Kevin Taylor's Bible Study
Title: It matters to God!
by Kevin Taylor
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• Name:
Kevin Taylor
• Residence:
Leicestershire,
England
• Favorite Verse:
Romans 1 v 16
• Favorite Quote:
"Things are lookin good!"
• Hobbies:
walking, dining
out, family life,
Christian fellowship
• Date of Salvation:
Oct 1991
• Latest News:
This site and the privilage of sharing the word on the net
is a major blessing to me especially when you consider that only a year
ago I had never used a pc. But I have been obedient to the Lord, and been
taught, and now have this blessing bestowed upon me . Thank you Lord.
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God Bless you.
Did you know it matters to God? What you might ask. Everything!
You are important to God. When you stop to think about it, it’s quite a daunting
thought, to think that the great God of Israel, the great I AM, Yahweh, the
father of our Lord Jesus Christ is interested in us. Not only that, but you
are important to him, your well-being, your behaviour, your sin, your thoughts,
your cares, your joys, your sorrows. When I first got saved I started to
read the bible straight away, and I asked the Lord to show me from the Scriptures
how much he Loved us. Well I can tell you this, that after six years I had
to ask him to back off, because it was doing my head in. In Psalms David
says: “ what is man that you are mindful of him?”. That is one question
I can't answer. The only thing I do know is that he is mindful of us.
Luke
12 v 6-7 Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet God forgets not
one of them. Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t
be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
What does this piece
of scripture say to you? What it says to me is that God is interested in
the little things. He even counts the hairs on our head. In the Old Testament,
God gave Moses precise instructions on how to build the arc, and the tabernacle,
and I’ve seen a simple truth here. Details matter to God. When you go to
the Lord, he wont say “oh it’s you again” but he will say, “ hey, what kept
you?” why? Because you matter to God. The devil will try to kid you that
you’re a nuisance, a pest, or not wanted by the Lord at the moment because
of your unworthiness. That isn’t what the Bible teaches.
1 Peter 5 v 7
“cast all your cares upon Him (Jesus) for He cares for you.”
Why? Because
he doesn’t want you worrying, scheming, or taking on burdens. Cast them
on the Lord. There too heavy for you but not for him. Let's look at it from
another angle.
We must be sensitive to the Lord's will because it matters
to God. Exodus 16 v 4-5 “ then said the Lord unto Moses, behold, I will
rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a
certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in
my law or not. And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall
prepare that which they bring in; and it shall be twice as much as they
gather daily.” Exodus 16 v 19 “ and Moses said, Let no man leave of it till
the morning.”
Right that’s straightforward enough, but, lets take a look at what happens
when we are not obedient to the Lord's will. Exodus 16 v 20 “ notwithstanding
they hearkened not unto Moses; and some of them left of it until the morning,
and it bred worms and it stank: and Moses was wroth with them.”
Right,
there is a lesson to be learned from this piece of Scripture which can be
divided into two viewpoints. There are two main reasons why we should be
sensitive to the Lord's will. Firstly, it’s for our benefit. Secondly, God
is not mocked and He’s no fool. Those that think they know better than Him
come unstuck. If He tells us to let go of something and we keep hold of
it, we can be sure it will turn to worms and smell. Why? Because it matters
to God. He only wants the best for us and we must be obedient in order to
get the fullness of this in our lives. It obviously seemed a good idea to
those people in the Scriptures we’ve just looked at to keep the manna over
night. That way they would save themselves a job the next day. After
all, there was plenty enough manna to do that. It was a good idea but it
wasn’t a God idea. God knows best.
Isaiah 55 v 9 “For as the heavens are
higher that the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts
than your thoughts.”
My brothers and sisters, whatever situation your
in right now, whatever your going through whether it be good or bad, remember,
it matters to God. If there’s something you should let go of, then let it
go. If there’s something you must hold onto and wrestle through, then do
that. I finish with one last scripture.
Philippians 4 v 6-7 “ Do not be
anxious about anything, but in every thing, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.”
God bless you,
Love Kev
p.s. Please feel free to email me either to add something, or to make comment
or just to say hello. If you like I am happy to pray for a scripture for
you and return it via the email. God bless you.
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E-MAIL KEVIN AT: kev@faithmania.com
Hello! My name is Kevin Taylor. I am 42 years old, married
with two teen age daughters. I have been a Christian for ten years and I
worship at a small church called Bardon Park Chapel near to where I live
in Leicestershire, England. I work as a machine setter in the engineering trade. My
out look on life is simple. It is this. Jesus is the answer, now whats the
question. Jesus is Lord. He is Lord.
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