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Posted originally on July 28, 2002 on ArChristianHomeschoolers(ARCH)
Are Emotions Ruling your House
I was reviewing some notes that I had written down from a ladies
meeting that I attended, where the topic was being "Response-able".
Too many times the emotions that I am experiencing rule my house-hold,
how many times can you remember waking up in a horrible mood, and
before mid-morning your kids are in a tizzy too. We are told in
Romans 8:5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds
on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit,
the things of the Spirit. Ladies.......we have the power to choose to
walk after the Spirit....we have the power to choose whether we are
ruled by our emotions or by God!!
The battles that we fight with our families and our friends are
too often battles that are totally unnecessary battles, too often,
and I am speaking of myself here, we rise up in anger quickly, start
a huge battle...only to realize it was unnecessary. Proverbs 15:1 "A
soft answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger." Often
I find that my moods are determined by my lack of refreshing in the
Word and that is my fault, it is my responsibility to refresh my mind
daily in the Word of God. Too many times it is easy to get busy, to
forget, or to sometimes just not want to read the Word, these are times
we need to press on in. Take the time. I can guarantee that time in
the Word always pays off.
The very next time your house is in a "funk", sit down, take stock, go
to the source, was this 'funk' caused by your emotions taking over.
If you find that your emotions are ruling your household, spend
some time in the Word. Phillipians 4:8 Finally brethren, whatever
things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just,
whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things
and or good report, if there is any viture and if there is anything
praiseworthy-meditate on these things.
Take some time today to meditate on the pure,lovely,noble true, and
good things of God. ~Cindy~
(The verses used today were NKJV)
This devotion is from LovenGodLovenPastorsWives
His Truth Endures for all Generations
Psa 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is
everlasting; and his truth endureth to all
generations.
We are invited to praise the Lord in v4, and
given something to praise God for in v5. Praise
the Lord for His goodness, His mecy, and His
truth. As a child of God we know that the Lord
is good, and we continually thank Him that His
mercy is indeed everlasting, but notice what the
psalmist says about God's truth. His truth
endures to all generations. Just recently this
jumped out at me. God's truth endures. It
doesn't just continue to last, it holds up
under attack. For years, even centuries, the
truth of God's word has been attacked. It has
been attacked from without the Church by cults,
philosophers, and heathens, and from within the
Church by "liberal Christians". (That phrase is
kinda like "jumbo shrimp", I'm not sure there is
such a critter.) Despite the attacks, the truth of
God's word has endured. God's word is just as sure
and just a true today as it was when the Holy Ghost
first spoke it to those "holy men of God" (2Peter 1:21)
who then wrote it down for "all genreations". Yes
with each new generation there will rise those who
will dispute the word of God, but with each new
generation, God will raise up those who will know,
that they know, that they know, that the word of God
is not just true, it is truth. May we do a better
job of evangelizing each generation than the enemy,
and may we hold fast the truth of God's word.
Pastor Dave
Possessing Our Vessels
1Th 4:4 That every one of you should know how
to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour;
Vessel was a Greek synonym for body. We know
that God can "save our soul" and that our spirit
can be "born again", but we must realize that we
have to learn to "possess our vessels" or "control
our bodies or our flesh". Each day that we live
on this earth outside forces will try to effect
our lives and make deposits in us. After awhile
these deposits will "fill" our vessel with
whatever it may be, good or bad, and effect our
character and our actions. Here is the importance
of "possessing your vessel" or controling what you
allow to remain in you. Here are some examples
from Spripture of this truth: Luk 4:28 And all
they..were filled with wrath,; Luk 5:26 And they
...were filled with fear,; Luk 6:11 And they were
filled with madness; Act 13:45 But when the Jews
saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy,.
Let us learn to "possess our vessels" and be filled
with: Act 13:52 And the disciples were filled with
joy, and with the Holy Ghost.; Eph 3:19 that ye
might be filled with all the fulness of God.;
Phl 1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness,
Col 1:9 ye might be filled with the knowledge of
His will; Let's determine now what we will allow to
fill our vessels thereby molding our character and
actions to the glory of God. Pastor Dave
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