All honor and glory to God! Sorry about the past two days yall, this dog sitting at my parents' has thrown my whole schedule off. I haven't even been able to do my work-out as planned. I have to bottle feed the two runts, feed the two dams different food from our other adult pets, and give medicine to the dam that had the c-section. I'm kinda beat. Not to mention, my cousin (also my secretary) couldn't sleep the other night, so we spent the evening discussing some plans to get my non-profit organization up and running. Being that I live half-way to Egypt, it is rare for us to meet like this, so I took advantage of the opportunity. Anyway, be safe and responsible this weekend, and continue to keep one another in prayer, thanking God for the victory, and refraining from claiming defeat from the enemy; ALWAYS pray for your desired result, NOT the unfavorable outcome. Do NOT lose sight of God in the midst of adversity, God Bless!
Passage James 3:5-8 (NLT):
"In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison."
Tuesday we covered the 4th woe, which revealed the importance of following God's commandments, reminding us that we must NOT forget the directives in-between, such as giving our time and extending our resources to help others. The commandments are laws that we must follow, however, just because we follow one or two of God's commands, NEITHER exempts us from following the rest, NOR does it pardon us from fulfilling God's additional instructions. Since we missed the past two days, we're gonna complete the "seven woe" series, covering woes 5-7. Matthew 23:25-36 (NIV) says, "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean. Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and everything unclean. In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous. And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our forefathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ So you testify against yourselves that you are the descendants of those who murdered the prophets. Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your forefathers! You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? Therefore I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify; others you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town. And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. I tell you the truth, all this will come upon this generation." Remember that as we study these passages, we are converting the message as it applies to the current century. These verses discuss God's condemnation of us putting forth the appearance (a facade out in public) that we are saintly, yet inwardly (behind closed doors), we are corrupt. We say what we would and wouldn't do, or pretend in the presence of others that we are "holier than thou," yet, our every action and reaction proves to be hypocritical. Living the Christian life only as a show (an act) for others, is like washing a cup on the outside and leaving the inside dirty. Once we allow ourselves to be fully transformed by the renewing of our mind, which is renewed by the Word of God, then our inward and outward appearance won't be a sham; we will be clean from inside out.
Prayer of the Day:
Father God we praise your Holy name, thanking you for life, health, and strength. Lord God we thank you for our goings and comings, our ups and our downs, fore we know that with every good and bad moment in life comes a testimony that is essential to someone else's growth. We thank you for providing us with the much needed revelation that our spirit has been yearning for. We thank you for keeping us filled with your presence and for keeping us surrounded by your angels and Holy Spirit at all times, that we may be protected from the adversary's attack, and from all forms of hurt, harm, danger, and evil. We thank you for picking us up when we have fallen. Lord we thank you for blessing us individually, according to our specific need and your will for our lives. We thank you for the renewing of our mind, that we will exude a Christ-like demeanor that will successfully and effectively represent you. We bless your name Father and will praise you all the days of our lives. Father God we thank you for providing safe travel graces, for opening the eyes and heart of the lost, for providing clarity to the confused, and comfort for those suffering. We acknowledge you as our Almighty Lord and Savior, and we thank you. This is our affirmation of faith in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen!
~~ Tylesha ~~
"It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man." (Psalm 118:8)
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