Grace for your spirit
You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered. I Peter 3:7
In the preceding verses, God directed women to be submissive, to live a life of chaste and respectful behavior, to develop a hidden quality that would be pleasing to God, and do right without being frightened by an fear. Many women object to such direction and wonder, what about the men? Here it is: Men are directed to do everything in the same way, plus live with women in an understanding way, and honor our women as fellow heirs of the grace of life. When men fail to do this, their prayers will be hindered. Men, have your prayers lost their power? Look around the house, and double check your submission. In the first century, when God first called all people into submission, it was the men that had the biggest adjustment, not the women. Today it seems like everyone chokes on humility.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with our spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
Grace for your spirit May 17, 2010
Grace for your spirit
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear. I Peter 3:6
We all need positive role models and mentors to guide us through the troubled waters of life. Sarah is one good example. She is referred to 56 times in the Bible for our guidance. She was not afraid to obey her husband, and suffer hardship to complete the will of God in her life. She left her happy home at age 65 to follow her husband's dream revealed to him by God. Through her faith and trust, she became the mother of Isaac, and started the family of promise. She did it by doing right, without being frightened by any fear. What great things does God have planned for us? If we are always afraid, we may never know. If we are afraid to submit, to trust, and to walk after the His Spirit, the devil will help us do the wrong things. Let's find out what is right, make a renewed commitment to do right, and not be frightened by any fear.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear. I Peter 3:6
We all need positive role models and mentors to guide us through the troubled waters of life. Sarah is one good example. She is referred to 56 times in the Bible for our guidance. She was not afraid to obey her husband, and suffer hardship to complete the will of God in her life. She left her happy home at age 65 to follow her husband's dream revealed to him by God. Through her faith and trust, she became the mother of Isaac, and started the family of promise. She did it by doing right, without being frightened by any fear. What great things does God have planned for us? If we are always afraid, we may never know. If we are afraid to submit, to trust, and to walk after the His Spirit, the devil will help us do the wrong things. Let's find out what is right, make a renewed commitment to do right, and not be frightened by any fear.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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Friday, May 14, 2010
Grace for your spirit May 14, 2010
Grace for your spirit
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. James 4:14
There is a theory called, "The Butterfly Theory", that supposes that a butterfly continually flapping its wings on one side of the world, can be the cause of a tornado on the other side of the world. It examines how insignificant things can have great effects. God's Word encourages us not to be boastful about how important we are, and what we will accomplish by ourselves. In fact, our life in just a little bit of steam, that appears for a little while and then fades. However, when we combine our life with what the Lord wills for us, our steam can really make a positive difference. Water boils and creates steam at 212 degrees. When the water is 211 degrees, it is just hot water. One degree makes all the difference. Let's not leave a legacy of just being in hot water. Let's create some steam with the Lord to change the world around us today.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. James 4:14
There is a theory called, "The Butterfly Theory", that supposes that a butterfly continually flapping its wings on one side of the world, can be the cause of a tornado on the other side of the world. It examines how insignificant things can have great effects. God's Word encourages us not to be boastful about how important we are, and what we will accomplish by ourselves. In fact, our life in just a little bit of steam, that appears for a little while and then fades. However, when we combine our life with what the Lord wills for us, our steam can really make a positive difference. Water boils and creates steam at 212 degrees. When the water is 211 degrees, it is just hot water. One degree makes all the difference. Let's not leave a legacy of just being in hot water. Let's create some steam with the Lord to change the world around us today.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Grace for your spirit May, 13 2010
Grace for your spirit
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth forthree years and six months. James 5:17
Elijah the prophet had a nature like ours? Is this the Elijah that called down fire on Mt. Carmel? Is this the Spirit of Elijah Jesus was talking about living in John the Baptist? Is this the Elijah that appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus and Moses? How could he have a nature just like ours? We usually remember Elijah's mountaintop victories, but we forget he was sometimes afraid and depressed. Under the juniper tree and seeking for God on Mt Horeb, we see the fragile nature we can identify with today. Like us, he had his down days. Unlike us, he connected with God with prayer and turned the world upside down. We have bad days, but with prayer we can certainly change our lives, and the lives of others.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth forthree years and six months. James 5:17
Elijah the prophet had a nature like ours? Is this the Elijah that called down fire on Mt. Carmel? Is this the Spirit of Elijah Jesus was talking about living in John the Baptist? Is this the Elijah that appeared on the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus and Moses? How could he have a nature just like ours? We usually remember Elijah's mountaintop victories, but we forget he was sometimes afraid and depressed. Under the juniper tree and seeking for God on Mt Horeb, we see the fragile nature we can identify with today. Like us, he had his down days. Unlike us, he connected with God with prayer and turned the world upside down. We have bad days, but with prayer we can certainly change our lives, and the lives of others.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Grace for your spirit May 12, 2010
Grace for your spirit
For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. But you know of his proven worth, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father. Phil 2:20-22
This was Paul's description of Timothy. He was a kindred spirit with Paul, and with the disciples of Christ wherever he went. He served in the gospel as a child serves his father. Paul and Timothy were not physically related, but the were related in the spirit of Jesus. Paul referred to Timothy as his child in the faith. When Timothy arrived, it would be like having Paul with them, indeed, it would be like the visit with the Spirit of Jesus. I can imagine that Timothy looked for such a kindred spirit for himself in his travels. He hoped he could find a child in the faith to trust in the furtherance of the gospel. We need to be such a child, and we need to be searching for another to be a kindred spirit for tomorrow.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
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For I have no one else of kindred spirit who will genuinely be concerned for your welfare. For they all seek after their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus. But you know of his proven worth, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father. Phil 2:20-22
This was Paul's description of Timothy. He was a kindred spirit with Paul, and with the disciples of Christ wherever he went. He served in the gospel as a child serves his father. Paul and Timothy were not physically related, but the were related in the spirit of Jesus. Paul referred to Timothy as his child in the faith. When Timothy arrived, it would be like having Paul with them, indeed, it would be like the visit with the Spirit of Jesus. I can imagine that Timothy looked for such a kindred spirit for himself in his travels. He hoped he could find a child in the faith to trust in the furtherance of the gospel. We need to be such a child, and we need to be searching for another to be a kindred spirit for tomorrow.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Grace for your spirit May 11,, 2010
Grace for your spirit
Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men.If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Romans 12:17-18
This is a subject that was never taught where I went to school. The most consistent events at our high school were the fights that took place over behind the Methodist church at 3:30. You would be taunted all day, until you agreed to fight. We are still unlikely to learn to not get even, not to take revenge, and not return evil for evil today. The world teaches to get even and pay back. When we pay back evil for evil, we become evil. When we don't respect what is right, we are wrong. When we won't live at peace, it leads to revenge, and revenge only belongs to God, not us. If we don't overcome evil, it will overcome us. As Barney would say to Andy, "We've got to nip it Andy. Nip it in the bud" The whole chapter of Romans 12, give us the "nip it" formula. Read it.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Respect what is right in the sight of all men.If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men. Romans 12:17-18
This is a subject that was never taught where I went to school. The most consistent events at our high school were the fights that took place over behind the Methodist church at 3:30. You would be taunted all day, until you agreed to fight. We are still unlikely to learn to not get even, not to take revenge, and not return evil for evil today. The world teaches to get even and pay back. When we pay back evil for evil, we become evil. When we don't respect what is right, we are wrong. When we won't live at peace, it leads to revenge, and revenge only belongs to God, not us. If we don't overcome evil, it will overcome us. As Barney would say to Andy, "We've got to nip it Andy. Nip it in the bud" The whole chapter of Romans 12, give us the "nip it" formula. Read it.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Monday, May 10, 2010
Grace for your spirit May 10, 2010
Grace for your spirit
Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, Philippians 1:12-13
Talk about "blooming where you're planted". The Apostle wrote this letter from his imprisonment in Rome. He reported that the progress of the gospel was great. What a mission field. Even the guards loved it. In fact, at the end of the letter, Paul sends a greeting from all the saints in Caesar's household. Would our letter from Jail sound anything like this? Usually we spend our time thinking about what we would do for the cause of Christ if we could be anywhere but where we are now. God may have placed all of us where we are, to do our best work for Him. Let's quit wishing we are somewhere else, doing something else, and start serving Him right where we are today. Plant God's seed in good soil, add grace, and bloom.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
Now I want you to know, brethren, that my circumstances have turned out for the greater progress of the gospel, so that my imprisonment in the cause of Christ has become well known throughout the whole praetorian guard and to everyone else, Philippians 1:12-13
Talk about "blooming where you're planted". The Apostle wrote this letter from his imprisonment in Rome. He reported that the progress of the gospel was great. What a mission field. Even the guards loved it. In fact, at the end of the letter, Paul sends a greeting from all the saints in Caesar's household. Would our letter from Jail sound anything like this? Usually we spend our time thinking about what we would do for the cause of Christ if we could be anywhere but where we are now. God may have placed all of us where we are, to do our best work for Him. Let's quit wishing we are somewhere else, doing something else, and start serving Him right where we are today. Plant God's seed in good soil, add grace, and bloom.
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit
Philippians 4:23
graceforyourspirit.blogspot.com
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