MESSAGE FROM A TEAPOT SHEEP!

Psalm 103: 1-2 NKJV Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits:

Well it’s not every day you’re given a teapot with a woolly ‘sheep’ tea cosy  for Christmas! He did make me chuckle so I thought I’d share him with you to make you smile too, just in case you need cheering up.😊

We do have a lot to smile about, even on our down days, but sometimes we forget and it’s because we’ve stopped remembering all God’s benefits, so this sheep is staring at you to remind you of verses 3-5!😊

The Lord forgives all our sins.
He heals all our diseases.
He redeems us from death.
He crowns us with loving kindness and tender mercies.
He fills our lives with good things.
He renews our youth like the eagle’s.

We have received the forgiveness of our sins by faith, but don’t let’s forget to receive all God’s other wonderful benefits by faith too. I wonder if we’re tempted to think they’re for someone else but not all for us? God says they are, right now, not in the sweet bye and bye! Remember we walk by faith and not by sight and it pleases God when we use our faith to take all He gives us.😊

Jesus is our good Shepherd who provides for us all, and we’re part of His flock, the sheep of His pasture (Psalm 100:3). David (who knew about sheep) says to never forget the good things God does for us. Why? So we can enjoy them all! 

So will you join with me as I pour my tea from my sheep teapot and receive all God’s benefits being poured out into our lives as this coming year unfolds, and with all our hearts thank the Lord for each and every one of them. 

Have a blessed weekend and I hope my teapot has put a smile on your face too.😊

GOD SPARKS OUR ENTHUSIASM

Haggai 1:14 NLT So the Lord sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel …, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua …the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God’s people. They began to work on the house of their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

Don’t you just love it when something sparks your enthusiasm and it gives you a new lease of life, a new get up and go, where previously you’ve been in the doldrums with little enthusiasm for anything much at all?

I think that’s how the people of God were feeling in the days of Zerubbabel, otherwise why did God have to relight their spark? It’s so encouraging because it lets us see God knows where we’re at, and how we feel at any given moment. 

2 Timothy 1:6 tells us to stir up the gift of God in us and fan it into flame, so we have our part to play, but God also knows when He needs to step in and give us back our spark for the things of God when we’ve been feeling discouraged.

So take heart today if that’s how you feel because God wants to light a match to your damp wood!😊 God is sparking our enthusiasm for everyday life, for His house, and His kingdom. He still has things for us to do, places to go, people to meet, joys to unwrap, things to overcome with His anointing and help, and over it all is His loving care, His grace and mercy for each new day.

I tell you what, there is always hope in our future when we have the God of all hope in our lives, who tells us He will bring to completion that which He has started in us. 

So ask Him to spark your enthusiasm today, allow Him to give you a fresh vision for this coming year, new insights and ideas and God thoughts, and go for it in the name of Jesus and for His glory. Amen.😊