plan – Brian Friedl

All For Him

Brian — Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:00:44 +0000

Jesus is involved in every aspect of creation. The phrase that hit me today is “All things have been created THROUGH Him and FOR Him.”

THROUGH Him tells me he is a hands on creator with intimate and unlimited knowledge of His creation. The amazing part of this is that in having all of that knowledge, even of our sin, He still wants to have a relationship with us. He was still willing to be sin Himself to rescue us and reconcile us to our Father in heaven. What love!!!

With all the messages bombarding us about living for ourselves sometimes it’s hard to grasp and live out the FOR Him part. If I was created for Him, it means that my life is not my own but was created to surrender to the One who rescued me from sin and death to do with as He pleases. Surrender all today and live for Him! #capturedandloved

I marvel at the perfect plan of God that gives us free will and yet at the same time demonstrates His sovereignty over every cell in the universe. Not even death escapes His Lordship. Praise God-For we have all clearly seen that if God is for us who can be against us!!!

#truthtalk4life #knowlivespeaktruthinlove

@brianfriedl

God’s Work In Us

Brian — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:24:43 +0000

Let’s face it. Life is a challenge at best and sometimes we get so wrapped up in our circumstances we fail to see that God is at work in and through us. Cycles of defeat and unchanging circumstances can cause us to forget our mission and God’s plan for our lives.

This I know: Our Father in heaven has not abandoned us, left us or forsaken us just because things are not working according to our plan. He will perfect the work He started in each one of us. Sometimes it might just be that we are having a hard time learning a particular lesson so we get stuck in a place for a while. God’s plan is patiently unfolding even in our stumbling. He is sovereign over all and uses every experience:

“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” ~ Romans‬ ‭8:28‬ ‭NASB‬‬

He is developing our character and is concerned about heart; forever training us in righteousness, grace and love.

What is He teaching you today? What is He asking from you? Is there something you have not surrendered?

Whatever it may be I am likewise confident that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus!

@brianfriedl

#truthtalk4life

Born In The House Of Bread

Brian — Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:21:41 +0000

Location, location, location. God does nothing by accident, including the choosing of Jesus’ birthplace. In Hebrew, Bethlehem is two words “house” and “bread”. Translated “house of bread”.
God continues to make provision for His people through bread from heaven. During the exodus from Egypt, it is written:

“Then the LORD said to Moses, “Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you;

~ Exodus 16:4a NASB

What better place for the bread of life to be born, than Bethlehem, the “House of Bread”.In the book of John, it is written:

“I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread which comes down out of heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die.” ~ John 6:48-50 NASB

It wasn’t an accident that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, It was planned and prophesied perfectly in a perfect location for our Savior, The Bread from heaven to be born.
Today, let us pray for the provision of bread from heaven to those who have lost sight of their need for our Savior. May this bread be shared and eaten and may the kingdom grow abundantly. .

@brianfriedl

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