For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? 27 "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? 28 "And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, 29 yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. 30 "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! 31 "Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’ 32 "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 "So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
My Prayer:
Lord, increase our faith. Thank you for the simple assurances above from your Son. Help us in our simple acceptance and submission. May we see clearly and continually your might and power, and love, and your watch-care over us. May we seek the first things, and ever hold to our first love. Have mercy on our weakness, Lord. May we strive for the trusting that heals us, and gives us your peace. Satisfy us with yourself. In the name of the one who saves us, Amen.