"...Be joyful. Grow to maturity. Encourage each other. Live in harmony and peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you...."
It is a choice to be joyful, a choice in adverse circumstances that is only possible if one has the eternal perspective that comes with knowing God in a personal way.
Growing to maturity is only possible if we follow the advice of the writer of Hebrews and go on past our foundational teachings and seek the deeper teachings and doctrines . "Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding. "Hebrews 6:1 NLT
It is a choice to be joyful, a choice in adverse circumstances that is only possible if one has the eternal perspective that comes with knowing God in a personal way.
Growing to maturity is only possible if we follow the advice of the writer of Hebrews and go on past our foundational teachings and seek the deeper teachings and doctrines . "Surely we don’t need to start again with the fundamental importance of repenting from evil deeds and placing our faith in God. You don’t need further instruction about baptisms, the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And so, God willing, we will move forward to further understanding. "Hebrews 6:1 NLT
Encouraging one another is critical to maintaining our courage in difficult situations. Even Jesus needed encouragement as was evidenced by His father speaking to Him saying "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased".
Living in harmony and peace is also a choice. We should concentrate on those areas in which we agree and refuse to allow division on non-essentials to cause chaos and bring shame and a distaste for our faith by those who do not know our God. If we are to cause the Jew and gentile to be jealous of our relationship with God we must demonstrate our ability to agree to disagree and yet love and live in harmony and in peace.
If we choose to do these things we have the guarantee that God will be with us! That alone should be enough reason to strive to become what this verse commands us to do.
Today I commit to living in joy while encouraging my brothers and sisters to live in harmony so that we may grow together in our faith and experience the presence of God in all circumstances which always brings a peace that passes our understanding....
Living in harmony and peace is also a choice. We should concentrate on those areas in which we agree and refuse to allow division on non-essentials to cause chaos and bring shame and a distaste for our faith by those who do not know our God. If we are to cause the Jew and gentile to be jealous of our relationship with God we must demonstrate our ability to agree to disagree and yet love and live in harmony and in peace.
If we choose to do these things we have the guarantee that God will be with us! That alone should be enough reason to strive to become what this verse commands us to do.
Today I commit to living in joy while encouraging my brothers and sisters to live in harmony so that we may grow together in our faith and experience the presence of God in all circumstances which always brings a peace that passes our understanding....
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