NOT MY CUP OF TEA BUT THANKWORTHY

Not bacon & eggs but bugs & eggs.

I know that the verses leading up to 1 Timothy 4:3 have to do with false, apostate & corrupt  teachers who were prone to legalism.

But one of the underlying principles is that all food is given to us by our Father’s kind hand.

” … forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.”
(1 Timothy 4:3)

Bon appetite!



AUTO-CORRECT

The wonderful Holy Spirit of God is Spiritual Auto-Correct for each Christian.

He indwells each true born-again believer to assist in the glorification of the Lord Jesus Christ. (John 16:12-14)

Typically, the Holy Spirit’s ministry is to control speech and conduct (Ephesians 5:18; Galatians 5:16-25) in such a way that there is auto-correction taking place all of the time.

It is the believer’s moment-to-moment responsibility to pay attention to the indwelling Holy Spirit’s auto-corrects.

As a preacher I was both challenged and encouraged
to hear a very well-known preacher begin to make a statement in a sermon and then to stop and then to pause  and then to say: “I best not go there. I won’t say anything more on that”.

Auto-Correction. Holy Spirit-Correction. Edification. Glorification of Christ Jesus.

That was a case where auto-correction didn’t leave a silly result but rather it most certainly left a Christ-honouring result.

Pay attention to your auto-correct Agent: The indwelling God the Holy Spirit.



ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

One of the most comforting truths about our amazing God is that He is in full control and He specializes in surprisingly good endings in His redeemed children’s lives!
 
Today, if you only see the burned out lights in your circumstances, don’t miss the encouraging fact that your Lord is fashioning something good with the lights which He has kept on!
 
Take Romans 8:28 to the bank:
“And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”


YOU’VE GOT TO FACE THE RIGHT DIRECTION!

I think that it was Max Lucado who observed: In order to make music, a conductor has to turn his back to the crowd.
Galatians 1:10: “For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am striving to please men? If I were still striving to please men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.”
Which direction are you facing?


I THINK THAT IT’S TIME TO UPDATE!

One of the basic indicators of life is growth. Living things grow; dead things don’t!
Psalm 1:3 compares a believer to a healthy & growing tree:
” … and he (the blessed believer) will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in its season, and it’s leaf does not wither; and in whatever he does, he prospers.”
 
Press on Christian! Update your spiritual walk!


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