Firm Foundation
Reading: Luke 5, 6
My Verse: "But he who merely hears and does not practice doing My Words is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, against which the torrent burst, and immediately it collapsed and fell, and the breaking and ruin of that house was great." (6:49)
Lord, this is a painful truth. Too often a 'Christian' crashes and burns. Many times these are people in a leader position and so many are hurt. Many are left shaken in their own faith.
You have promised me that You will keep me. As Paul stated in Philippians 1:6. "And I am convinced of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ, developing and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you." Such a wonderful promise to hang onto and I have - many times!
And yet, this is a relationship. I do have my part to play in this. I need to make sure I spend time with You. I need to place myself before You daily, seeking You out. I like how the Amplified states Paul's admonition in Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now, not only in my presence but much more because I am absent, work out your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ)."
Peter has a great warning for us as he tells us to watch out for those that ignorantly twist and miscontrue Paul's teachings -Your Word. "Let me warn you therefore, beloved, that knowing these things beforehand, you should be on your guard, lest you be carried away by the error of lawless and wicked [persons and] fall from your own [present] firm condition [your own steadfastness of mind]. But grow in grace and recognition and knowledge and understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (II Peter 3:17, 18)
Yes, Lord, I would be like the wise man because, "He is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid a foundaiton upon the rock; and when a flood arose, the torrent broke against that house and could not shake or move it, because it had been securely built or founded on a rock." (Luke 6:48)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
Reading: Luke 5, 6
My Verse: "But he who merely hears and does not practice doing My Words is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation, against which the torrent burst, and immediately it collapsed and fell, and the breaking and ruin of that house was great." (6:49)
Lord, this is a painful truth. Too often a 'Christian' crashes and burns. Many times these are people in a leader position and so many are hurt. Many are left shaken in their own faith.
You have promised me that You will keep me. As Paul stated in Philippians 1:6. "And I am convinced of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ, developing and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you." Such a wonderful promise to hang onto and I have - many times!
And yet, this is a relationship. I do have my part to play in this. I need to make sure I spend time with You. I need to place myself before You daily, seeking You out. I like how the Amplified states Paul's admonition in Philippians 2:12 "Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now, not only in my presence but much more because I am absent, work out your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ)."
Peter has a great warning for us as he tells us to watch out for those that ignorantly twist and miscontrue Paul's teachings -Your Word. "Let me warn you therefore, beloved, that knowing these things beforehand, you should be on your guard, lest you be carried away by the error of lawless and wicked [persons and] fall from your own [present] firm condition [your own steadfastness of mind]. But grow in grace and recognition and knowledge and understanding of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (II Peter 3:17, 18)
Yes, Lord, I would be like the wise man because, "He is like a man building a house, who dug and went down deep and laid a foundaiton upon the rock; and when a flood arose, the torrent broke against that house and could not shake or move it, because it had been securely built or founded on a rock." (Luke 6:48)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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