Continuing from yesterdays verses:
“Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
Ephesians 5:17
What is God’s will? Read your Bible and find out but to put it simply…Love God, Love others, share the gospel!
Now are you doing all 3? If not your being foolish!
Tom
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.”
Ephesians 5:15-16
Chew on this today….how are you using your time…according to God not you? Are you using it wisely serving the Lord or foolishly on selfish desires?
Choose wisely my friends for we will answer to God!
Tom
“And He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.””
Luke 12:15
Remember this today…the world teaches you it is all about how much you can get to make you happy! God says that true life is NOT found in material things but being in Jesus Christ!!
Is this you???
Tom
“then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.’”
Deuteronomy 8:17
Here Israel is reminded that all they have has come from the hand of God! May we also remember that everything we have has come from Him as well and He expects us to use it to help others and glorify Him.
Now let’s ask ourselves if we are being good faithful stewards of the blessings of God.
Tom
“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.”
2 Peter 1:5-7
Again once we have life in Christ and are striving for godliness in all areas of our lives we should be supplementing our lives with theses things…strong faith, virtue, knowledge of the Word of God, self-control, steadfastness, brotherly affection, and love. Are these words that describe you and you walk with Jesus? They should be and can be by the power of the Holy Spirt!
Tom
“by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”
2 Peter 1:4
Continuing from yesterday day…by His power we are granted promises. That promise is being filled with Holy Spirit by faith in Christ we overcome the corruption of the world that tempts us. Why? Because we want to glorify God with the bodies He bought upon the cross with His shed blood for our sin!!
Chew on that and glorify Him this day by remaining faithful to our Lord!
Tom
