As Christians, we are more fortunate than we know to have people who love us. In God’s family, we are blessed to be surrounded by brothers and sisters who will not only try to help us, but who will attempt to do it in the very best way possible.
Life’s greatest decision is this: will we submit to God or reject Him? Let’s be warned by the picture of the wicked in Psalm 1, but let’s also be encouraged by the blessing and happiness of the one whose “delight is in the law of the Lord.”
There is nothing that impacts the spread of the gospel any more than the way Christians treat each other. Let’s learn how we can better relate to our “siblings” in the Lord’s family. The Lord Himself has some wonderful things to teach us about this.
We can be cheerful rather than grudging about obeying God’s commands. We do not have to be at the mercy of our feelings. We have it within us to subject our feelings to God’s will, so that we grow in our ability to love the things God wants us to do.
The plan God has devised to save us is for the purpose of renewing us in His own image, as well as rescuing us from our punishment. As Christians, we’re involved in the process of being transformed “from one degree of glory to another” (2 Cor. 3:18).
In worship, neither spirit nor truth can be ignored. As we live and work and study our Bibles, let’s remember to do the right thing, but let’s also remember to do it with the right heart. Those who worship God must worship “in spirit and truth.”
Steering by an uncertain, error-prone standard will not get us to the destination we desire. Only the perfect authority of God’s truth will do that. This week, let’s resolve that we will search the Scriptures to settle matters of right and wrong.
Let’s make this week one of growth in the quality of our conversations with others and about others. If we can diminish the problem of gossip in our daily speech, we will help ourselves and we will help the congregation of which we are members.
Let’s strive for a more sober attitude about the Scriptures. Rather than haphazardly tossing around opinions about the Bible, let’s think about the fact that our souls, and very likely the souls of others, depend on how carefully we study God’s word.
We know we should pray, and we do pray at certain times. But we need to pray more. Prayer should be an important part of our everyday lives. Communion with our Heavenly Father in prayer should be a part of the very fabric of our way of living.
