Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.
- John 4:34
I believe the Lord wants us to finish whatever He calls us to do, even when it requires patience, preservation and hard work. God wants us to grow roots and learn to endure until the fruit of His promise is manifested.
Be willing to endure patiently to see God’s plan take place in your life. If God has given you a vision of something He wants you to accomplish, keep doing whatever He has given you to do, even when the excitement for the work is over, and all the goose bumps are gone. If you don’t have a vision, ask God to show you something that you need to do, and then commit your work to the Lord until it is completed.
Close All the Gates
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.”
Colossians 3:8–11
Dr. John R. Rice and his brother Dr. Bill Rice grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas. Once the two evangelists were talking about how sin works in the life of a Christian. Dr. Bill Rice said to his brother, “If you leave one little gate open, every cow in the pasture may get out.” In recounting that conversation, Dr. John Rice said, “A man who consents to a little ‘white lie,’ as you might call it, will go deeper in lying. And one who is intemperate in his speech may grow to cursing. One who allows hate and malice may become a murderer. There is no safe course for one who consents to some sin and lets it go unrebuked, unconfessed, unrepented in this life.”
One of Satan’s more effective techniques that has ruined the life of many believers is to convince them that sin isn’t really a big deal—that we can handle the sins that appeal to us or that we enjoy without any additional consequences. But sin is a process, and left unchecked that process takes us further away from God and further into evil. The lie that we can control sin and keep it in check without getting rid of it completely is devastating, not just to our own lives, but to those around us. The only remedy for sin is for it to be rejected. We must resist temptation and quickly repent when we fail.
Colossians 3:8–11
Dr. John R. Rice and his brother Dr. Bill Rice grew up on a cattle ranch in Texas. Once the two evangelists were talking about how sin works in the life of a Christian. Dr. Bill Rice said to his brother, “If you leave one little gate open, every cow in the pasture may get out.” In recounting that conversation, Dr. John Rice said, “A man who consents to a little ‘white lie,’ as you might call it, will go deeper in lying. And one who is intemperate in his speech may grow to cursing. One who allows hate and malice may become a murderer. There is no safe course for one who consents to some sin and lets it go unrebuked, unconfessed, unrepented in this life.”
One of Satan’s more effective techniques that has ruined the life of many believers is to convince them that sin isn’t really a big deal—that we can handle the sins that appeal to us or that we enjoy without any additional consequences. But sin is a process, and left unchecked that process takes us further away from God and further into evil. The lie that we can control sin and keep it in check without getting rid of it completely is devastating, not just to our own lives, but to those around us. The only remedy for sin is for it to be rejected. We must resist temptation and quickly repent when we fail.
Today’s Growth Principle:
All of our sins, even the “little” ones, must be repented of and forsaken if we wish to live a holy life.
Complete Your Work
by Joyce Meyer - posted August 19, 2017Jesus said to them, My food (nourishment) is to do the will (pleasure) of Him Who sent Me and to accomplish and completely finish His work.
- John 4:34
I believe the Lord wants us to finish whatever He calls us to do, even when it requires patience, preservation and hard work. God wants us to grow roots and learn to endure until the fruit of His promise is manifested.
Be willing to endure patiently to see God’s plan take place in your life. If God has given you a vision of something He wants you to accomplish, keep doing whatever He has given you to do, even when the excitement for the work is over, and all the goose bumps are gone. If you don’t have a vision, ask God to show you something that you need to do, and then commit your work to the Lord until it is completed.
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