“I don’t want the ball, I just want to feel included"... pic.twitter.com/MJaBdZ1XPh
— B&S (@____B_S____) October 29, 2022
Is it really that ball so to speak.. that'll do it for ya? Will that be enough? Really? What do you talk about the most, or want more than everything else? What do you live for or think will make you happy?
Man, I just want God, His good plan -- His will for me. And to be included in His fellowship, instead of going about wrangling over mere stuff, or idols, or get (via private words) bullied on out. Who in their right mind would want or allow that?
What kind of people should we, in this messed-up collapsing culture, be? Yes, during these final (even perilous) hours?
Answer: Wise people of real love regardless of what others are choosing and doing around us.
“See then that you walk circumspectly not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time because the days are evil” (Ephesians 5: 15–16)
God is love. Jesus, our primary example chose to walk that way -- wisely in love, instead of foolishly or selfishly or stupidly.
Ephesians 5:2 — ..and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
2 John 1:6 — And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.
John 13:34 — A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
Colossians 3:14 — Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.
Let's also be people of kindness today. Yes, with the fruit of the Spirit (those 9 great qualities. See Galatians 5:22–23).
Good idea. Let’s be people who pray motivated by love, and daily show God’s kind of love even when we don’t feel like it! For us believers, it’s not really an option. (We can prayerfully meditate upon God's agape in order to live it).
What's God's specific directive and what's best for all others?
Is it the time for gettin' ripped off by a presumptuous bully, or for takin' a stand for what is right? Should they be in the driver's seat of the bus? Should they be prayed for along with rewarded for their behavior.. or simply prayed for?
Regardless of what anyone does in your vicinity today, you can maintain your proper focus and walk with liberty. Follow close, not running on ahead, on out, or be lagging behind Christ. You can enjoy fellowship both upwards and outwards. It starts with U-turning, (change) and being born again. Have you yet been? Jesus Christ loves us and He is enough for you and me.
- How can I learn to trust that God is in control?
- Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world” (John 18:36)?
- What does the Bible say about church growth?
- What is the rock in Matthew 16:18?
- What should be the mission of a small group or even of the church? Hint: Acceptable worship, equipping the saints for His glory, and winning the lost to Christ.
Are you others-oriented or kind of obsessed with self-importance and control? What's best for those around you? Let's really want God's will for others too.. even for those all graspy!
"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." Hebrews 10:25
- Bible verses about betrayal?
- How can I overcome the pain of betrayal? Idea: Buckeroo, start with forgiveness and praying for that person some.
- How is a day in God’s courts better than a thousand elsewhere (Psalm 84:10)?
- What does it mean to come out from among them (2 Corinthians 6:17)?
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| Let's pray and then wisely do what we can. ~ @KurtwVs |
Well, in Psalm 23:5, we see that King David said to the Lord, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies,” portraying his close relationship to God as an honored dinner guest of a generous and capable host. As a gracious host, the Lord attends to David’s every need, showering him with personal care, abundant goodness, protection from his enemies, and eternal blessings.
David had several adversaries and some were out to oust him forever, but in the presence of the Lord, he kept obeying the Lord and got blessed. Seated at His table, the enemies posed no threat because David had guest-rights with the Lord. In the ancient East, a host was obligated to safeguard his visitors from all their enemies at all costs. "I shall not want" cuz I've got Who I want most (my first-love, Christ) and can enjoy what He has planned for me. Pray and obey, inquire-up today. Psalm 23 begins, “The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”
