FOCUS OF THE MONTH
The Lord is the Strength of my Life
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK
(25) Whom have I in heaven but thee? And there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. (26) My flesh and my heart faileth; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. Psalm 73:25-26
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Sister Pansy Wells– March 15 – Class 09/10
Sister Florence Ruffin – March 18 – Introduction Class
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Overview: God is omnipresent and sees all things. Let’s be mindful how we treat and respond to each other as we see the day of the Lord approaching. How will we rate during the interview? Most of us try to offer our best gifts to please God with the life assignments given us, however, there are times when we feel like a failure. Jesus’ arms are wide open for us come to Him with our shortcomings and broken hearts. He will lovingly forgive and restore our souls.
Because we stay in close communication with God, He will continue to use us to leave a spiritual inheritance to those whom He has entrusted in our care. So let’s not grow weary in reflecting the reality of God’s love to others. Now, when life becomes so demanding and hard to manage, to the point where things begin to slip through our fingers, don’t become overwhelmed. Instead, trust in God with all of our concerns.
As we continue to face the task of making many choices daily, let’s be careful not to use our liberty in Christ as an opportunity to cause anyone to stumble. Instead, stay humble and trust God to guide us to do what is best. Remember, God sees all things.
Monday, March 13, 2017 – Surprise Interview – Acts 26:9-15
Focus: Let’s be careful in any given situation how we treat and respond to one another. Jesus sees and knows all things, how will we rate at the interview?
Scriptures: Matthew 10:40-42
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 – Open Arms – Psalm 139:17-24
There are times that we may feel like a failure with all of life’s assignments. Let’s run into the loving arms of Jesus and He will heal our broken hearts, forgive our shortcomings and restore our souls.
Scriptures: Psalm 51; Matthew 11:28-30
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 – A Good Inheritance – 2 Timothy 1:1-5
Focus: As we live in close communication with God, we will be able to leave a good spiritual inheritance to those whom God allowed us to influence. Let’s continue to witness and reflect the reality of God’s love.
Scriptures: Psalm 71:18
Thursday, March 16, 2017 – Spilling Through My Fingers – Isaiah 40:9-17
Focus: When life seems to become hard to manage and things begin to slip through our fingers, don’t be overwhelmed but instead trust God with all of our concerns.
Scriptures: Psalm 77:1-6
Friday, March 17, 2017 – After You – Genesis 13:1-18
Focus: We face choices of many kinds daily. We must not insist on our own rights because we’re in a position to do so, but let’s trust God to guide us and to do what is best.
Scriptures: Philippians 1:23-24
Thoughts from Sister Clovia Thompson
God’s Hands!
This week I meditate on one phrase in verse 12 of Isaiah 40, “who have measured the waters in the hollow of His hand”.
As I meditate on this truth, I find myself awe struck by the greatness and the glory of God. How He poured the ocean from the palm of His hand. How whenever I gaze upon a huge body of water that could swallow me up in an instant, I realize that God, at some point in time, held the entire ocean in the palm of His hand. This thought simply blew me away!
God’s hands! They created humanity. They hold the entire world. They have scars that forever remind Him of how much He loves me and what a better place to leave my troubles than in the mighty hand of God.
Nothing gives us hope or soothes our anxiety like meditating on the One who measures the water in the hollow of His hands.
Psalm 136:12 reads “With a strong hand and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.”
Wow, God’s hands!