Devotion for today:
In our recent devotions, we have somewhat dealt with the issue of self-consciousness regarding the meanings of biblical passages and how the passages apply to lives. Today's devotion deals with being self-conscious of the season before selecting passages and their meanings called motivation. Inother words, what causes you to act upon particular passages to say and do? Encouragement, exhortation, strengthening, growth, knowledge, and understanding are constants and strife-ill will/intent (hostile-unfriendly feelings) are nevers while topics and tones are lawful fluctuants. Encouragements, exhortations, strengthenings, growth, knowledge, and understandings (even as underlining motives of reproach and rebuke) should be the cause of wanting to say and do while strife-ill will/intent should never be thought of or fulfilled. Continue to say and do because you want to encourage, exhort, grow, and both achieve and impart knowledge-understanding. God bless you and your families!
Scriptures for meditation today:
"Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may EDIFY another". Romans 14:19
"Till I come, give attendance to reading, to EXHORTATION, to doctrine". 1 Timothy 4:13
"These things SPEAK, and EXHORT, and REBUKE with all authority. Let no man despise thee". Titus 2:15
"That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be STRENGTHENED with might by his spirit in the inner man". Ephesians 3:16
"But speaking the truth in love, may GROW UP into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ". Ephesians 4:15
"Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the KNOWLEDGE of truth". 1 Timothy 2:4
"The eyes of UNDERSTANDING being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints". Ephesians 1:18
"LET NOTHING BE DONE THROUGH STRIFE or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves". Philippians 2:3
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