Wednesday, September 16, 2015

His righteousness endures forever. 9/16/15

Saints, 
Pray that unclean spirits don't harass and visit our youth. Pray the Lord would protect what they hear and see. 
Day 257- Reading the New Testament in one year.

https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/2Cor.9

2 Corinthians 9

The Collection for Christians in Jerusalem

9 Now it is superfluous for me to write to you about the ministry for the saints, 2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast about you to the people of Macedonia, saying that Achaia has been ready since last year. And your zeal has stirred up most of them. 3 But I am sending[a] the brothers so that our boasting about you may not prove empty in this matter, so that you may be ready, as I said you would be. 4 Otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and find that you are not ready, we would be humiliated—to say nothing of you—for being so confident. 5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to go on ahead to you and arrange in advance for the gift[b] you have promised, so that it may be ready as a willing gift, not as an exaction.[c]

The Cheerful Giver

6 The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully[d] will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency[e] in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 9 As it is written,

“He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor;

    his righteousness endures forever.”

10 He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11 You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 12 For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. 13 By their approval of this service, they[f] will glorify God because of your submission that comes from your confession of the gospel of Christ, and the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others, 14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you. 15 Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!


Supplied Life Devotional by Bill Freeman

Aspects of God’s will September 16th

“Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” EPHESIANS 5:17

It is important to distinguish between two aspects of God’s will. First, there is the aspect of God’s will related to personal matters in our lives. Paul expressed this aspect in Romans 1:10 when he said, “making request if, by some means, now at last I may find a way in the will of God to come to you.” On this occasion Paul was referring to the will of God concerning his travel plans. This aspect of God’s will is not always immediately understood by us; however, it is made known under the Lord’s specific leading in our lives. The second aspect of God’s will is actually the main and primary one. It has to do with the revealed will of God that we can understand, or comprehend. It is this aspect of the will of the Lord that Paul refers to in Ephesians 5:17. Understanding this will can cause our daily life to be accurate and in harmony with His goal and purpose. We can have this will of God so fixed in our being that it becomes the controlling factor of our life.

It was by this principle of the revealed will of God that Noah, Abraham, and Moses lived. They all understood what the will of God was. God’s will was an ark in Noah’s day. God’s will in Abraham’s day was the good land and the city whose Architect and Maker is God. Abraham was controlled by this vision. God’s will in Moses’ day was the tabernacle. This revealed will caused him to forsake Egypt and suffer affliction with the people of God, rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. Moses had revelation, and this was the factor that controlled him. He was motivated by the vision of God’s will for His dwelling place, the tabernacle. In the same way, as believers today, we need to know what God’s revealed will is. Knowing and understanding the one unique will of the Lord will not only give meaning to our lives, but it will also bring the dimension of God’s eternal purpose into our daily life.


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