Day: January 16, 2019

Ephesians 5:17 “Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” _____________________________________________________________When a friend asked what I thought God’s will might be for him regarding a certain situation in his life, I recalled a Bible verse that applied to his issue. He immediately clung to that verse and I thought to myself what a profound act of faith he was displaying. He was in a situation and rather than panic, he turned to seek God’s guidance and direction for an answer. I was both delighted and comforted with him as together we read the answer from …

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During times of adversity, realizing that God is ultimately up to something good can bring inner peace. James 1:2-42 Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. “Why would a loving heavenly Father allow His children to go through terrible trials and experience sorrow?” We can understand the reason that this is a common question—it can be baffling when the all-powerful God of love seems to stand by …

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Reflections For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. (Rom 8:14) Paul is not here talking about LEADINGS. He is not saying that if you are a child of God that God is going to continually feed you information and directions. It isn’t that God never speaks to us, or that God doesn’t lead us, but this isn’t what Paul is talking about. The translation should be, “For as many as are GOVERNED by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.”To be governed by the Spirit of God …

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Reflections From the Psalms Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. (Ps. 8:2) Many Christians have been taught that if we have grown in Christ, and have built Christian character that we will be, as it were, spiritual giants. But the Bible tells us that the most mature among us will be as little children. The picture is one of complete dependence upon God as our Heavenly Father. Strength in Christ is directly related to our weakness in ourselves – but only …

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