READY, SET, GO! AND GO, AND GO.....

READY, SET, GO! AND GO, AND GO …..

Sunday, February 08, 2015

Romans 12:4-9 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

2Timothy 4:1-2 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

1Peter [GW] 2:1-10 So get rid of every kind of evil, every kind of deception, hypocrisy, jealousy, and every kind of slander. Desire God's pure word as newborn babies desire milk. Then you will grow in your salvation. Certainly you have tasted that the Lord is good! You are coming to Christ, the living stone who was rejected by humans but was chosen as precious by God. You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ. That is why Scripture says, "I am laying a chosen and precious cornerstone in Zion, and the person who believes in him will never be ashamed." This honor belongs to those who believe. But to those who don't believe: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, a stone that people trip over, a large rock that people find offensive." The people tripped over the word because they refused to believe it. Therefore, this is how they ended up. However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not God's people, but now you are. Once you were not shown mercy, but now you have been shown mercy.

  For the fourth time a city snowplow placed a snow barrier across the end of my driveway, mail and newspaper boxes. Seeing as my wonderful neighbor that has not allowed me to do snow removal for last and this winter is away on a trip, I decided to carefully do the task. I say “carefully” because, though ready to go at an instant’s notice, I don’t want to experience bedside “You could’ve crippled or killed yourself!” from family and friend.

  Since I don’t wear hearing aids when home alone, the exercise walker had to say “Excuse me.” with determination several times at increasing volume.

  She explained that she had recently begun participating in a group Bible study, but is pretty much confused. Her questions were all basic. The kind like if we don’t comprehend 2+2=4 anything further is as Greek as this mixed metaphor.

  All I did was provide the parts she needed to intelligently connect the dots on her own. And from the joy she expressed, she did.

  One of our major blessed responsibilities as members of God’s priesthood is to study to show ourselves approved by Him, ready with supply of His answers for present and eternal life issues. This is reasonable service. This is worship. (Rom.12:1-9; 2Tim.2:15; 3:15-17)

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