Jeremiah Griffin

Verse – Psalm 71

Jeremiah Griffin — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:55:12 +0000

For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O LORD, from my youth. Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you.
Psalms 71:5-6

What is the Gospel?

Jeremiah Griffin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:29:12 +0000

What is the Gospel

Quote : David Wilkerson

Jeremiah Griffin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:48:25 +0000

God uses people. God uses people to perform His work. He does not send angels. Angels weep over it, but God does not use angels to accomplish His purposes. He uses burdened broken-hearted weeping men and women

– David Wilkerson

Quote – C.S. Lewis

Jeremiah Griffin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 03:59:23 +0000

If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world
were precisely those who thought most of the next. The Apostles themselves, who set
foot on the conversion of the Roman Empire, the great men that built up the Middle
Ages, the English Evangelicals who abolished the slave trade, all left their mark on the
earth, precisely because their minds were occupied with Heaven. It is since Christians
have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in
this. Aim at Heaven and you will get the earth “thrown in”: aim at earth and you will
get neither.

– C.S. Lewis

Verse – Romans 5:1

Jeremiah Griffin — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:32:22 +0000

..since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1

Can you say you have peace with God? I look out on my friends and this world around me and I have to say I don’t see the peace that they claim they have. Our lives are in contrast to the world we live in. The peace we have with God *ONLY* comes from Jesus Christ as Lord. Not our stuff, not our schedule, not our jobs, not the morning cup of coffee… only Jesus. Are we living our lives at peace with God?

God, today, help us to be faithful to share this peace with our friends, family, neighbors, co-workers and our enemies. That you God, would continue to show mercy and love to us, your creation, as we seek to do your good will.

Verse – Psalm 51:6-7

Jeremiah Griffin — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:10:43 +0000

Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Psalms 51:6-7

We KNOW that our hearts are deceitful & incurable (Jer 17:9) but what is this “secret heart”? Could it be the hidden grace that God had prepared from the beginning of time, knowing that our own sacrifice would never be whole and we would need another?

God today grant me the ability to show your grace and mercy to those around me, let me extend the Gospel in word and deed to those I come in contact with. Let my life be the reflection of your hidden heart and NOT my own. To God be the Glory.

Verse : Psalms 50:2-3

Jeremiah Griffin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:46:37 +0000

Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest.
Psalms 50:2-3

I love how the Psalm speaks to the reader, clear and reliable judgment of God comes from the very nature around us, even the rising or setting sun declares the Gospel message!

Verse : Psalms 39:4-5

Jeremiah Griffin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:01:29 +0000

“O LORD, make me know my end and what is the measure of my days; let me know how fleeting I am! Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths, and my lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath! Selah

Psalms 39:4-5

Verse: 1 Timothy 6:20-21

Jeremiah Griffin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:36:40 +0000

Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” for by professing it some have swerved from the faith.
1 Timothy 6:20-21

In this final instruction in 1st Timothy there is clear instructions to avoid the thinking of the “rich” in earthly possessions. One of the discussions I most often have with unChristian friends is one regarding money and wealth. Where I see my needs as ones relative to the ministry God has called us to, they see things differently.

For a long time I chased the $ and the dream of becoming rich and in my process of trying to “provide for my family” I found myself destroying the very family relationship I was trying to “sustain.” Not that it wouldn’t be easier if money wasn’t a constant battle… but when placed in proper perspective the financial needs of this family are being met. Now it is MY responsibility to make sure the emotional and spiritual needs of this family are being met as well.

I have books on how rich people think, how they act, how they got rich and how they continue to get richer. Good reading and really good knowledge for the business responsibility in my life. however, when dealing with the spiritual needs of my family they have little bearing. My instruction has to be from that which is central to our lives (or should be) the completion of the Holy Spirit’s revelation in the form of the Living Word of God. It is here that we must pursue the knowledge of “righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness” (1 Timothy 6:11) and it is here that we must learn to “father” my children.

Now for the shift of thought, this is intended for the Pastor’s heart and it is an amazing thing to see how my relationship with my family can be reflected in the ministry God has called me to. To work with people from all aspects of life it is not a matter of rich vs. poor it is a matter of family. The same correction, the same scripture, the same teaching the same instruction from the same completed Word of God. This is what we were called to preach/teach/sustain in the Grace that is given to us. This is where we live, in the present age, looking to a future land and home in heaven. Grace.

My prayer today is:
Lord, speak your word through me as I deal with the emotional and spiritual needs of those around me. Help me to see your Glory being made manifest in these your children and the working of You through my frail hands. Lord that you would be king of my life and help me to share that necessity with those around me through your Word. That your instruction would not just stop with my head and lips but would permeate my heart and being so that I can be used, giving God all the glory. Amen.

Illinois politics

Jeremiah Griffin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:10:58 +0000

Illinois voted to limit elected officials to 2 terms:

1 in office,
1 in jail.

Illinois Political humor - Grif.net

Some Days the www.grif.net hits the nail on the head.