December 12, 2015

1 Corinthians 8:4 Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.

Being sensitive to those around you is not something we are all good at! Some of us go ahead and do things and then realise afterward it has upset someone else.

God wants us to think of others and to be sensitive to their beliefs and feelings; upsetting people just because we don’t want to accept their ways is not what Jesus teaches.

Christ showed us we need to uphold the truth. But going against someone just because they are trying to uphold Abraham’s or Moses’ teachings is not what God wants!

December 11, 2015

2 Timothy 2:23 But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife.

Having awkward questions which bring Christianity into question in our own minds is not new, this has been going on for a long time and our Bibles reference this.

Most of the questions come from people who do not know the answers in the first place and are clinging to what they can get their heads round at the time.

If you don’t understand something about God’s Word then ask people who have been studying it, ask God, ask a friend…

Don’t just listen to someone who thinks they know the answers – they probably don’t!

December 10, 2015

Titus 3:9 But avoid foolish disputes, genealogies, contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and useless.

How many times has someone asked you a seemingly impossible question? For example: why comes first, the chicken or the egg?

Whilst we may like to think of strange things like this or Schrödinger's cat, they do not do much for our overall spiritual wellbeing!

Finding out exactly where you can from and who your ancestors are may be fun, but is not exactly helpful to us past a certain point.

God has given us reason to live and reason to believe; is that not enough for us to aim for without losing our minds in the wind?

December 9, 2015

Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

We may find it hard to keep up with things at times and we may fall behind in our duties from time to time, but God can still do things over and above what we can!

It is God who can do things through us and who can give us the strength to continue far beyond our means.

When we accept Christ back into our lives He changes us from the inside out so He will get the glory He deserves.

If we submit to Him He can use us for His glory every day and all the time; allow Him to work through you today!