What’s In Your Closet?

If you were to look inside your closet right now, what would you see? My closet is full of old clothing and has nothing fancy in it. I don’t own a suit, although I wore a suit daily when I was working. If I was to be invited to a fancy event, I don’t know what I would wear.

Isaiah 61:10 says, “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robes of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” As God’s children, we may not possess the fanciest of clothes for our body. But God gives us even better clothes for our hearts, souls, and spirits. He dresses us up in the clothing fit for His salvation and in the robes of the righteousness of His Son.

World’s Best Teacher

Think back to your school days and the other teachers you have had. Who was the best teacher for you? Was it an elementary teacher that spoke kindly to you? Perhaps, it was a high school teacher that was “cool” and related well to you. May it was a friend that taught you some life truth.

John 14:26 says, “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” God has given the Holy Spirit to teach His truths to His followers. Not only does the Holy Spirit inscribe God’s truths upon our hearts, He brings to our remembrance God’s Word when we need these life saving words.

The Script Is Completely Flipped

All of us have experienced it, a time when what we thought would happen didn’t happen, but something completely different did occur. Perhaps, a solemn occassion turned into a celebration with some unexpected news. Or maybe, a routine event turned into a newsworthy set of circumstances and effects.

Jeremiah 31:13-14 says, “I will turn their mourning into joy; I will comfort them, and give them gladness for sorrow. I will feast the soul of the priests with abundance, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, declares the Lord.” God’s people will certainly have times of sorrow and sadness, but God promises to bring us through those times and replace them with joy and gladness. God’s goodness will prove to be enough for us.

Road Signs

Road signs are meant to direct us and to warn us of potential dangers ahead. Roadside advertising intends to entice us to partake of services and products. But wouldn’t it be nice if roadside signs were developed to encourage and point us to awesome and meaningful adventures ahead?

Revelation 7:9-10 says, “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!'” Those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior will one day be gathered together before God’s throne in perfect love, unity, and worship. God’s Word points us toward the promises of God.

Use It or Lose It

I have lost the ability to do some physical skills over time. Some loss is due to an aging body that simply cannot do the things that it used to do. But some skill loss is due to the fact that I haven’t done these things in a long time and am not quite sure how to do them now. I need to reignite the ability to do these forgotten abilities. The same thing is true in relationships. If we ignore a relationship for long periods of time, the flame of the relationship dies out.

II Timothy 1:6 says, “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.” Flames need fuel in order to keep burning. We must continually add fuel to the burning flames of our faith through reading God’s Word, praying, and trusting in Him through works of faith. Complacency extinguishes the flames of faith.