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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. Sunday, June 16, 2024
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :Mocking God Bible Verse:Galatians 6:6-10 (ESV) "Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. " Message:
We aren’t going to fool God by living life like atheists and then asking for eternal salvation. That is what “mocking” means. God knows what we have done. If a farmer sows wheat seeds, he gathers a hundred or a thousand times more wheat than he planted; he doesn’t expect that barley or pigs are going to grow from the wheat seeds he has sown. And if he should, for some reason, sow chickweed seeds, he would not be surprised to have a field full of weeds.
But no farmer is stupid enough to sow chickweed, because he knows what would happen. Just the same, no Christian should be stupid enough to lead a life filled with all kinds of sin, because the acts we commit are the seeds of our future. If we plant sin, we will reap misery; if we plant goodness, we will reap joy.
Paul emphasizes the importance of working for the good of all, especially those in the family of faith, whenever we can. We know we should try to avoid personal sin and lead a moral life, but it is also very important that we work for the good of others.
We must recognize the difficulty of reconciling such lessons with the message of boundless forgiveness brought by Jesus Christ, a grace of God not through works, but through faith. Yet Christ Himself taught that He will return in judgment, to punish those who have not followed Him and reward those who have. (Matthew 25:31-46.)
Most people who consider this dilemma believe that true faith will always be reflected in actions; that faith changes us. To rephrase James, faith that produces works is alive. (James 2:17-20.) Yet to what degree there is a correlation between our actions and our salvation, we cannot tell; for none of us seem to be perfect, even after our conversion and salvation.
Meditation : Prayer : May the love of the Father, the tenderness of the Son, and the presence of the Spirit, gladden our hearts and bring peace to our souls, this day and in the week to come,.............Amen |
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