Every day, people are constantly speaking to you, telling you something about who are you are, or the world around you via coworkers, friends, TV, the internet, etc.  Even as I write this email, my intention is to tell you something about both who you are, and the world around you.  My question is, who are you going to be listening to throughout the day?  Will you listen to the world around you or God?

My encouragement with advocating scripture memorization, and these emails is to give you God’s Truth to meditate on throughout the day, to preach these truths and promises of God to yourself when things get hard, and ultimately my goal is for your joy and peace in Christ as believers.  In Colossians 3:2-3 God actually commands us to meditate consistently on this:

“² Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. ³For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” 

Please take 30 seconds right now, and meditate on this.  YOUR OLD SELF HAS DIED THROUGH CHRIST’S DEATH ON THE CROSS (GAL 2:20).  GOD IS OUTSIDE OF TIME – WHEN HE WENT TO THE CROSS, HE KNEW EVERY TRANSGRESSION YOU WOULD COMMIT FROM BIRTH TO DEATH AND IN LOVE, TO DISPLAY HIS OWN GLORY (HIS SOVEREIGNTY, GOODNESS, JUSTICE, MERCY, UNFAILING LOVE, and ON) PAID FOR THEM ALL BY POURING OUT INFINITE WRATH ONTO CHRIST.  BECAUSE OF WHAT CHRIST HAS ALREADY ACCOMPLISHED, WHEN GOD SEES YOU TODAY, TOMORROW, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, HE WILL ALWAYS SEE THE SAME THING – THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF CHRIST (COL 3:3). 

What does this say to you today about who you are?  What does this say to you today about the world around you, and your related anxieties/fears/struggles?  What would happen if I had God’s truth so in my head/heart that constantly I was thinking about Him/His Will/and my future place with Him in eternity.  What peace and joy might rule over my life? 

God loves us, and has given us His Word to know Him, and to seek after His Kingdom and Righteousness for our good/joy and His glory.  My hope is that today, God’s Word encourages you, and your joy is ever increasing as you know more about our God and Savior, and we each anxiously await eternity with Him. 

Grace and Peace,
Adam