April 14, 2014

1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful; all things are lawful for me, but not all things edify.

Even though the law may say that we are allowed to do things, it is not always right that we do so because what we do may still bring offense to others.

Sitting in a room full of vegetarians eating a beef burger may well upset the whole room even though God allows us to each meat.

Being part of a community or society means we must also be thinking about other people and not just ourselves.

God created this world for us to live together in.

April 13, 2014

1 Corinthians 10:22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

Though we can try to cover all bases by saying that we trust this god and that god we will never be able to count on them all!

There is only one God and that is God the Father who sent His Son Jesus Christ to come and die on the cross for us.

We may be strong. We may be part of the strongest country in the world. But in comparison to God, we are nothing.

Let us remember that so we can live for Him and not provoke Him daily.

April 12, 2014

John 6:47 Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me has everlasting life.

Jesus did not hide the fact that people should believe on Him as being the Son of God; but many people did not want to hear that so ignored it.

When we get to tell people about Christ we are going to face some who will simply ignore us, some who will revolt against what we say and only some who believe us.

Is this anything we are doing wrong? Probably not. It is very likely that people will be rejecting the truth because it is difficult for them to accept it.

Try not to grow weary of people ignoring you or the bible.

April 11, 2014

John 3:15 that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

When we look up to Christ, just as the people of Israel had to look up at the serpent in the desert, we too have the gift of life that Christ has promised.

Jesus came into the world to save us and not to defeat us; He came to have final victory over Satan and his empty lies.

We need to lift up our gaze from the world and the worries therein and look faithfully up at Christ and His ways to receive His gift of eternal life.