"Thy word"

This is the 131^st letter:

Text for the day: Psalm 119:11

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee

Our Theme for the day: “Thy word”

Our Devotional

A study on immoral behaviour in 2006 found that when laws against shopping or doing what ever you please are eliminated on days for worship, church-goers begin to skip attendance and significantly increase their consumption of drugs and alcohol, and even sex before marriage. The report, entitled “The Church vs. the Mall: What Happens When Religion Faces Increased Secular Competition?” was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Not only did church-goers show a marked increase in drug use and alcohol consumption, the Washington Post reported, with a parallel decline in Church attendance, but the greatest behaviour change was found in those who had been the most faithful attendees of religious services.

Going on, in talking about the laws that governs days set aside for worship by God. “After these laws are repealed [church attendance] falls to 32 percent” while Marijuana use increased by 11 percent among church-goers after the shopping laws changed, compared to those who never attended church. Cocaine use increased by almost 4 percent, and heavy alcohol consumption increased by about 5.5 percent.” It is a known fact that the more faithful people are to God before problems arise, the more likely they will stay in Christ through their storm. On the other hand, if you are one who takes your relationship with the Lord lightly, the more likely you will leave the church and start to indulge in immoral behaviors when the first trouble comes. We can not hide from the secular world, but we can make sure our minds are filled with spiritual food through the Holy Spirit.

In the words of King David we can say, “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee,” (Psalm 119:11). In this Psalm David sets forth the joy and happiness that come to the man who takes the law of the Lord as his counsel and guide. The psalm is acrostic, consisting of 22 sections, each containing 8 verses. The first verse is the main text upon which the rest of the psalm is a discourse. When you get to verse 11 you are now open to the secret of true Christian living.

Through this text we see that a mere knowledge of the Bible will not keep us from sin. The times that we live in, calls for every servant leader to treasure up every ray of light from God’s word in their mind, so that they can fight off all the weapons of Satan, (Job 23:12; Prov. 2:1, 9; Jeremiah. 31:33). If the counsels of the Word of God are faithfully followed, the saving grace of Christ will be brought home to all; who yield themselves to the molding power of the Holy Spirit. In closing I ask this question, are you standing fully on the word of the God, or are you just following Jesus for the Secular gain? Today let all give close study to the Word of God. Once received into the soul, it will prove a mighty barricade against immorality and the temptations of life.

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Our Prayer for today: Lord, allow every word from thy lips to me from the paths of the destroyer in Jesus name, Amen. Prayer Request Let’s pray for my niece Beverly D. Evans who is do to have a heart operation on March 9th 2010. A person who loves the Bible will also love to pray, and a person who loves to pray will delight themselves in the Bible. We are into our 37th since starting Garden Ministry; it is growing with new people asking to subscribe to it each day. If you are gaining spiritual muscle mass, and strength through Garden Ministry, and would like to help some-one else gain Spiritual muscle mass and strength also. Then send Garden Ministry your Testimony at, http://gardenministry.blogspot.com/ . Garden Ministry would love to share your Testimony with our faithful viewers and readers. So ask yourselves, which letter or message from Garden Ministry helped you to hold on to your faith, or helped someone else hold on to theirs? Remember, you’re the only Jesus some will ever see. If you are blessed by these “uplifting gems”, share them. These letters are written by Elder Kevin Santucci For further information, comment or requests, E-mail Garden Ministry: http://gardenministry.blogspot.com/ Garden Ministry would love to thank you today for your prayers and continual faithfulness of sharing these letters with others like your self. Thank you for your insightful comments to Garden Ministry. If you love to leave a comment, go to our website at http://gardenministry.blogspot.com/ and then comment, follow the directions and then you will be finished. Truly I am encouraged how little can become much when you place it in the master’s hand. To all our faithful readers on behalf of the Garden Ministry team, we wish you Gods riches Blessings.