“IS THE SCREEN OF OUR HEART DARK!”

Me-Maw Thoughts

Number 679

April 16, 2024///

I have the Bible on my computer and usually that is what I read in the mornings because the print is larger than my printed Bibles.

As I was reading, praying, and journaling, I noticed something that brought a truth to me that I wanted to share with you.

When I did not touch the mouse or move it to a different spot on the screen for a certain amount of time, the screen would grow dark and then just a roll of the mouse or even picking it up and putting it down would bring the screen to life again.

Deep inside me the truth that this is how our communication with God is, filled me. When we neglect His word, or time in prayer or walking close to Him, the light that we are supposed to be projecting to this world will go out and we are showing no one the way to Jesus.

But Jesus is so Loving and Forgiving if we take one little move toward Him, He will open the communications and guide us in all we do!

A saying I have heard for as long as I can remember is, “If you are away from the Savior of the World, Jesus Christ, guess who moved.”

It is a sad thing when we neglect our Chistian walk because of being busy or just failing to take the time. We have time for everything else but not time to learn from Him and come to Him and let Him refresh us and fill us with the power to walk right, talk right and be the light to the world we are supposed to be.

I believe if we are too busy to spend some time each day in prayer and the Bible, we need to examine our schedule and rearrange our life!

What is more important than our destiny in eternity and fulfilling the reason we are placed here on earth?

God has a wonderful plan for us, but we will never know it or fulfill it if we are too busy or just neglectful of building our Faith and our relationship with God the Father through our Lord Jesus Christ!

We are given some instructions in Ephesians 6 regarding our walk with the Lord and these instructions are impossible without the time of growth in the Word and in prayer!

Ephesians 6:10 (KJV)

 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Just as food, water and exercise makes our bodies strong our time in the Bible with prayer and praise makes us strong in the Lord and in the power of His might!

Ephesians 6:11–17 (KJV)

¹¹ Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. ¹² For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. ¹³ Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; ¹⁵ And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; ¹⁶ Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. ¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Paul gives us the uniform of a soldier in the army of Christians! We are to cloth ourselves daily with this armor and the way to do that is in the specific time dedicated to the word, and prayer!

Whether we believe it or not there is a battle between good and evil and it is in being close to Jesus and wearing the armor of the soldier of God’s army that we can walk in and increase the good in the world.

Notice that of the six pieces of armor, five of them are defensive, we stand in truth, righteousness, peace, faith, and salvation. We must have all of these to defeat the enemy of our lives.

The sixth piece of armor is offensive and with it we destroy the works of evil that we encounter. It is the word of God which destroys like a sword in the hand of a seasoned warrior.

However, if we do not know the word, how can we use it as a sword? Jesus defeated the enemy’s temptations with “It is written.” We can do the same and tear evil down all around us.

Do we want to be a good soldier fighting evil or do we want to hold back and let others do the fighting as we struggle day by day instead of walking in Faith and Victory?

Sorry if this is a little heavy today but it is imperative we become strong in the Lord and in the power of His might!

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Father, help each of us to grasp the importance of knowing what the Bible says and walking in the truth that Jesus is our Savior, died for our sins and was resurrected that we can have life abundantly! Forgive us when we think we can live right in our own strength. Give us the discipline to spend the time in the word, and in prayer that is needed to grow strong in our Faith. I ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen!

Love, MeMaw!