Suffering? Worship Anyway!

Good morning Brothers. Happy Friday! God loves you. I love you. Thank God for waking you up this early morning. Take a moment to reflect and thank God for this week. The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.(Luke 4:18-19).Let’s sing, If our hearts are lifted Where devotion soars High above this hungry Suffering world of ours;Lest our hymns should drug us To forget its needs, Forge our Christian worship Into Christian deeds. Lest the gifts we offer, Money, talents, time, Serve to salve our conscience To our secret shame; Lord, reprove, inspire us By the way you give; Teach us, dying Savior, How true Christians live! Today’s verse is from 1 Peter 4:16. However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. Are you suffering because you follow Christ? Worship anyway! Nothing renews our minds and refreshes our hearts like time in God's Word. Invite someone to join you and, together, you can look to Him. God loves you. Have a blessed day.