Charles Spurgeon had some counsel for me this morning before I scoot off to jury duty again. Allow me to share just a portion with you for our Tuesday time together.

He said I need to be like JESUS today for myself. Commonly folks counsel us to be like JESUS for others — listen and see if this sits well with you too.

When he says ‘they’ in the following he is addressing we, Christians.

“. . . . if they would be lifted up above the cares and troubles of this world, let them walk even as He walked. There is nothing which can so assist you to walk towards heaven with good speed, as wearing the image of JESUS on your heart to rule all its motions. It is when, by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT, you are enabled to walk with JESUS in His very footsteps, that you are most happy, and most known to be the sons of God. Peter afar off is both unsafe and uneasy.”

(Morning and Evening ISBN 978-1-59856-569-0 Hendrickson Publishers.)

I don’t want to be unsafe or uneasy today.  How about you?

Ephesians 5 (New American Standard Bible)
1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;
2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
3 But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;
4 and there must be no filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
via Ephesians 5 – Passage Lookup – New American Standard Bible – BibleGateway.com.

And again as yesterday, the HOLY SPIRIT’s counsel to me and you too since you are reading this :) is BE THANKFUL in all things – not FOR all things but IN all things.

So amid all the talking I will be hearing today, I must listen with a thankful heart and speak only what JESUS gives me to speak — no silly talk (ungrateful, griping stuff) just thanks to be walking in the steps of JESUS today.

Let’s pray!

ABBA, thank You that You are with us whatever is before us this day. Thank You for every precious one that comes here to read and pray. And as they do, HOLY SPIRIT, give them a double measure of the sweet presence of JESUS I pray.  And I am mindful of Torkel this morning and so rejoicing that he is home with Darlene now.  Thank You. Thank You for this. I am continuing to bring Megan too and Dawn, Elaine, Karen, Kerri, Ken and Della, Kathy and Joe, DeLois, LaJuanna, Melinda, Dori, our IDOK Troops, the peace and safety of Israel, America and our many needs — all this, ABBA, and more, much more remains on my heart and I trust You with us all in JESUS Name.  Amen and amen.

As you continue in your praying click HERE to be taken to the Praying For These web page.

Thankfully — :) ,
Kathie