July 7 James 1:22But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. It is very easy to get into the routine of reading for the sake of reading, but as believers it not enough to read for reading sake. Reading God’s word or listening to it is suppose to change you. Therefore if in your reading and meditating of the word there hasn’t been any change in your inner man, you have to reassess yourself. The word of God should
July 6 Titus 2:7“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness” Being a believer comes with a responsibility that cannot be underestimated. As a believer there is a certain message that your life must proclaim. It must testify to the truth of God’s word and to His goodness. Your life must be an example that emulates good works of every kind. As a believer you have the responsibility of ensuring the example you set for others isn’t one that is a
July 1 1 Thessalonians 5:19Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. As believers once we receive salvation the Holy Spirit comes to love within our hearts. As the Bible says so clearly, Our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit meaning He lives within us. Although He lives within us He does not force us or take our choice away from us. We still hold the power to the choices we make, however, He is always there directing us and leading us in the path that has been laid aside
June 30 John 10:14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—” A question that we as Christians must answer in our life’s at one point or another is this, “Do you know the Lord”. The scripture says I know my sheep and my sheep knows me. However for the sheep to know the shepherd there has to be a relationship between the two. The sheep has no way of knowing the voice of the shepherd if that sheep never takes time to study and
June 29 1 Chronicles 16:12 “Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,” Always remember the wonders and the goodness of the Lord all the days of your life. When life attempts to take your joy away from you, or when the circumstances around you seems to have defeated you, in those moments remember the great works of the Lord. Remember all His greatness even in the very elements you overlook. God is a good Father and greater is He in all of His ways.