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Today is Monday May 17, 2010 and we are reading through the Bible in a year. Today's message comes from the reading of the Book of I Chronicles, chapters 17-20. If you would like to read the chapters along with us here online you can Click Here to read them or copy & paste this link onto your browser: http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-may-17

Title: Bible Study: Good in God's Sight
Often we get so caught up in day to day life that we can forget that God is always watching us. Did you ever wonder why bars, night clubs, and casinos are so dark? They are full of sin. When people knowingly sin they live in darkness, they do not want people to see what they are doing, so they hide themselves and join others living in sin so they do not feel guilty. I ran into a man one day while out soul winning, he flat our told us, I like partying and until I get done I will not follow Jesus. He knew that he was living in sin and thought that by ignoring God he was free to do what he wanted and not feel guilty about it. The sad thing is, one never knows when their last day on earth will be, waiting one day to accept Jesus can literally send them to hell. I would hate to be the person who said, I waited until I was ready and now I am in hell, when all he had to do was say, Jesus come into my heart. God is not a respecter of persons, He does not look to see how much sin you were in or what kind of sin it was, He accepts a person just as he is. What we do to change our lives after we accept Jesus is the difference between just getting in the door to heaven and being a testimony for God. God needs a few good men and women who are willing to show the world that I am a saved child of the living God by simply doing good in His sight. He sees everything that we do and if you are saved you should know that the Holy Spirit lives inside of you, therefore whatever you do, He does. We would all be a little more careful of the things we do from day to day if we would just remind ourselves of that fact.

David was one of the most prosperous and blessed kings of all time, his success was due to the fact that he sought God in every step of his life. His love for the Word of God and his prayer life were the key to his greatness. “And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and said, Who am I, O LORD God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto? And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant. O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things. O LORD, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.” - I Chronicles 17:16-20. Although he is the king of Israel, he opens his prayer with a deep sense of humility and dependency, acknowledging that he was powerless without God. God knows our heart and He will bless us according to how much of our heart is on Him. David was the testimony for God that proved to his enemies that God was real and the reason he was able to defeat them time and time again. Often in the books of Kings and Chronicles you will see the phrase, he did that which was right or evil in the sight of God. Even if they were evil God was still with them and helped them if they went to Him. Why does God help those who do evil in His sight? Because He loves His children and wants them to know He is still around and sees everything, but still loves them. Every person who has accepted Jesus as their Savior is a child of God, even if they never change their ways. Of course, He does not approve of what is being done, but He waits patiently for His child to come to his senses and stop doing evil in His sight, even if that means His child falls time and time again.

Knowing all of the Word of God is the foundation to anyone's true success, knowing the Word of God gets us good in God's sight because we learn all of it, not just bits and pieces of what others are telling us. Knowing the Word of God teaches us about everything that is good or evil in His sight so we can be prosperous in all that we do. Have you been asking God for something and not receiving it even though you are your life for God? Take a deep look at something that may have or is going on in your life. Repentance is the key to getting right with God and receiving His blessings. Of course David sinned, we learn of his immorality with Bathsheba in the book of II Samuel, but he knew how to get right with God by repenting and getting things right with Him. It takes time to learn all of God's Word and to eliminate all of the evils in our lives, but as long as we work at it and show God that we are genuine in our wanting to change our ways He will bless us. Let us join in with the Apostle Paul and never lose sight of the desire to be filled with the knowledge of His will. “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:” - Colossians 1:9-14. We are children of God no longer walking in darkness, but in the light provided by our Lord Jesus Christ. We can make mistakes and lose sight of God, but God is always with us. It is time to get right with God, reconcile any differences we might have with Him and get back to doing good in His sight. He loves you and forgives you, if you have accepted Christ as your Savior, He has already forgiven you and forgotten everything that you ever did. It is now time for you to forgive you and forget it and start letting God be the center of your life. It takes time, but He knows it and does not expect you to change completely over night, but your willingness alone is all He needs to say, “This is My child and one after My own heart.”

Enjoy the rest of your day/night and have a good week.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina