H.W., in his 4th hour of devotion and prayer:-), this morning came across this devotion, in the classic daily devotional book by Oswald Chambers ‘My utmost for His highest’. It follows well with the teaching/discussion from last night so I’m going to post it here.
James 1:12(NKJV)
Blessed is the man who endures temptation; for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
In our study of James chapter 1 last week, we spoke of such scripture subcategories as “profiting from trials,” “loving God under trials” and “qualities needed in trials.” Trials, trials, trials…the Bible is steeped in discussion regarding trials.
1Sa 13:5-7(NKJV)
Then the Philistines gathered together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the seashore in multitude. And they came up and encamped in Michmash, to the east of Beth Aven.
In a sermon a couple of Sundays ago, Pastor David was talking about verse-by-verse teaching and contrasting it with 10-15 minute sermonettes. He likened sitting through a sermonette to expecting a buffet but only getting a piece of lettuce.
I had an interesting conversation tonight. I’ve had several with this fellow, over the last year or so, that have been similar. He seems to really want to do good.. but keeps slipping into sin.
I’ve been reading Jude lately… something that stuck out at me tonight was verse 16.
Jude 16(NKJV)
These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.
I don’t know about other people, but the Lord has always kept in my mind the fragility and temporal nature of life here. The below verse is a pointed reminder for all of us.
Hebrews 9:27(NKJV)
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
We only get a few short years in this life, and this verse reminds me to use it for the purpose it was given to me.
Hey Guys,
I wanted to give the guys a bit of discipleship in the area of husbandry and the ladies something to think about as you look for a hubby. Ladies, I’ll try to explain biblical submission in a later post, so please don’t just choke on the, badly misused and poorly understood, word I’m going to use a lot in this post.
A friend asked me a question about the appearance of evil in a Christian’s life… below is a generalized response…
We absolutely have liberty in Jesus. Paul talks about all things being lawful, but not all things are helpful or edifying(1 Cor 10:23).
The Holy Spirit is very important in the believer’s life. He gives the believer boldness to testify of the Lord Jesus Christ. Colossians 4 was written by the Apostle Paul while he was chained to a Roman guard in a prison.
