WATER CARRIERS!

Water Carriers!

“I won’t believe that you have tasted of the honey of the gospel if you can eat it all yourself.” That’s what C. H. Spurgeon is writing this morning in his book Morning and Evening  (Daily Readings). The text is John 1:41 and he writes also: “As soon as one has found Christ, one begins to find others.”

With other words we are Water Carriers!

The Lord Jesus Christ wants to give us living water. But we need to ask him.

Are you thirsty? Go to the Lord Jesus Christ and drink. The Lord Jesus Christ says also that streams of living water will flow from within those who believe in him as the Bible has said.

Have you tasted of the honey of the Gospel?

Are you a water carrier?

“We’ve got you Covered”

“We’ve got you covered”, I am reading with great surprise on a small plastic bottle containing SPF 30 sunscreen. The sunscreen is manufactured in NZ and is available from suppliers of promotional products.

A poster at the Flight Centre says also “We’ve got you covered”.

“When your world is turned upside down……

We’ve got you covered

Travel insurance, essential for any holiday”

Are you thankful for the manufacturers of sunscreen, and that you can cover yourself with sunscreen, before going out into the sun? Are you thankful for Travel insurance, and that the Flight Centre says “We’ve got you covered”? Maybe you should.

Let me tell you what I am thankful for.

I AM THANKFUL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART TO THE LORD, THAT HE HAS COVERED ALL MY SINS.

Listen to what it says in Psalm 85:1,2:

“O LORD

(Sermon Outline)

— You showed favor to your land, (1.)

— you restored the fortunes of Jacob. (2.)

— You forgave the iniquitity of your people (3.)

— AND COVERED ALL THEIR SINS.” (4.)

The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ has covered my sins. We cannot cover sin by any good deeds of our own.

The blood of the Lord Jesus Christ has two cries: It cries either for your condemnation; or it cries for your salvation. You can accept the blood of Christ or you can reject it.  Rejection means condemnation, acceptance means pardon and peace.

Hebrews 9:22; First Peter 1:18,19

 

GENTLENESS

“Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.” –  Pearl S. Buck

Proverbs 15:1

“A gentle answer turns away wrath,…”

Proverbs 25:15

“…., and a gentle tongue can break a bone.”

Galatians 5:22,23

“But the fruit of the Spirit is

love,

joy,

peace,

kindness,

goodness,

faithfulness,

gentleness and

self-control.”