When we might make excuses and quibble about what we can’t do, God asks us to trust His assurance that whatever needs to be done can be done through Christ, the One who has promised to strengthen us. That thought will be our meditation this week.
We influence others privately when we live as we should, but we also sound forth God’s word publicly by our congregational worship and Bible study. We ought not to underestimate the power of our congregational assemblies to spread the gospel.
It is a privilege to be delivered from our sins. Whatever difficulties may be involved, those are a small price to pay for the freedom and joy that await us at the end of the journey. Our afflictions are a “light momentary affliction” (2 Cor. 4:17).
We ought to sow the seed of the kingdom as generously and enthusiastically as we can. There isn’t a more worthy work that we could do in this world, and if doing that work is our honest goal, God will see that we have the opportunity to be involved.
Marriage involves a covenant to which God Himself is a party. We cannot back out of that covenant without showing ourselves faithless before God and treacherous to our mates. We are not free to loose what God has bound, without His revealed approval.
The mark of a truly humble person is not just that he has a moderate view of his own abilities, but also a moderate view of his own wisdom. If we trust God and are willing to rely on His higher wisdom, we will grow in true wisdom.
There is not a single consequence of sin that is not the result of erroneous thinking somewhere back up the line. These consequences can be undone only by replacing the untruth that produced them with the truth that can liberate us.
If we don’t try our best to distinguish between right and wrong, a progressive darkening of our understanding will take place. God will allow us to become deluded, and we may have a hard time recognizing even basic moral distinctions.
This week, let’s consider the honor and the trust that enable a marriage to be what God would want it to be. In the real world, the marriage covenant may not always be easy to keep, but keeping our promise will be well worth the effort.
There is a great deal of peace in realizing that giving honor to God is the highest activity in life. When we show the proper respect for God, we are doing the very thing we were created for. We find our destiny and our fulfillment in God’s glory.
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