Encouraging Christians, as long as its called today
In the physical realm, it’s not just unforgiveness that we have chosen to live with, we also allow resentment, bitterness and anger to move in as well. These three things will always be hiding in the shadows waiting for their opportunity to erupt like a volcano.
An aspect of Paul's story that stands out to me, is the people that God used to help him, and it’s a lesson for us today about the need to be available when God wants us to come alongside others.
The church must regularly check what is guiding our steps because it is very easy for us to stray from following Jesus.
As followers of Christ, it's important that we regularly examine our days to make sure we are not engaging in meaningless pursuits.
Shifting our trust from things to God is something that we need to learn as believers. It starts with understanding who God is and how empty the things of this word are. Thankfully, God has provided us with his word, which helps us understand his many characteristics.
If you identify as a smoker and are a Christian, you are deceiving yourself if you think your born-again identity and the addiction can share the same space in peace. They will always be at war with each other, whether you feel it or not.
James gets to the heart of the matter so we know exactly where we stand. Be doers and not just hearers of the word, deceiving ourselves. We are to go beyond reading and hearing the bible, especially when it gives us instructions, and if we don’t, there is a problem.
There are certainly seasons we can go through when it comes to engaging with the word, but it is important that that believer makes it a habit of going deeper into scripture. Thankfully there are lots of resources to help us...
Abiding in Christ daily is much more than doing what we think we should do, and more about who we are as the church. We are branches and if we are to produce any kind of good fruit, we are to remain in Jesus as long as it’s called today.
Self-control is often seen as something that gets in the way of enjoying life, but can we keep saying, “it’s too hard” or I don’t know how to do it”.The truth is, we have been given everything we need to participate, and God’s provisions to help us, to no longer live like cities broken into and left without walls.
