A Devotional - Looking at the Book #559
by Jesse Abel
A Thought for today by Papa “J”
Psalm 119:15 “I will, or I do” comes to me while contemplating the Word of God. These should not be words of idle promise, but an everlasting covenant with Him. As it is God's Will that we follow His precepts faithfully.
Good Morning
One more story from that news room barrel, this one from England: Paula, and her husband, Chris, had just finished tucking their young ones into bed one evening and after return to the parlor, they heard crying coming from the children's room. Rushing in, they found Tommy crying hysterically. He had accidentally swallowed a 5p piece and was sure he was going to die. No amount of talking could change his mind. Trying to calm him, Chris palmed a 5p coin that he happened to have in his pocket and pretended to remove it from Tommy's ear. Tommy, naturally, was delighted. In a flash, he snatched it from his father's hand, swallowed it and demanded cheerfully - 'Do it again, Dad!' Sometimes our quick thinking is just that… it is just not fast enough!
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 6:11-18 – Speaking to the Galatians the apostle could have easily said; “O Earthen vessels!” Our mouths are open from our heart where our words come from. You are not being restricted by us in any way, but it is your own restriction that is affecting your response to what we say. So be like children again and respond by opening your heart. Take in again what we are saying.
Stop being equally yoked with the unbeliever, since you are washed clean by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:1-2) you are unequal. You must know that with the unbeliever there is fellowship; but it is unholy. There is relative righteousness; but this is lawlessness and there is communion with the unbeliever; but this leads only to further darkness. Jesus Christ does not mix with the religions of darkness. So we believers have no part with the unbeliever, except as a witness to them of godliness which leads to holiness.
We are God’s temple of earthen vessels made new and we do walk among the earthen vessels that have no hope; we may be the only semblance of God they will ever see, therefore our separate (although not complete) must reveal to them that we are holy. In other words what the unbeliever does is unholy and unclean by word and deed. We are sons and daughters of God; the LORD God Almighty. 1 Corinthians 7:1 so let us claim the promises; be holy; cleanse ourselves and in the fear of the LORD and leave the 5p on the nightstand.
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