Refreshing Our Spirits With Scripture

9.2- Luke 15. 17  “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! 18  I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19  I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’ 20  So he got up and went to his father. As followers of Jesus, we love sinners. We love trying to reach them when they are lost. We love spending time in their home with their other friends who are also sinners as we all are. As followers of Jesus, are we seeking change for improvement in our hearts? We seek lost coins and rejoice when they are found.   We seek lost pets and rejoice when they are found.   We pray for lost kids when they leave our home.   We rejoice, if   they decide to come home.   What kind of life does God give us that they might encourage them to want to come home?   What kind of self-righteous

9.1- Hebrews 13.1   Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2  Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. . I know many of us have offered our home to a family or friend from south Texas to come and live with us in North Texas. Humans who have not had their soul destroyed by money and power are normally open to have people in their home in an emergency. My mother would invite people over for a meal when she had nothing but scrambled eggs to offer. They seemed to feel completely at home in our home and there were people there all the time. My daughter Amy is the same way. I know that my mother influenced deeply all of her kids, grandkids and others. If a person decided to live a happy, healthy life could they do it easily in your home? Is your home a place of peace, simplicity and order? Is your home welcoming? What changes would it take to make it so?

8.31- We need all these politicians who claim to be Christians to have their minister to tell them the truth about Christian Conduct. These ministers, pastors, rectors or whatever you call them need to speak truth to power. These people are acting the opposite of Jesus Christ and claim to be Christians. Proverbs 24. 23  These also are sayings of the wise: To show partiality in judging is not good: 24  Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”     will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations. 25  But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,     and rich blessing will come on them. 26  An honest answer     is like a kiss on the lips.