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Rejoicing in Wrongdoing?

Rejoicing in Wrongdoing?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who avoid rejoicing in wrongdoing. In Jesus’ name, amen.

The lines between what is right and wrong should be clear. Yet, today, it seems that the demarcation has become blurred.

Scripture is full of examples of right and wrong, including the Ten Commandments (See Exodus 20).

Apostle Paul, when writing in 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 (ESV) says,

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.”

Believers should not be confused. If love does not rejoice in wrongdoing, stop being a wrongdoer. Rejoice in the truth!

If necessary, run from the temptation.

Don’t rejoice in past misdeeds. Rather, from now on, do what is right!

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Do You Rejoice in the Truth?

Do You Rejoice in the Truth?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who rejoice in the truth. In Jesus’ name, amen.

What power believers have! It says in John 8:32 (ESV):

“The truth will set you free.”

When we realize the world is preoccupied with moral relativism, truth sometimes seems to have a definition in flux.

Apostle Paul writes about love in 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 (ESV):

“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.”

Don’t get sidetracked by the culture’s values. Scripture is the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

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Love or Knowledge?

Love or Knowledge?

I pray for wisdom for those who know love remains after knowledge passes away. In Jesus’ name, amen.

The adage “knowledge is power” is most often attributed to Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626), the man who is also credited with defining the scientific method. Scripture has something important to say about knowledge. What would remain if knowledge were to disappear?

Apostle Paul reveals the answer when he writes in 1 Corinthians 13:8 (ESV):

“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.”

I must admit, for a time I was all about acquiring knowledge. I thought it would give me power and control in life. I was deceived. I pursued knowledge for its own sake. I had intellectualized issues of faith and knew about a lot of religions. But God? At that time, I did not know him.

Beware of the false promise that knowledge is power. God has real power. Know him. Seek his face and humble yourself.

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Are You Forgetting You Are God’s Temple?

Are You Forgetting You Are God’s Temple?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who acknowledge that God’s Spirit dwells within them. In Jesus’ name, amen.

In Acts 2, Luke told what happened when believers assembled on Pentecost. The Holy Spirit changed everything.

Apostle Paul is writing to the faithful in 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 (ESV) when he says,

“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.”

Be mindful of the Spirit within.

Are there personal habits or behaviors that need to change to preserve God’s temple?

If so, take action now.

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Are You Building with Care?

Are You Building with Care?

Dear Lord, I pray for those who, like Apostle Paul, build on the foundation of Christ. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Some believers regularly share the Gospel. Others come along side new believers and disciple them. Know anyone doing these things?

Apostle Paul considered himself like a skilled master builder when he laid what he called a “foundation.”

He writes in 1 Corinthians 3:10-11 (ESV):

“According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it. For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

Take care how you speak into others’ lives. Be bold. Share. Help others establish foundations in Chirst.

Build with care on others’ foundations in Christ.

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Know it All?

Know it All?

Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who know it is impossible to understand all the thoughts of God. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Some religions claim it is possible to comprehend God’s thoughts. Some go so far as to believe it is possible to become one with God.

For Christians, the Holy Spirit helps believers to navigate life. This does not mean a person can merge with God. Rather, the Holy Spirit provides guidance.

Apostle Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:9-11 (NLT):

“But, as it is written,

‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him’—

these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.”

No one can comprehend all the thoughts of God. Stop striving. Don’t try to be a know it all.

Let God be God. Bow before him in awe!

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