Category: A Door of Hope

What He Wants

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, How Great is Our God, KJV Graphics, Thankful on Tuesday, Uncategorized

Salvation is an option we much choose. The Lord does not force His forgiveness on us. He died for our sins and paid a debt He did not owe, but we must accept that payment on our behalf.

It isn’t His will that any person die and go to Hell. He is exceedingly patient and will continue to woo us to Himself. But the ultimate decision is ours. Will we accept Him as our Lord and Saviour, or spend eternity in a Lake of Fire?

 

He is not willing for you to spend eternity separated from Him. He has done His part.

Now, will you do yours?

Simply call out to Him, admit you are a sinner in need of salvation from your sins. Ask Him to be your Lord, surrender your will to His, and commit your life to Him.

Romans 10:[9] That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
[10] For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
[11] For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.
[12] For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
[13] For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

If you’ve made that decision today, it is important that you tell someone! Remember what verse 11 said above – If you believe on Him, you won’t be ashamed.  I’d love to hear from you if you received Christ as your Saviour today. Drop me a line in the comments below.

The Great Re-Creator

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, How Great is Our God, KJV Graphics

There are times when we blow it. We sin, we transgress against God, either outwardly or inwardly. Maybe we do something we know we should not do. Then again, maybe we’ve refused to do the very thing we know He wants us to do.

Either way, our fellowship with the Lord has been broken.

Sometimes, we are just discouraged. We start to doubt God’s goodness, and grow bitter in our pain.

We haven’t lost our salvation, but we’ve lost our communion with the Father and our peace of mind.

What do we do? How do we cope? Will the Lord forgive? Will He restore?

I can answer with a resounding “Yes!”

My Pastor put it this way recently:

 

Our Lord has the incredible ability to remake what’s He created. He can take us in our broken condition and restore us to Himself.

Where our heart is wounded, He can heal. Where our will is broken, He can renew. Where our emotions are shattered, He can bind and restore.

And what is our part in this miraculous process?

We must confess, repent, yield and obey.

Walk away from our sin, leave our bitterness at His feet, crawl back up on the Potter’s wheel, and cry out, “Here I am, Lord! Do whatever You want with me!”

He will begin again with us. He’ll pound us, and smooth us, and perhaps use sharp instruments to mold us into His perfect vessel. The process won’t be a gentle one. But the finished product will be beautiful!

I encourage you, if you feel you’ve been broken beyond all repair, to surrender yourself to the Master Potter. He is waiting to recreate you into a useful vessel to be used for His glory

Rejoicing Trees

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, Florida Weather, How Great is Our God, Just My Thoughts, Thoughtful Thursday, Uncategorized

 

Psalms 96:12-13

O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness: fear before him, all the earth.
Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.

 

3 Ways to Avoid Trouble

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, Managing My Mondays, Uncategorized

My pastor preached an incredibly wise sermon yesterday. It was all about paying attention when the Lord speaks to your heart, with an emphasis, of course, on doing what the Lord wants you to do.

He used this verse, which is quite sobering:

How do I avoid that destruction?

Pay attention!

  1. Spend time with the Lord.
    • in His Word
    • in prayer
  2. Block out all other “voices”.
    • Other books
    • Music
    • Social media
  3. Look for His instructions while you read and pray.

Then, obey Him.

“His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.” John 2:5

A simple formula, but one that will helps us to avoid destruction, here in this life and in the one to come.

What has the Lord told you to do today?

Do it, my friend. He will bless your obedience and His peace will fill your heart.

In Him,

Alesha Kay

 

 

Welcome!

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, Isaac Update, Recipe

Thanks so much for dropping by our blog!

We’re a family of three here in Florida, where we garden a small croft (a fenced piece of land used for small-scale food production, usually near a house).

We also write Christian devotional blogs, updates on our son, recipes we’ve tried and liked and anything else that strikes our fancy.

We appreciate your stopping by and hope you find something that encourages your heart.

Doug, Alesha and Isaac

It’s a Fearsome Thing

by ObtainingMercy, posted in A Door of Hope, Uncategorized

Fear, that is. Fear is crippling. Fear is defeating. Fear is debilitating. Fear freezes our natural impulses and thwarts our ability to respond to life.

“The person who is fearful approaches everything with the anticipation that they cannot do what God has told them to do…

“Because I anticipate God intervening, I have a desire to go through with it. Because I believe that God is going to help me, I have a desire to do what He would have me to do. Fear makes excuses. Faith takes steps of obedience, no matter how bad the odds are.”

~from Weathering the Storm by Dennis Corle

II Timothy 1:7 – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Step out in faith today. Ignore the circumstances, forget the odds, don’t worry about failing…just step out and do what God has told you to do.