Grace for your spirit
Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. And the slave does not remain in the house forever, the son does remain forever. Therefore if the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. John 8:34-36
Sitting in the church house will make us a Christian, as quick as sitting around the hen house will make us a chicken. How many times have we watched church members sitting around with a blank look on their faces? On the surface they may be members of the church, but deep down they are still slaves to sin. I John 2:19 says many go out from us because they are not of us. How true. If we are not true sons of Christ still living in the slavery of sin, the fellowship will not hold us. We need to look at ourselves and look around. Will we all be remaining in His house forever? Let The Son make us His sons so we can remain forever.
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
Grace for your spirit. July 31, 2012
Grace for your spirit
Clean out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
I Corinthians 5:7-8
A house that is filled with trash and garbage will soon be filled with bugs too. The key to living a happy productive Christian life is to clean up and take out the trash. If we allow sin to reign in our body, it will draw more sin. Jesus Christ has the power and the means to cleanse our spirit. When we fill our lives with His
Spirit, sincerity and truth, the trash leaves and so do the bugs.
Clean out the old leaven, that you may be a new lump, just as you are in fact unleavened. For Christ our Passover also has been sacrificed. Let us therefore celebrate the feast, not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
I Corinthians 5:7-8
A house that is filled with trash and garbage will soon be filled with bugs too. The key to living a happy productive Christian life is to clean up and take out the trash. If we allow sin to reign in our body, it will draw more sin. Jesus Christ has the power and the means to cleanse our spirit. When we fill our lives with His
Spirit, sincerity and truth, the trash leaves and so do the bugs.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Grace for your spirit. July 30, 2012
Grace for your spirit
Elders are gone from the gate, young men from their music. The joy of our hearts have ceased; Our dancing has been turned into mourning. Lamentations 5:14-15
A woman once had a singing bird named Chirpie. One day while cleaning the cage, she accidentally sucked Chirpie into the vacuum hose. Quickly she rescued him, cleaned him, and put him back in the cage. Chirpie lived, but he didn't sing much anymore. The people of Jerusalem had been sucked through much persecution, They had lost their music, their joy, their dancing, and their happiness. Many Christians today are like them and Chirpie. Their Christian walk has not been the same since they were sucked through the hose of life. Barely alive, they have little to sing about. May we shake off our past, and let Christ restore our spirit and the joy of our hearts before it is too late.
Elders are gone from the gate, young men from their music. The joy of our hearts have ceased; Our dancing has been turned into mourning. Lamentations 5:14-15
A woman once had a singing bird named Chirpie. One day while cleaning the cage, she accidentally sucked Chirpie into the vacuum hose. Quickly she rescued him, cleaned him, and put him back in the cage. Chirpie lived, but he didn't sing much anymore. The people of Jerusalem had been sucked through much persecution, They had lost their music, their joy, their dancing, and their happiness. Many Christians today are like them and Chirpie. Their Christian walk has not been the same since they were sucked through the hose of life. Barely alive, they have little to sing about. May we shake off our past, and let Christ restore our spirit and the joy of our hearts before it is too late.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Grace for your spirit. July 27, 2012
Grace for your spirit
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is in my flesh; for the willing is present with me, but the doing of the good is not. Romans 7:18
A study of Romans shows us the effects of the "Two Adams" in our lives. The Adam from the Garden of Eden sinned and brought sin into the world. The 2nd Adam is Jesus Christ. He lived without sin and brought righteousness into the world. If we choose to submit to the 2nd Adam, Jesus Christ, His righteousness can make us righteous, and the power and the penalty of sin can be broken in our body. However as long as we live, we will always have the sinful nature present with us. That is the nothing good that still dwells in us, and can drag us down. With Christ, we can conquer it, and live victorious lives. He is the deliverance from the "nothing good" dwelling in us.
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is in my flesh; for the willing is present with me, but the doing of the good is not. Romans 7:18
A study of Romans shows us the effects of the "Two Adams" in our lives. The Adam from the Garden of Eden sinned and brought sin into the world. The 2nd Adam is Jesus Christ. He lived without sin and brought righteousness into the world. If we choose to submit to the 2nd Adam, Jesus Christ, His righteousness can make us righteous, and the power and the penalty of sin can be broken in our body. However as long as we live, we will always have the sinful nature present with us. That is the nothing good that still dwells in us, and can drag us down. With Christ, we can conquer it, and live victorious lives. He is the deliverance from the "nothing good" dwelling in us.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Grace for your spirit. July 26, 2012
Grace for your spirit
No temptation has overtaken you but such is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow us to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also so you will be able to endure it. I Corinthians 10:13
God promises to cause all things to work together for good to those of us who love Him and are called according to His purpose. In this case God will provide a way of escape when we need it, and help us endure whatever temptation comes our way. With His promises, we can be sure He will be there for us. The question remains; will we be there for Him. If we commit to love Him, and live in His purpose, we can surely answer that He will provide
No temptation has overtaken you but such is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow us to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also so you will be able to endure it. I Corinthians 10:13
God promises to cause all things to work together for good to those of us who love Him and are called according to His purpose. In this case God will provide a way of escape when we need it, and help us endure whatever temptation comes our way. With His promises, we can be sure He will be there for us. The question remains; will we be there for Him. If we commit to love Him, and live in His purpose, we can surely answer that He will provide
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Grace for your spirit. July 25, 2012
Grace for your spirit
From the same mouth comes both blessing and cursing. My brethren these things ought not to be this way. James 3:10
We would never expect to get pure and bitter water from the save fountain. When we claim we are pure of heart, there should be no source of bitterness to produce bitter talk. If we bless and then curse with the same mouth, our lives will also be inconsistent. Jesus said that whatever is in the heart will surely come out of our mouths. If we feel bitterness coming out of our mouths, Psalm 39 has a good suggestion. Put a muzzle on it until the feeling passes, and let's starting working on our hearts. Everyone is listening to see how we do with that challenge.
From the same mouth comes both blessing and cursing. My brethren these things ought not to be this way. James 3:10
We would never expect to get pure and bitter water from the save fountain. When we claim we are pure of heart, there should be no source of bitterness to produce bitter talk. If we bless and then curse with the same mouth, our lives will also be inconsistent. Jesus said that whatever is in the heart will surely come out of our mouths. If we feel bitterness coming out of our mouths, Psalm 39 has a good suggestion. Put a muzzle on it until the feeling passes, and let's starting working on our hearts. Everyone is listening to see how we do with that challenge.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Grace for your spirit. July 24, 2012
Grace for your spirit
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. I Corinthians 2:14
Does spiritual talk make us a little uncomfortable? Are the sermons a little long and boring? Does the things that are done in worship seem like foolishness to us? Perhaps we are not spiritually appraised in our thinking and our living. Like in our car, our gauges may show we are all right, but maybe it is time to check under the hood. When we are spiritually appraised we should love to talk of spiritual things and the things of God. If we are bored, let that be are warning to tune up our spiritual lives.
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised. I Corinthians 2:14
Does spiritual talk make us a little uncomfortable? Are the sermons a little long and boring? Does the things that are done in worship seem like foolishness to us? Perhaps we are not spiritually appraised in our thinking and our living. Like in our car, our gauges may show we are all right, but maybe it is time to check under the hood. When we are spiritually appraised we should love to talk of spiritual things and the things of God. If we are bored, let that be are warning to tune up our spiritual lives.
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