Can you Please Him

Happy June! Bless this month in the name of Jesus.
Have you ever heard someone say, ‘well, I guess you could never read enough of the bible’ (or pray, or praise, etc.)? Is God unreasonable? Does He demand so much of your time and money that you can’t live? Not at all!! Your heavenly Father knows that you have a job and a family. It is definitely possible to please Him. DON’T let the devil convince you that you can’t please your Father. Because his next thing will be why even try. What a lame excuse for not reading the word of life! I’ve fallen for it, years ago.
If you are not opening your bible, let me challenge you to read just one new testament chapter every day, and read it with faith. ‘how do you do that?’ Well, as you sit down to read, pray that your eyes of your heart will see truth, and declare that you will do what you see in it. When you read it, don’t scan or speed read it. Read it carefully, respecting the word and expecting light to come. Even the names you can’t pronounce have life in them. Hebrews 4:12 says that the word is alive and active. Jesus is the word made flesh, so the bible is Jesus on the earth.
How many of you secretly think the bible is boring? Then you haven’t really read it! I have a suggestion: try a different version than king James. The Message is good or the New Living Translation. Try reading John 1 in both versions on www.biblegateway.com. Decide which you like. In fact, there are twenty or so good versions, but the most storylike are those two.
Please don’t let the devil deceive you anymore! Begin today, rebelling against the devil and obeying the Lord. It’s not too hard. It is doable. Just do it! One chapter. Every day. No big.
I love you all!
healed by His stripes,
Nancy