Eternal Perspective
Bible reading: Matthew 6: 19-34
Focus verse: Matthew 6: 33 "Seek the Kingdom of God[a] above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."
There is no happiness in our possessions. The more we have, the more we have responsibility for and our focus can change away from the Lord. We are to be stewards of our possessions, but we shouldn't be possessed by them. Matthew 19:23 says, "Then Jesus said to his disciples, "I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven."
Sometimes we may see what others have and desire to have that same thing too. It is common to feel these things, but we should realize that God will give us what we need and many times he gives us more than we need as an extra blessing.
We should seek after the eternal value in all that we do. Have our goals be such that would bring honor and glory to our LORD. Allow God to decide our possessions and add them as He desires. When we have possessions, we should ask God for wisdom in our stewardship of them.
Seek first the Kingdom of God.
~Page Johnson
Interlocking Ministries
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
Remember Who The Enemy Is
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 6: 1-7
Focus Verse: "For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies—the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world" Ephesians 6:12
Today I was in a meeting of 12 people. There was a decision to be made and the vote was 9 -3. One of the three people gave a very emotional complaint after the vote because she didn't think the decision was right. Although she doesn't agree, she has a choice to accept the vote and live in peace or choose to live in anger, lies, hate and discord. One way shows humility, the other is pride.
I realize that people, yes, even believers are not always going to think the same way. They are not always going to agree. Sometimes the matter is small and other times the matter seems to be big. The Bible reading today tells us that nothing on this earth that we argue about is greater than the heavenly judgements to come. God tells us to have unity and love one another in humility.
When you find yourself in a dispute with a fellow Christian, ask yourself if you can accept the way things are with the help of Christ and live in peace. If you can not find peace, rather than brother against brother going to court before the civil court of the world, shaming the church; when necessary, Christian brother s should together seek out a fellow Christian . Even then, if you don't agree... In the end of the scripture 1 Corinthians 6:7 says that it is better to allow yourself to be wronged and cheated than to take a believer to court of unbelievers.
The enemy is not your brother; remember who the enemy REALLY is. We do not fight against flesh and blood, but against the unseen enemy of evil.
Further reading: James 4
~Page Johnson
Interlocking Minstries
Focus Verse: "For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against persons without bodies—the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world" Ephesians 6:12
Today I was in a meeting of 12 people. There was a decision to be made and the vote was 9 -3. One of the three people gave a very emotional complaint after the vote because she didn't think the decision was right. Although she doesn't agree, she has a choice to accept the vote and live in peace or choose to live in anger, lies, hate and discord. One way shows humility, the other is pride.
I realize that people, yes, even believers are not always going to think the same way. They are not always going to agree. Sometimes the matter is small and other times the matter seems to be big. The Bible reading today tells us that nothing on this earth that we argue about is greater than the heavenly judgements to come. God tells us to have unity and love one another in humility.
When you find yourself in a dispute with a fellow Christian, ask yourself if you can accept the way things are with the help of Christ and live in peace. If you can not find peace, rather than brother against brother going to court before the civil court of the world, shaming the church; when necessary, Christian brother s should together seek out a fellow Christian . Even then, if you don't agree... In the end of the scripture 1 Corinthians 6:7 says that it is better to allow yourself to be wronged and cheated than to take a believer to court of unbelievers.
The enemy is not your brother; remember who the enemy REALLY is. We do not fight against flesh and blood, but against the unseen enemy of evil.
Further reading: James 4
~Page Johnson
Interlocking Minstries
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