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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 |
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Some have the idea that if they have one good “spiritual moment” every year or so that it will carry them until they have another one. “Spiritual moments” for some folks may vary from an especially pleasant day, to being extra generous to someone in need, to hiking to the summit of a breathtakingly beautiful mountain range. Of course, for some, that “spiritual moment” happens when they attend a church service (perhaps a few times a year) to get that extra boost.
As dedicated Christians, we all will experience “highs” and “lows” in our spiritual strength and growth. However, our spiritual stamina is maintained because we are not waiting around for a special “moment,” but we recognize that true spirituality is a life. Paul spoke in Galatians 6:1 to those “who are spiritual.” The spiritual ones are those who bear “the fruit of the spirit…live in the spirit…walk in the spirit” and “sow to the spirit” (5:22, 25; 6:8). That’s not a “one-time thing”; that’s a “life-time thing”! If God came looking today for those “who are spiritual,” in order that they might “restore” those who are struggling, where would He find you?
– David Sproule
Thought for the Day
September 8, 2010 |
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Sunday, 12 September 2010 |
It may be because I do it too often, but I just enjoy hearing when others take a rather well known expression and get confused about the precise wording. Most have heard the expression about throwing out the baby with the bathwater. It probably originated many years ago when a baby would be bathed in a basin and after bathing the baby, the parents literally would take that water and through it outside. The obvious meaning is that one should not ignore the value of any cherished item and get rid of it because of the “bathwater” that surrounds it.
Recently I heard someone change this expression in a prayer when he said, “Lord, help us not to throw out the word with the bathwater.” At first I was confused, but then I saw precisely what the brother meant it in the prayer he prayed so fervently. How often has our religious world failed to examine truth because all they could see was the “bathwater.”
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Sunday, 12 September 2010 |
Immediate satisfaction and instant gratification. That’s what we all want! We don’t like waiting. We are not very patient sometimes. That’s one reason that fast food, instant coffee, microwaves and cable modems have grown so popular. However, it is not possible to apply this “on-the-spot fulfillment” to every aspect of our lives.
When it comes to building homes and commercial structures, it still must be done one plank and one block at a time. When it comes to building our financial resources, it still must be done one level, one job, one raise, one promotion at a time. When it comes to building our various collections, it still must be done one coin, one stamp, one book, one spoon at a time (although sometimes they can come in lots).
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