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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Monday, March 21, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit Bible Verse:Matthew 12:33-37 (ESV) "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit. You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”" Message:
Today’s Scripture includes two colorful analogies that should sound familiar. John the Baptist called the Pharisees and Sadducees a “brood of vipers” during his early ministry, as recounted in Matthew 3; and Christ delivered a memorable passage, “by their fruits you shall know them,” in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 7:15-20), teaching us how to distinguish false prophets from true. In fact, John the Baptist also used the “good fruits” analogy:
“You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. . . . Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
Soteriology — the five-dollar word for the theology of salvation, the way in which we intellectually conceive how we might be saved from our sins — has a basic division into “justification by faith” and “justification by works”.
Almost all Christian theologians teach that we cannot achieve salvation by good works; we are saved by our faith alone. God, through his Son, will forgive us for our sins if we believe in him. And there is much Scripture underlying the concept. Certainly, we cannot be saved simply by our own merits, without God’s grace.
Here is the problem: Our actions still matter. The Bible’s actual teachings on justification by “works” vs. “faith” defy human logic. There are, indeed, parts of the Bible that are logically irreconcilable with either position. When the rich young man asks Jesus, “what good deed must I do to earn eternal life?” Jesus tells him, “If you would enter life, keep the commandments. . . You shall not murder, You shall not commit adultery, . . .” (Matthew 19:16-22)
And James tells us,
What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? . . . [F]aith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. (James 2:14-26)
In today’s Scripture, Jesus tells us, “by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” It is not our place to twist this simple statement into the procrustean bed of theology. The Bible must be read. The Word of God must be taken straight, because we begin to go wrong the moment we try to bend it to our logic.
Meditation : “God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.’” Prayer : Walk with me, dear Lord, so that I may not be alone as I face this day, but always in your presence. Your joy is a lighthouse in a world often dark with sin, and I pray that I may reflect the light of your truth, to inspire others as I have been inspired. In the name of Christ, bless me this day, and all whom I may meet.........Amen |
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