Bay City Bikers for Christ

THE SPIRIT HIMSELF BEARS WITNESS WITH OUR SPIRIT
THAT WE ARE CHILDREN OF GOD.
( ROMANS 8:16 *NKJV )

Indeed we are God's Children for; GOD SENT HIS SON, BORN OF
A WOMAN, BORN UNDER THE LAW, TO REDEEM THOSE
UNDER THE LAW, THAT WE MIGHT RECEIVE ADOPTION
TO SONSHIP. AND BECAUSE YOU ARE SONS, GOD HAS
SENT FORTH THE SPIRIT OF HIS SON INTO YOUR HEARTS.
( GALATIANS 4:4- 6 )

The Apostle Paul used adoption or "sonship" to illustrate
to us, the believer's new relationship with God. For when a
person becomes a Christian, he or she gains all the privileges
and responsibilities of a Child in God's family.

One of these privileges is being lead by the Spirit. Now we
may not always feel as though we belong to God, but the Holy
Spirit is our witness! For His inward presence reminds us of
who we are and encourages us with God's love. For it is written; NOW HOPE
DOES NOT DISAPPOINT, BECAUSE THE LOVE OF GOD HAS
BEEN POURED OUT IN OUR HEARTS BY THE HOLY SPIRIT
WHO WAS GIVEN TO US. ( ROMANS 5:5 )

So have a Wonderful day remembering that you are
indeed a Child of God Almighty, and an heir as well. For it is
written, YOU ARE NO LONGER A SLAVE, BUT A SON; AND
SINCE YOU ARE HIS CHILD, GOD HAS MADE YOU ALSO AN
HEIR. Amen ( GALATIANS 4:7 )

HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER, SO THAT YOU
MAY LIVE LONG IN THE LAND THE LORD YOUR GOD IS
GIVING YOU.
( EXODUS 20:12 *NIV )

We began this message with the Fifth Commandment. Now
this Commandment is the first one with a promise attached to it!
Now as we honor our mother and father, let us not forget; to
honor our Heavenly Father as well. For; HAVE WE NOT ALL ONE
FATHER? HAS NOT ONE GOD CREATED US?
( MALACHI 2:10 )

Therefore today I would like to share the following poem
with you. A poem dedicated to our Heavenly Father!

Never Alone!

He can calm the troubled waters
When you walk in dark despair.
There is hope when you feel helpless
Knowing that the Lord is there...

Sharing in your sunshine moments
Or in valleys deep and wide,
He is always by your side.

There's no other friend so faithful
Through the sunshine and rain,
Through the teardrops and the laughter,
In your joy and in your pain.

We could never, ever thank Him
For His love He gives so free,
Never changing...never ending
Throughout all eternity.

Oh, the wonder of all wonders
As we live from day to day,
Knowing that we have a Father
Who is with us all the way.

Poet, Gertrude B. McClain

So on this day and every day; GRACE AND PEACE
TO YOU FROM GOD OUR FATHER AND FROM THE LORD
JESUS CHRIST. Amen. ( ROMANS 1:7 )

COME, LET US BOW DOWN IN WORSHIP, LET US KNEEL
BEFORE THE LORD OUR MAKER; FOR HE IS OUR GOD
AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF HIS PASTURE, THE FLOCK
UNDER HIS CARE.
( PSALM 95:6-7 *NIV )

As a Child of God we are led by our Shepherd and
Savior, Jesus Christ! He is always with us, to provide
help, guidance and reward us with Eternal Life as well!
After all Jesus' said: "VERY TRULY I TELL YOU, I AM THE
GATE FOR THE SHEEP. WHOEVER ENTERS THROUGH
ME WILL BE SAVED. THEY WILL COME IN AND GO OUT,
AND FIND PASTURE." ( JOHN 10:7 & 9 )

King David wrote; THE LORD IS MY SHEPERD; I SHALL
NOT WANT. HE MAKES ME LIE DOWN IN GREEN
PASTURES, HE LEADS ME BESIDE QUIET WATERS.
( PSALM 23:1-2 )

Therefore; COME LET US SING TO THE LORD! LET US
SHOUT JOYFULLY TO THE ROCK OF OUR SALVATION.
( PSALM 95:1 )

Now MAY THE GOD OF PEACE, WHO THROUGH
THE BLOOD OF THE ETERNAL COVENANT BROUGHT
BACK FROM THE DEAD OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THAT
GREAT SHEPARD OF THE SHEEP, EQUIP YOU WITH
EVERYTHING GOOD FOR DOING HIS WILL, AND MAY
HE WORK IN US WHAT IS PLEASING TO HIM, THROUGH
JESUS CHRIST, TO WHOM BE GLORY FOR EVER AND
EVER. AMEN! ( HEBREWS 13:20-21 )

AND WHEN THE DISCIPLES SAW HIM WALKING ON THE
SEA, THEY WERE TROUBLED, SAYING, �IT IS A GHOST!�
AND THEY CRIED OUT FOR FEAR. BUT IMMEDIATELY
JESUS SPOKE TO THEM, SAYING, BE OF GOOD CHEER!
IT IS I; DO NOT BE AFRAID. SO HE SAID, �COME�. AND
WHEN PETER HAD CAME DOWN OUT OF THE BOAT, HE
WALKED ON THE WATER TO GO TO JESUS. BUT WHEN
HE SAW THAT THE WIND WAS BOISTEROUS, HE WAS
AFRAID; AND BEGINNING TO SINK HE CRIED OUT, SAYING,
"LORD SAVE ME!"
( MATTHEW 14:26-27, & 29-30 *NKJV )

Now Peter began to sink because he took his eyes off of
Jesus, and focused on the waves all around him. This was
because his faith faltered. So what did Peter do but reach
out to Jesus who was the only one who could save him!
You see Peter forgot to; WALK BY FAITH, NOT BY SIGHT.
( 2 CORINTHIANS 5:7 )

Now we may not be walking on water, but when our
troubles surround us, if we focus on them instead of placing
our faith in Jesus, we will start to sink as well!

So when you are facing difficulties and troubles
surround you; keep your eyes on Jesus' power rather then
on your problems. Also when you are apprehensive about
your troubles, and if you doubt Christ's presence or His
great ability to help; remember that He is the only one that
can really help you as well!

So tonight why not read this story. You will find it in The
Book of Matthew, Chapter 14, verses 22-33, for wonderful
reading it truly is!

Finally my friend, WATCH, STAND FAST IN THE FAITH, BE
BRAVE, BE STRONG. LET ALL THAT YOU DO BE DONE
WITH LOVE. Amen. ( 1 CORINTHIANS 16:13-14 )

David said; LET MY LIFE BE VALUED MUCH IN THE EYES
OF THE LORD, AND LET HIM DELIVER ME OUT OF ALL
TRIBULATION.
( 1 SAMUEL 26:24 *NKJV )

Just like David when your life becomes filled with
trouble, suffering or woe, and you long for a little peace,
turn to our Savior Jesus Christ. For He said; �THESE THINGS I
HAVE SPOKEN TO YOU, THAT IN ME YOU MAY HAVE
PEACE. IN THE WORLD YOU WILL HAVE TRIBULATION;
BUT BE OF GOOD CHEER, I HAVE OVERCOME THE
WORLD.� ( JOHN 16:33 )

After all, Jesus' never abandons us, leaving us to
struggle all alone! We can always call on Him in even
the most troublesome times, for He is always with us! For; WHO SHALL
SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF CHRIST? SHALL
TRIBULATION, OR DISTRESS, OR PERSECUTION, OR
FAMINE, OR NAKEDNESS, OR PERIL, OR SWORD?
( ROMANS 8:35 ) The answer is nothing at all!

Also remember that confusion comes from satan and
not from our Heavenly Father, for it is written; FOR GOD IS NOT THE
AUTHOR OF CONFUSION BUT OF PEACE.
( 1 CORINTHIANS 14:33 )

So BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, BUT IN
EVERYTHING BY PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, WITH
THANKSGIVING, LET YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE
KNOWN TO GOD; AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH
SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD YOUR
HEARTS AND MINDS THROUGH CHRIST JESUS.
AMEN! ( PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 )

THAT CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS THROUGH FAITH;
THAT YOU BEING ROOTED AND GROUNDED IN LOVE, MAY BE
ABLE TO COMPREHEND WITH ALL SAINTS WHAT IS THE WIDTH
AND LENGTH AND DEPTH AND HEIGHT; AND TO KNOW THE
LOVE OF CHRIST WHICH PASSES KNOWLEDGE; THAT YOU MAY
BE FILLED WITH ALL THE FULNESS OF GOD.
( EPHESIANS 3:17-19 *NKJV )

Our Heavenly Father's love for us is total, and it reaches out to
the entire world! God's love is long for it covers us the length of our
lives, and it is high for it reaches to the height of our celebrations.
His love for us is deep for it reaches to the depths of despair and
discouragement..

God's love for us is always with us through out all of our
experiences in this life. The Apostle Paul wrote, "FOR I AM PERSUADED
THAT NEITHER DEATH NOR LIFE, NOR ANGELS, NOR
PRINCIPALITIES, NOR POWERS, NOR THINGS PRESENT NOR
THINGS TO COME, NOR HEIGHT NOR DEPTH, NOR ANY OTHER
CREATEDTHING, SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM
THE LOVE OF GOD WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD."
( ROMANS 8:38-39 )

So when you are feeling left out or all alone remember
that you are never without God's Love, and that He is right there
with you always! Amen.

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS ARE
FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS ARE COVERED; BLESSED
IS THE MAN TO WHOM THE LORD SHALL NOT IMPUTE
SIN.
( ROMANS 4:7- 8 *NKJV )

The Apostle Paul once said; "FOR I DO NOT DO THE GOOD I
WANT TO DO, BUT THE EVIL I DO NOT WANT TO DO--THIS
I KEEP ON DOING. WHAT A WRETCHED MAN I AM! WHO
WILL RESCUE ME FROM THIS BODY THAT IS SUBJECT TO
DEATH?" ( ROMANS 7:19 & 24 ) After all, to remain
sinless was a struggle for him, as well as, the rest of the
Apostle's! For sin has always been a struggle for mankind ever
since the days of Adam and Eve!

Therefore when we slip and sin it is very important to ask our
Heavenly Father to forgive us. For it is written; IF WE CONFESS OUR
SINS, HE IS FAITHFUL AND JUST AND WILL FORGIVE US
OUR SINS AND PURIFY US FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
( 1 JOHN 1:9 ) Thus we become cleansed and forgiven from
our past sins, and that includes all of them!

After all it is written; "COME NOW, AND LET US REASON
TOGETHER," SAYS THE LORD, "THOUGH YOUR SINS ARE
LIKE SCARLET, THEY SHALL BE AS WHITE AS SNOW;
THOUGH THEY ARE RED LIKE CRIMSON, THEY SHALL BE
AS WOOL. ( ISAIAH 1:18 )

So just be the very best person that you can be, and
if you slip and sin once in a while, do not think that God doesn't
love you anymore. For no one is perfect, however once there
was One, sinless and blameless, and filled with love, and they
Crucified Him.....

BE OF GOOD COURAGE, AND HE SHALL STRENGTHEN
YOUR HEART, ALL YOU WHO HOPE IN THE LORD.
( PSALM 31:24 *NKJV )

Our hope is in the Lord, because it flows to those who put
their faith and trust in Him with all of their heart. For; FAITH IS THE
SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR, THE EVIDENCE OF
THINGS NOT SEEN. ( HEBREWS 11:1 ) Thus the
more faith we have the more hope we will have as well.

We also gain hope and faith through reading the Scriptures,
for it is written; FOR WHATEVER THINGS WERE WRITTEN
BEFORE WERE WRITTEN FOR OUR LEARNING, THAT WE
THROUGH THE PATIENCE AND COMFORT OF THE
SCRIPTURES MIGHT HAVE HOPE. ( ROMANS 15:4 )

So if you are running a little low on hope right now, have
faith in your Heavenly Father and trust in Him with all of your
heart. For it is written; �BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO TRUSTS
IN THE LORD, AND WHOSE HOPE IS THE LORD.
( JEREMIAH 17:7 )

Now in closing it is my prayer that; THE PEACE OF GOD
WHICH SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD
YOUR HEART AND MIND THROUGH JESUS CHRIST,
now and always! Amen. ( PHILIPPIANS 4:7 )

SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS,
AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED TO YOU.
( MATTHEW 6:33 *NKJV )

Trying to keep up with those who seem to have it all, may
easily cause you to lose focus on what is really important!

As God's Children we should; TRUST IN THE LORD, AND DO
GOOD; DWELL IN THE LAND, AND FEED ON HIS
FAITHFULNESS. DELIGHT YOURSELF ALSO IN THE LORD,
AND HE SHALL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART.
( PSALM 37:3-4 )

Therefore; DO NOT FRET BECAUSE OF EVILDOERS, NOR BE
ENVIOUS OF THE WORKERS OF INIQUITY. FOR THEY SHALL
SOON BE CUT DOWN LIKE THE GRASS, AND WITHER AS THE
GREEN HERB. ( PSALM 37:1-2 ) FOR EVILDOERS SHALL BE
CUT OFF; BUT THOSE WHO WAIT ON THE LORD, THEY SHALL
INHERIT THE EARTH. ( PSALM 37:9 )

So; BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, BUT IN EVERYTHING BY
PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION, WITH THANKSGIVING, LET
YOUR REQUESTS BE MADE KNOWN TO GOD; AND THE
PEACE OF GOD WHICH SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING,
WILL GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND MINDS THROUGH CHRIST
JESUS. Amen ( PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 )

Now have a Wonderful Day and may God's Great
Love, Hope, and Faith, fill your heart and mind!

LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR
STRENGTH.
( DEUTERONOMY 6:5 *NIV )

It is very easy to love the Lord with all your being
when you think about how much He loves each of us. FOR GOD SO
LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONE AND
ONLY SON, THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM SHALL
NOT PERISH BUT HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
( JOHN 3:16 )

Further, Jesus Christ said; "GREATER LOVE HAS NO
ONE THAN THIS: THAN TO LAY DOWN ONE'S LIFE FOR
ONE'S FRIENDS. YOU ARE MY FRIENDS IF YOU DO
WHAT I COMMAND." ( JOHN 15:13-14 )

Therefore; WE KNOW AND RELY ON THE LOVE GOD
HAS FOR US. GOD IS LOVE. WHOEVER LIVES IN LOVE
LIVES IN GOD, AND GOD IN THEM. ( 1 JOHN 4:16 )

So it is only right to show God our love by worshiping
Him, for; A TIME IS COMING AND HAS NOW COME WHEN
THE TRUE WORSHIPERS WILL WORSHIP THE FATHER
IN THE SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH, FOR THEY ARE THE KIND OF WORSHIPERS THE FATHER SEEKS. ( JOHN 4:23 )

So COME, LET US BOW DOWN IN WORSHIP,
LET US KNEEL BEFORE THE LORD OUR MAKER; FOR
HE IS OUR GOD AND WE ARE THE PEOPLE OF HIS
PASTURE, THE FLOCK UNDER HIS CARE. Amen.
( PSALM 95:6-7 )