When weight training you shouldn't just work the muscles that look good at the beach, each muscle should be worked equally.
So it it with the faith, you shouldn't just improve the areas of your life that look good in church. You should work every part of it: faith, peace, joy, love, individual giftings and callings etc.
I never thought of this before, but the common agricultural tools mentioned here as weapons are a lesson to us. Our God can make use of the most menial tools/skills and sanctify them in His service, by the Holy Spirit. @His_story
“But every one of the Israelites went down
to the Philistines to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, or his sickle.”
1 Samuel 13:20
We are engaged in a great war with the Philistines of evil.
Every weapon within our reach must be used.
Preaching, teaching, praying, giving—all must be brought into action,
and talents that have been thought too common for service
must now be employed.
--Charles Spurgeon
Every day is a trial in our journey towards Heaven, as roadside temptations try to derail us off our Shepherds Path. Let us stand tall with our eyes fixed ahead on our Shepherd and Saviour! @ByGraceAlone
DAY 19 - Persecution
Little Joe shares about the reality of suffering for the sake of the Gospel. Today, may we remember our brothers and sisters around the world who have given all for Christ.
🔥Urgent Prayer Requested🔥
Nigerian Pastor to be executed in two days by Muslim Extremists.
https://backtojerusalem.com/wednesday-ultimatum-for-pastor-abducted-by-boko-haram/
"As a compass points N, the believer’s entire disposition should point itself toward the things of heaven."
This quote blew my wee mind today! From Living Waters blog at
https://livingwatersjohn410.wordpress.com/2021/03/01/set-your-mind-this-can-also-be-translated-think-or-have-this-inner-disposition-as-a-compass-points-n-the-believers-entire-disposition-should-point-itse/
The sad anthem of our world could be the Frank Sinatra song, " My Way." Even sadder is the fact that God's children sometimes follow this folly! There is only one Way, it is His Way.
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2021/03/01/the-folly-of-doing-it-your-way/?preview=true
Such an inspiration of faith in action! I found the song on YouTube with English translation available:
DAY 18 - China's Songbird
God took a young peasant girl who couldn't even read music, and led her to write more than one thousand Chinese worship songs. If you walk into any underground church in China you will, without a doubt, hear the songs of Xiao Min.
https://backtojerusalem.com/day-18-chinas-songbird-xiao-min/
I love Him, I love Him,
Because he first love me,
And he purchased my salvation,
On calvary's tree.
@ByGraceAlone
Amen @Sweetmachris
A Scottish father and grandfather. I have been following God for 36 years. Here I share my daily devotional writing from my blog. May God bless you!