by lighthouse | Jun 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:11 “Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.” Do you ever get tired of encouraging others? Does it seem at times encouragement is difficult and and seemingly without positive results? Our author and our God knows that to be discouraged is a human trait one has to avoid. When you get down try and think of our Savior and how He must have become discouraged when His own people, whom He was dying to save, treated Him so terribly, yet He persevered and won. Always be enthusiastic in serving your precious Savior.
by lighthouse | Jun 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:9 “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Love, hate and cling— All three are character traits of a Christian. Fake nothing—-rather, follow the example of our Savior. How do we know what and whom to love? How do we know what and whom to hate? How do we know what truth to tightly hang on to? Study the Scripture for therein is truth and eternal life. Pray for a person who receives these devotional thoughts who suffers from an addiction involving pornography. He asks all of us to pray for him as he knows God answers prayers. Enjoy your weekend.
by lighthouse | Jun 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:4-5 “For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” God is the Creator of our extremely intricate, complicated wonderfully interactive body with each part of its amazing cooperative functions serving each other part from nano to larger organ. That is the way God alone functions. He has done the same process within His family of believers. Each of us has His intended purpose or function. What is your purpose or function within the body of glorifying our Savior?
by lighthouse | Jun 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:3 “For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.” A leadership team has been formed which I am a part of works with those who have suffered from various addictions. Not one member of that leadership team think themselves better than anyone else. We all understand we are covered with a blanket of grace provided by our Savior and each of us, whether client or mentor, all need and appreciate that wonderful blanket. You also enjoy the comfort of that blanket–it keeps you wonderfully warm.
by lighthouse | Jun 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Conforming to the pattern of society is a major mistake. Society does not ask itself–is what I am doing or is what I am thinking according to God’s will or according to my will? Society does not ask—who am I living for-myself or God? Two very easy examples are societies response to couples living together without beig married and mothers aborting their children. Both are against God’s will while being favored by man’s will. Which do you live by—-man’s will or God’s will? Have a reat weekend.
by lighthouse | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Romans 11:6 “And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.” God used our author to make a definite and absolute point—you and I are saved by grace. You and I can do nothing –nothing- to earn salvation. God enables each of us to have a relationship with Himself only because of His love for each of us. Normally we would conclude enabling is something we should not do. God says without enabling we are lost—He is the Greatest Enabler to ever exist. Thank God for His love, His enabling character and His having saved us by His grace alone.
