Who Else Works Overtime?

April 20, 2021 Gracie

Who Else Works Overtime Besides You?

Who else works overtime besides you?

Here’s to all of you who have to work overtime – my hat’s off to you. 🙂

Give yourself a pat on the back for taking on those extra hours when duty calls.

I’m not just talking about hospital workers.

You know who else works long hours to help to make this country great?

Men and women serving in the military

Police officers

Secretaries

Biblical pastors writing their sermons

Delivery drivers

And many other occupations that don’t get the media accolades.

We’ve probably all worked overtime at some point in our lives.

I remember working overtime often over the years, even overnight as a reporter camped outside a breaking crime scene.

It’s just what you do to get the job done, and to do it well.

While we’re on the subject, guess who else works overtime, but not for the good like all of those dedicated workers mentioned above?

Evil Doesn’t Sleep

Spiritual Enemy No. 1, Satan, also works overtime.

The Enemy of our souls spends hour after hour, every single day, looking for ways to trip you up, make you doubt your faith, and throw every conceivable distraction at you so you don’t have time for God.

Fact: The Enemy hates every single one of us.

Satan is geared to the destruction of God’s people, primarily. Obviously he wants to damn the whole human race, but his particular preoccupation is with those who belong to God, i.e., Adam and Eve and Job and Peter and Paul and others. His hope is that if he can’t destroy their faith, he can destroy their integrity before God by a long list of indictments. – John MacArthur, pastor and bible teacher from Grace To You.¹

And so he acts the same with us.

Satan also works overtime

Satan’s time is short.

Is he invincible?

No!

Jesus Will One Day Take All Of This Evil Away

Fortunately for us, there’s someone greater, omnipotent, and sovereign who works overtime.

That someone is Jesus – our Sovereign God who has already won the battle against evil.

Christians know that troubling times continue up ahead.

It’s easy to get discouraged during all of this craziness – but don’t stay in that place for long. Keep your eyes on Jesus.

We have blessed assurance that every last repentant sinner who recognizes Jesus as Savior will be saved.

Jesus Christ, our Deliverer, works overtime praying for you and for me, and at the appointed time, He will come back for us.

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¹ John MacArthur quotation, courtesy of GTY.org/library/sermons-library. 20 February, 2000. para. 17. Web. Accessed 19, April, 2021. Retrieved from https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/90-236/the-character-of-satan

* Charles Spurgeon, influential pastor, quotation was accessed April 14, 2021 and retrieved from https://www.thekingdomcollective.com/spurgeon/sermon/92/. n.d., Para 39. Web. Photo used under the Pixabay License – free for commercial or private use – an artistic derivative created by me of the background photo original.

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True Grit Christianity

April 6, 2021 Gracie

Do You Have True Grit Christianity?

What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say the words, “True Grit”?

Probably the movie by the same name, right?

In my opinion, no film “remake” can beat the 1969 original movie which starred the one and only John Wayne.

John Wayne movie

In his Oscar-winning performance, Wayne was the cantankerous U.S Marshall, “Rooster” Cogburn. In the film, a determined teenage girl hires Rooster to track down the heartless outlaw that killed her father.

As to whether the “true grit” description applied to her, or to the John Wayne character, it’s up for debate. I think it can apply to both.

And it also applies to us as Christians.

Do you have “true grit Christianity”?

The Odds Are Stacked But . . .

Without a doubt, these are troubling times we’re living in.

With many Christians across the country still not attending indoor church due to virus concerns, the lack of fellowship and corporate worship has taken a toll.

And Satan is loving every minute of this.

This is not the time to give up on God.

In fact, it’s never the time to give up on God’s promises, despite what Satan might be whispering in your ear.

God doesn’t exist

There is no absolute truth

When you hear lies like that, as Barney Fife used to say, “Nip it! Nip it in the bud.”

You have the option to stand your ground and be prepared for a heated debate, or you can walk away and talk about the good news to someone else who desperately wants to hear about Jesus.

Keep reading your Bible, and get back to a biblical church as fast as you possibly can.

True Grit Christianity

true grit Christianity

As Christians in today’s world, we are facing giant-sized obstacles that can keep us separated and also roadblock our mission to share the gospel with others.

True grit is holding onto faith despite those roadblocks.

As more time passes, the world will try and tell you to denounce your faith in God. That’s what secular humanists do.

We can expect it.

Will the bad news all go away if I just turn off the mainstream media?

Hardly.

We must be prepared – through prayer, reading God’s Word, and trusting our Savior.

I know you’ve heard it said before that “God is in control.”

I love that reminder because it brings everything (even the bad things we see going on) into a godly perspective.

Unlike the plans of men, God’s plans are eternal, they serve a purpose, and they will bring Him glory.

The “true grit” Christian trusts God’s will and sovereignty.

Anything under God’s control is never out of control. – Chuck Swindoll, Christian pastor and author.

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¹ John Wayne photo, courtesy of The searchers Ford Trailer screenshot 29, 2018, January 16. Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. Accessed and retrieved April 5, 2021.

² Chuck Swindoll Quotation, influential Christian pastor and author, courtesy of AZquotes.com.

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Our Redeemer Lives

March 29, 2021 Gracie

Our Redeemer Lives – Rejoice!

Our Redeemer lives

Dear friends in Christ –

Here at delight-in-God.com, we wish you an Easter that is as joyful as the most beautiful spring day!

In this world of confusion, remember we have a blessed hope ingrained in our hearts that can never be cancelled.

We can rejoice because our Redeemer lives!

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said . . .

– Matthew 28:6.

Look up at the beautiful deep blue sky, and know that our blessed hope is on that horizon!

Our Redeemer Lives and He’s Coming Back for us

Recently, I came across a beautiful medley of Easter songs from the group “Anthem Lights” and wanted to share it here.

It’s about three minutes long.

I hope you enjoy the soothing harmonies as much as I do.

This Easter medley almost brought me to tears – tears of gratitude.

It’s humbling to remember the sacrifice Jesus made on the cross for us and that He came to save us, despite our brokenness and sin.

What a wonderful merciful Savior we serve.

Happy Easter 2021!

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In His Eyes

March 23, 2021 Gracie

In His Eyes You’re Worth It

In His eyes

Have you ever read a poem that brought a few tears to your eyes?

Accomplished poet, Louis Gander, has done it again with a lovely poem that can cut right to your heartstrings.

The poem is called, “His Eyes” and it’s a humbling reminder of what Christ suffered on the cross for yours and my sins.

His Eyes
by Louis Gander © 2019

The multitude
was not subdued
with Jesus on display.
So I pushed near,
to better hear
what they all had to say.

It was his task
that Pilate ask,
Are You King of the Jews?
With Jesus mute
there was dispute
and so the crowd would choose.

Barabbas won,
so on the run
good Peter tried to hide.
The time was grim
when asked of him,
but three times he denied.

Now at the cross
was greater loss
with torture and with pain.
From crown of thorn
to nails and scorn,
would someone please explain?

Though not His fault,
they would not halt.
Was this unstoppable?
I called His name
so I could blame
the one responsible.

Above the din
I asked again,
“Oh, whose sin it could be?”
Through blood and sweat
I won’t forget
when His eyes turned to me.

What Does Jesus See When He Looks At You?

you are worth it

Easter season is upon us.

If it had been one of us on that cross, those moments before we died (and before we knew Christ as Savior), we’d be screaming at the guards about our innocence and the injustice of it all.

I didn’t do anything wrong

Why are you doing this?

I’m innocent

And yet, like a lamb led to slaughter, Jesus willingly paid the price for yours and my sins because He loves us that much.

In His eyes, He thinks you’re worth it.

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Before You Were Even Born

March 14, 2021 Gracie

Is God Thinking About Us?

Don’t you love it when you call someone and the first thing that comes out of their mouths is, “I was just thinking about you!”

It’s heartwarming to know that you’re thought of and when you’re thought of.

You know who else is thinking about us?

Only the most important Being in our entire universe – our Creator and Sovereign God!

before you were even born

God thought about you before you were even born.

How amazing is that!

Try to Count The Grains of Sand

What do you do when you love someone?

You think about them, pray that they’re happy and doing well, and keeping the faith through these trying times.

You think about them.

On a higher and omniscient level, God thinks about me and He thinks about you.

He has so many thoughts about us that the Bible says His thoughts outnumber the grains of sand.

Your thoughts for me would outnumber the sand

Sand can be found in a lot of places, but the next time you’re at a sandy beach, look around your towel.

Can you count the number of the grains of sand on the earth?

Let’s see: one, two . . . three thousand . . . one-hundred thousand . . .

You’d still be counting, right?

How precious also are Your thoughts for me, God!
How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You. – Psalm 139:17-18, (NASB).¹

When I read passages like this in the Bible, my heart fills with joy and gladness.

We are thought of because He loves and cares about us.

Before You Were Even Born He Wanted to Bless You

Every good and perfect thing comes from God.

Those joyful things that have happened in your life? Those came from God.

“We cannot conceive how many God’s kind counsels have been concerning us, how many good turns he has done us, and what variety of mercies we have received from him” – Matthew Henry, Christian minister and author.²

I like to think that someday we will know, and we’ll be even more humbled in His presence.

We can’t thank Him enough!

Thank You, Lord, for your thoughts towards us.

How comforting it is to know that we are never out of Your sight.

Even in the darkest dark that is this world,

You are the Light shining through this darkness

leading us to eternal victory by sending us Your Son.

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² Matthew Henry Commentary, “The Omniscience of God”. Courtesy of Studylight.org. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/mhm/psalms-139.html , n.d. para. 18. Web. Accessed 14 March, 2021.

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