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Salt + Pepper: A Steadfast Mind

Salt + Pepper: A Steadfast Mind: We attended the Sunday service at Penang. God’s message was really inspiring. I can relate with the topic discussed because basically I’m ...

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“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Our world has seen some horrible tragedies this year, from the terrorist attacks in the United Kingdom, to the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, to the senseless killings going on in America’s streets.  Over the years, I’ve come to the conclusion that when things go wrong, there are two kinds of people: those who panic and those who pray. I love what Corrie ten Boom used to say, “There’s no panic in heaven, only plans.” That means that even when we’re taken by surprise, God isn’t! But what does that mean for us? Well, the fact that bad things will happen in life is a foregone conclusion. It’s the reality of the world in which we live as one of the many consequences of sin. Yet even when those bad things do happen, we can choose how we will react. While many are fretting, not knowing how to cope with tragedy, God is still on the throne of the universe. And there’s absolutely nothing that happens outside of His divine purview. So we can either choose to go into panic mode, or we can look to Him in faith. Now, you’re probably thinking that’s easy to say but hard to do in the midst of chaos. And you’d be right, because trusting God is impossible in our flesh. But when we allow His Spirit to do the work, we become capable of experiencing His supernatural peace – a peace beyond understanding – even in the direst of situations. When tragedy strikes, look to the Spirit and trust your Father in heaven to find peace. He loves you and will never leave you alone! TRUST GOD IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY AND HE’LL GIVE YOU HIS SUPERNATURAL PEACE. Keep on Doing Right by Dr. Paul Chappell “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.” John 15:7–10 It is said that when Henry Ford and his wife Clara were celebrating their fiftieth wedding anniversary, a reporter covering the event asked Ford what the secret to a long and happy marriage was. Ford replied, “The formula is the same formula I have always used in making cars—just stick to one model!” The secret to success in any endeavor is not really a secret. It is simply to continue doing the right things. Whether it is a job, relationship, or ministry, a continued repetition of right leads to results. Most people in our day are looking for quick and easy solutions. Yet God’s plan is the slow, steady, patient repetition of right, rather than the immediate result. When the Children of Israel left Egypt, God laid out His plan to Moses for them to conquer the land of Canaan. “I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee. By little and little I will drive them out from before thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land” (Exodus 23:29–30). God could certainly have given them immediate victory over the entire land, but He knew that they needed the struggle to build their character. True progress takes place little by little, with continued investments of faithfulness. Many Christians think that the best way to show love to God is by creating a big, flashy display or undertaking a new, big project. In reality, the best way to show love to God is to faithfully keep His commandments.   Today’s Growth Principle:  Do right today. Do right again tomorrow. Faithful obedience honors God.

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Proverbs 23:24

Love others

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In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:10-11 I was speaking to a young mother some time ago who ten months prior, had found herself with an unwanted pregnancy. She told me her first thought when she became pregnant was to have an abortion. So she shared the news of her pregnancy, as well as her plans, with some close friends and family members. But one of her friends, who was a member of our church, encouraged this young lady to talk to someone before she made the decision to have an abortion. So she went to a church-run crisis pregnancy center and she heard about God’s love for her and her little baby. As a result, she chose to keep the baby and committed her own life to Christ as well. Today, that woman has entered the Kingdom of God and has a healthy child thanks, in large part, to the encouragement of a friend. I’m amazed as I hear story after story that are very similar… no awkward conversations or deep theological questions, but genuine love, care, and encouragement. Helping others and showing them Jesus doesn’t have to be a well-prepared five-point presentation. It can be as simple as loving them and encouraging them to seek Christ with our words. Love others to Jesus and you’ll lead many straight into His loving arms! Love others with the love of Christ and you’ll lead many Straight to him.

The God Who Loves Sinners

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”
John 3:14–17

Dr. H. A. Ironside told of a missionary who visited the church he attended when he was a little boy. After he showed them artifacts that he brought back from Africa the missionary asked, “How many good boys have we here?” Ironside said, “A lot of us thought we were good, but our mothers were there, and so not one of us dared hold up his hand.” The missionary said, “I have the same message for you that we have for the heathen in Africa; God loves naughty boys.” Ironside said he thought, “He is all mixed up. If you are good God will love you. That is what I had heard, but that is not true. God is not waiting for you to be good so He can love you; God loves sinners.”
Whether we have been saved for a few days, a few years, or for decades, we must never lose sight of the fact that God reached out in His boundless love and compassion and offered us salvation. This offer was not made because we deserved it, but because we needed it so desperately. So many religions are based on what people do or do not do. Christianity—true Christianity based on what the Bible teaches—is different. Instead of our efforts, salvation is all about what God’s love has provided to us, despite our sinful enmity against Him. What amazing love!
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

There is no place for pride in the hearts of those who remember that God’s love was freely given.

True joy

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And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.  --1 John 1:4 When the Apostle John wrote this letter so long ago, he was very concerned that we experience the reality of Jesus Christ in our lives and the joy that He gives. He was concerned because he knew from experience the many tricks and lies the devil uses to steal our joy.  As he wrote in John 10:10, “The thief comes to steal, kill and destroy.  I have come that you might have life, and have it to the full.”(check verse) One of the lies the devil tells us that joy equals happiness. And our culture tells us that “being happy” is one of the loftiest achievements in life. But really, happiness is dependent on our circumstances…and circumstances change so much that it’s impossible to depend on them to ever make us happy! True joy…that inner happiness…only comes from knowing Jesus Christ. So today I want to ask you, are you experiencing the joy that comes from an intimate relationship with the Lord? Or are you letting the circumstances of life steal that joy? I’m confident that the more you focus on Jesus (Hebrews 12:2)—and not all the negative stuff going on around you—the deeper and more real your joy in Christ will be! True joy only comes from knowing Jesus Christ.

Faithful in Life and Death

by Dr. Paul Chappell

“For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.”
2 Timothy 2:6–8

One of the first leaders of the Reformation in Scotland, George Wishart, was known for his powerful preaching and reliance on the Word of God rather than the tradition of the established church. Once, a member of the congregation where he was preaching stood up and demanded that Wishart stop troubling the town. Wishart responded, “God is my witness, that I never minded your trouble but your comfort; yea, your trouble is more grievous to me than it is to yourselves. I have offered you the Word of salvation. With the hazard of my life I have remained among you; now you yourselves refuse me; and I must leave my innocence to be declared by my God.” Wishart was executed as a heretic, but the truth for which he gave his life could not be silenced by his murder.
The tests of faith that most of us have experienced have not been so severe as to threaten us with death for our beliefs. But whether they are large or small, the tests can only be passed by those who love God above all else. When we view Him rightly as worthy of any sacrifice and the owner of all we have and our very lives, we will not shrink from obeying Him regardless of the cost. The measure of our love for God is clearly seen in the measure of the faith we exercise during the difficult times of life.
 

Today’s Growth Principle: 

When we love God and desire to obey Him more than we desire ease and comfort, we will make a difference for Him.