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Today is Sunday August 30, 2009 and we will be continuing our studies in the book of Lamentations, please read chapters 1-2 in your Bible or Click Here to read them.

Today's Message: Our Treasures
God will bless us with many wonderful things, one of which is the treasures awaiting us in heaven, but we need to be careful not to let our treasures on earth become more important than God's.

Lamentations is the twenty-fifth book of the Old Testament/Bible and contains five chapters. It was written by Jeremiah to the Jews who were captive in Babylon and the purpose of the book was to produce the repentance necessary for spiritual restoration. What we are to learn from the book is that God is faithful in both judgment and mercy.

Jeremiah was deeply grieved that the holy city of Jerusalem had been destroyed, compared the once wealthy, secure, and proud Israelite's to a widow who had lost her husband. As a widow, Jerusalem was now alone, weeping in the night, with no one to comfort her, “How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary! She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears are on her cheeks: among all her lovers she hath none to comfort her: all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. Judah is gone into captivity because of affliction, and because of great servitude: she dwelleth among the heathen, she findeth no rest: all her persecutors overtook her between the straits.” - Lamentations 1:1-3. The Covenant that God made with Israel required their obedience to His Word, but they had not kept their part of the Covenant and it was this ignorance that caused the destruction of the City of God. The Spiritual neglect eventually led the Israelite's to lose not only their personal liberty, but also the precious privilege to let the world know the One True God who expects them to reject their idols and worship only Him, who was their creator.

Today, we too have a Covenant with God to obey His Word, not just part of His Word, but every word that is in this book. Ignorance is not going to stop the events that are going to take place, so instead of trying to recreate the world out of mans' mind, we need to face the facts and deal with the fact that Jesus is coming real soon and nothing anyone does to change God's Word will change that fact. “For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” - I Thessalonians 5:2-6. God wants us to go about our lives sober and ready for the unexpected, we can enjoy live, but we need to pay attention so we will not get caught off guard. He did not give us this book to scare us, He gave it to instruct, correct, and warn us of the things that will take place so we can know the truth and be prepared.

We have one supreme reason for living, and it is not to obtain financial security, popularity, material success, or to look forward to the next vacation. Although we can be blessed with these things, they are not the sole purpose for us being here. Our sole purpose for being here is to serve God by instructing others of the truth so they will not have to face the consequences of hell. Pity the person who is wasting the few short years of his life chasing social and financial goals, but failing to achieve the purpose for which God created him. Jesus Said, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” - Matthew 6:19-21. It is sad to have seen so many people fall into the corruptions of wealth and material things, it truly is the root of all evil. Of course we all want nice things and security, but no one can take their money or possessions with them when they die, so what is the use of reaching for things that have no true value.

God knows what we need and desire and He will give them to all of us, but we can not let these things become our god, in the end, we are the ones that will suffer, severely. Think about it! Is the temporary gratification worth an eternity of suffering? “Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” - Psalm 37:3-5.

Today's Prayer:

Dear God,
Lord, it is Your desire that we stay faithful to Your teachings. Scripture gives us many examples of those who knew to do right, but instead became corrupted by wealth and possessions. The consequences of their wrong actions inflicted a great deal of loss, life-long regret and emotional pain. Help us to avoid the traps Satan has set for the believers by not only reading all of Your Word, but applying its truth to our lives, and standing firm when the temptation to seek material things is ever before us. In Jesus' Name..........Amen.

Have a wonderful and blessed Lord's Day.
God Bless You,
Christina

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