Coffee With The Lord

So here’s the deal… if some of the issues and situations I cataloged at the beginning of the previous paragraph are things you’re facing today, I recommend that you read the following paragraph from Hebrews 10…

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place. And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting Him! For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” (Hebrews 10:19–25 New Living Translation)

Here’s the bottom line! We need the Lord! He’s the only One that can help us! And guilty sinners as we are, He has cleansed us from our sin and opened up a way for us to gain access into His presence in prayer without fear. And we also need each other! When we’re going through severe testing, temptation or trial the last thing we need to do is absence ourselves from fellow Christians and miss church! Hey, don’t throw in the towel and give up… He’s coming soon!!!

1. Identify a Spiritually healthy, effective ministry mentor and be accountable to them.

2. Be faithful in prayer.

3. Be diligent in preparation and proclamation of God’s Word.

4. Be careful to serve the spiritual and nurture needs of your congregation.

5. Involve yourself personally in evangelism and discipleship.

6. Keep your Spiritual “reservoir” full through your devotional life.

7. Don’t neglect the care of your body.

8. Don’t avoid what might be considered menial tasks because “you’re too important to do them”– pitch in and fulfill the “role of a servant.”