Archive for September, 2024
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
James 5:13, ESV
God has called us to wisdom, and He equips the Church to share wisdom. Wisdom calls for us to care for each other, helping and praying for each other and rejoicing in Christ together.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:4, ESV
We are called to wisdom, and wisdom shows us our sinfulness and need for God. May we mourn our sin and seek the Savior from God’s wrath and Comforter of our souls and hearts.
We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13, ESV
We were called by God to wisdom, and He equips His Church to help each other grow. Elders and leaders in the Church should be specially equipped to help and thus respected and encouraged, as well.
We help each other to seek Christ.
Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?
1 Corinthians 3:16, ESV
God calls us to walk in wisdom, Nad that means we should be seeking His righteousness, which the Holy Spirit guides us through and imparts to us as we seek.
with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love
Ephesians 4:2, ESV
We are called to walk in wisdom, which should show us how sinful we are and in need of grace. God empowers us to overcome, and He has given us each other to help. Remember that we are all in this together, struggling alone but encouraging each other.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Proverbs 13:20, ESV
We are called to walk in the wisdom of God. He empowers us to do so, and He has given us the Scriptures and His Church to help us.
Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
1 Timothy 5:1-2, ESV
God enjoys working through His people to grow His people, so let us encourage each other in Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit to live godly lives.
I might do my own response(s) to these someday, but these are some good thoughts.
Daniel
Pictured is the “The Ten Non-Commandments.” It’s originally from a page on Facebook called Unite Women. My response led to a four part series. Here is the table of contents:
Response to the “10 Non-Commandments” Series Table of Contents
Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
John 5:24, ESV
God can do anything, and by the power of His Word and by His grace through faith in that Word even the worst sinner can be saved from God’s judgment.
Repent and believe!
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
Matthew 4:4, ESV
God can do anything, and He saves and sustains us by the power of His Word. He provides for all of our needs as we seek Him, most importantly our redemption and restored relationship with Him.
a simple man of God 