Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ. Again, thank you for visiting our blog site. I would like to take this time to invite you to our church, In His Presence Family Worship Center. It is a friendly church where the praise and worship is sweet and the word of God is preached with power and without compromise. Join us at four (4) PM at 154 Lexington Ave @ 30th Street. Our midweek bible study services are at Seven (7) PM. We would be honored to have you as our special guest. Make plans now to come and prepare to receive from God. You will not be sorry.
This is day number NINE of our fast. Congratulations, this is a great reason to celebrate. You have made it to day number Nine (9). You are in the big leagues now. You victory is nigh beloved. Listen, you are doing great. Just do one more day. Don’t worry about the rest of the fast. Just do today.
Beloved, today I would like to encourage you as you begin day number NINE (9), to continue on your journey of transformation. In our Christian walk, sometimes we need to remember the basics. I have found that sometimes the basics can be a challenge. Like many I understand that being a believer is absolutely about submission to the will of God, but how often do we forget that belief comes with requirements that God expects us to follow. In chapter twelve of the Book of Romans, the Apostle Paul gives us a litany of things we need to obey. This ‘code of conduct’ is what makes us different and it is expected of us. God expects it of us. Let’s look at the text:
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Rom. 12:9 ¶ Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.
Paul, instructs us how to live as believers. We are commanded to love. Here the teacher says that our attitude when we love should be sincere. The word here hypocrisy suggests that it should not be an act. Don’t be an actor when you love. It should be genuine. Not always easy, but I am a believer. My goal according to verse one (1) (of chapter 12) is to be “holy and pleasing to God”. This means that even if loving sincerely makes me look crazy to people, it does not mean it is crazy. If I am pleasing God, then he is what matters.
Detest evil. Key point, evil is not synonymous with sin. Evil means to cause harm. We should detest the causing of harm. Either personally or when done by someone else. Don’t be happy about someone’s affliction.
Then lastly, “cling to what is good”. This is pivotal. The Apostle says that we should cling to what is good. Cling means I should hold on to what is good. If I cling to what is good, when good moves in one direction, I am pulled along with it. If good goes up, so do I. If good makes a left, so do I, because I am attached to, clinging to, purposely connected to good. This means, “Good” defines my direction. It tells me what to do. Good tells me what is good and not reason. I have notice that I often determine good by what makes me comfortable. Does good make sense to me? That was usually my reasoning. My transformation means I need to develop new habits. I need to step back and ask what is good independent of my feelings and search God, even the scriptures to make my mind up and pursue good as God defines it.
Today I will cling to what is good. How about you?
Remember, drink as much water as you can, and make a point of cleaning toxins out of you body during this process. You are doing well.
Also, remember to start planing now, to bring someone to church with you this Sunday. There is no more important goal for the believer than to share your faith. Go public with your faith. Ask several people to come to church with you. I believe there is a miracle for you, in your obedience.
Live Life on Purpose and not By Mistake,
Yours Because I am His,
Leo Colon
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