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A Few Thoughts For Your Tuesday
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Date: May 10 2016 9:44 PM
Hey Everybody,
I hope your week is starting off well. Here are a few thoughts for your Tuesday.
Faith . . . Love
To breathe, we both inhale and exhale. The abundant life of Jesus involves a similar process. We take in the teachings of Jesus by faith (accepting, trusting, and obeying what He says), and then we express the joys of faith in love.
Faith comes in all shapes and sizes.
(1) There is "shallow" faith. Jesus said, "O you of little faith," in reference to worry (Matthew 6:30-31), fear (Matthew 14:31), and human reasoning (Matthew 16:7-8).
(2) There is "shipwrecked" faith. Hymenaeus and Alexander are tragic examples of such (1 Timothy 1:19-20; 2 Timothy 2:16-18; 4:14-15).
(3) There is a faith that "shrinks". We are not to be of them who "shrink back to perdition; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul" (Hebrews 10:39).
(4) There is a faith that is "strong”. How encouraged we are by the centurion and woman of Canaan who were praised for their "great" faith (Matthew 8:10; 15:28).
Whereas faith comes in different sizes, love expresses itself in different ways.
(1) We love and obey God. In fact, He told us that a true love is obedient (1 John 5:2).
(2) We love that which is good. We should never fall victim to the perilous times and the evil ways of those who are "despisers of good" (2 Timothy 3:3).
(3) We love those who are good and belong to God. In fact, this is the way the world identifies us as followers of Jesus (John 13:34-35).
(4) We love and reach out to the godless. Those of the world are "without Christ . . . and without God" (Ephesians 2: 12). With them we lovingly share the glories of Jesus and the blessings of faith (Mark 16:15).
What avails? For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love (Galatians 5:6).
Have a great week!
Mitch Robison
Enon Church of Christ
1366 Enon Road
Webb, AL 36376
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