He answered, ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ” (Luke 10:27)
ETERNAL INK
(The actual account of a dream)
by Craig F. Pitts
I dreamed I was in heaven
Where an angel kept God’s book.
He was writing so intently
I just had to take a look.
It was not, at first, his writing
That made me stop and think
But the fluid in the bottle
That was marked ETERNAL INK.
You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:6-8)
What’s God doing in your life?
It’s Monday again and it’s time to reflect on God’s faithfulness. How did you see God come through for you this last week? How was God faithful to you? Did God show you something new? I would enjoy hearing how God is working in your life. Drop me a line!
…Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight paths for him. (Luke 3:4)
Have you ever had to wait for something? Did it take a lot of patience? Was it worth the wait? If you are anything like me, you have had to wait for a great many things. Maybe you are even waiting for something now. What does your life resemble when you’re waiting? I can honestly say that at times I do well with the waiting game and at times I fail miserably. I probably fail more times than I care to admit. My time is just a little different from God’s. That’s why I’m really enjoying this next passage of Scripture we are going to go through together.
Let’s take a look at four different people who were waiting for the coming Messiah. What did their lives look like as they waited?
Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. (Matthew 5:48)
This verse can be quite intimidating, if you do not know the meaning of the word “perfect”. I mean how many people do you know that have achieved perfection on this earth. Yikes, I have to say I haven’t found any and I myself have quite a few imperfections. That’s why it is so important to look into what the word perfect means. What is the context of this verse? What is Jesus calling us to when He calls us to a life of perfection? Well, let’s take a look into the Greek meaning of the word “perfect”.
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. (John 3:16, KJV)