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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. Friday, April 8, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Draw Near to God Bible Verse:James 4:4b-10 (ESV) "Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Be wretched and mourn and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you." Message:
The world is a powerful force which has programmed much of our thinking from the moment of birth. It is an enticing magnet which constantly lures us to conform to its standards. It tempts us to seek the approval and plaudits of men rather than God. It pulls us into greater involvement with the temporal value system with its quest for wealth, power, prestige, position, and popularity, and draws us away from the eternal value system revealed in Scripture.
Worldliness is not merely a matter of questionable activities. It is also a heart attitude. When Christians are in bondage to “the elementary principles of the world” (Col. 2:8), they cannot enjoy the freedom and victory that is in Christ.
King Midas|Walter Crane
King Midas
As citizens of heaven and pilgrims on this planet, we experience a constant tension between the temporal and the eternal arenas. We are called to be in the world, but not of it; we must walk in the world without being molded by it. The key to overcoming the values of the world is found in Romans 12:2. “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.” We need to internalize biblical values through a daily program of reading, memorizing, meditating, and personalizing Scripture.
This has a price tag: it takes time and discipline. But it is more than worth the cost, because nothing is more life changing. There is no greater step we can take in becoming overcomers in the spiritual warfare. Only in this way will the Word become the basis for our thinking. The mind is a battlefield on which two opposing world views, the material versus the spiritual, contend for our allegiance. John tells us that faith is “the victory that has overcome the world” (1 John 5:4), and our faith is proportionate to the degree to which we have assimilated God’s truth. We must renew our minds with the reality of our union with Christ (Gal. 2:20; 6:14).
Jesus has overcome the world (John 16:33) and its ruler (John 16:11; Col. 2:15). His life secures our victory, and He is able to deliver us out of this present evil age (Gal. 1:4; Heb. 2:14-15; 1 John 4:4).
Dr. Boa is devoted to a ministry of relational evangelism and discipleship, teaching, writing, and speaking. He holds a B.S. in astronomy from Case Institute of Technology, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, a Ph.D. from New York University, and a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford in England. I highly recommend a visit to his website, KenBoa.org, which is filled with free videos, written commentary, newsletters, etc.
Meditation : A Christian does not have a moral code: a Christian follows a moral code. Prayer : O Sovereign and almighty Lord, bless all your people, and all your flock. Give your peace, your help, and your love unto us your servants, the sheep of your fold, that we may be united in the bond of peace and love, one body and one spirit, in one hope of our calling, in your divine and boundless love.......Amen |
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