Ingredients for a Good Attitude

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Jeremiah's Joy

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When the Pressure Mounts

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Our Help to Our Country

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Give God Glory!

Psalm 29:2, "Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His Name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness".

Psalm 29:2 may well be considered the "Key Verse" for the entire Book of Psalms.

"Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His Name..." We are being reminded that we should live our lives so that it brings glory unto God! In fact, neglecting to give God the glory due unto His Name can be considered THE SOURCE of trouble in our world!

"Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, THEY GLORIFIED HIM NOT AS GOD (my emphasis), neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." Romans 1:19-21

Are you glorifying God by the way you live and by what you say? Don't contribute to the source of trouble in this world, but contribute to the solution for this world - Give God glory! And that means simply...love God with all your heart, mind and strength; put God first in everything you think, say and do; and set out to honor Him in all your endeavors. When you pray, you give God glory. When you sing unto Him, you give God glory. When you obey Him, you give God glory. When you squelch the flesh, you give God glory. When you love out of a pure heart, you give God glory. "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31).

A Dry and Thirsty Land

Do you often feel the weight of discouragement fall upon you when you don't see fruit from your labor?

Months (or even years?) go by of witnessing for the Lord Jesus, and you've been preaching and proclaiming the Precious Gospel...yet not a soul saved, and it would seem saints of God around you are settled in their slumber.

Friend, be encouraged! We shouldn't let any situation quench our zeal. If souls are scarce, pray more, witness more, keep on submitting yourself unto God and don't give up - "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy."

Right now, think of the ones you know who love the Lord, who are serving Him and who desire to glorify their Sovereign...know that someone who didn't give up had to bring the Gospel to them.

God is the One who produces fruit; we merely plant the seed. Don't give up - be encouraged - keep on fighting the good fight - don't let the enemy quench your zeal - "Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us."

Missionary Quote

"A Missionary was never designed by Jesus Christ to gather a congregation of a hundred or two natives and sit down at his ease, as contented as if every sinner was converted, while thousands around him are eating each other's flesh and drinking each other's blood, living and dying without the gospel. For my own part, I cannot content myself within the narrow limits of a single reef."

--John Williams, missionary to the South Sea Islands