Seeking Heavenly Things
Title: Seeking Heavenly Things
Materials: Digital hand-drawn lettering
Artwork by: Beth Rufener (@creatifolio)
Description: Those who are redeemed by Jesus Christ are called to seek heavenly things, to make things that are good, pure, lovely, and virtuous our daily portion—just like a hearty, nourishing meal. Seeking and longing after heavenly things will never fail to bless us and fill our souls with contentment. When have we ever regretted helping someone in need, sharing our faith, worshipping with other believers, praising God, or using our talents to give glory to the Lord? Just as a healthy meal gives nourishment to our bodies, a daily portion of these heavenly things will nourish and satisfy our souls.
Hungering After Righteousness
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. (Matthew 5:6 KJV)
Seek Things Above
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. (Colossians 3:1 KJV)
The Lord is my Portion
The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. (Lamentations 3:24 KJV)
Greetings
I would like to talk about a personal issue about my faith in God and his effect in my life. I live in a country of poverty and it hurts me to even see an old man carry heavy material or even an old woman doing heavy work. I have a lot to talk about but i would prefer it be personal please. Thanks in advance.
I live in a third world nation where we have a mixture of poverty and riches and a middle-class in between …
My capital city Nairobi right now is steeped in ghettos right inside posh neighborhood …
Garbage has become a menace crime is in the increase and unemployment is slowly turning the youth into a generation of gamblers …
But we have a government that is working hard to empower the county governments of which there are 42 of them ..
And we have a strong coalition of religious organizations Hindu Muslim and Christian who work to spread freedom of speech worship and association among the people of my country Kenya ..
Paul the Apostle said that no.sin has befallen us that is uncommon to man …
We all struggle in similar situation but our common bond is a Christ who has been tried in all things and found to be sinless …
Therefore he is not unwilling to deal with our infirmity but we serve a High Priest who sympathizes with all that troubles as men …
Christ Jesus is the Captain of our Salvation …
Amen