Wednesday Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5 16-22
Key Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5 18
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Key Verse: 1 Thessalonians 5 18
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Devotion:
If we were to give one instruction to another Christian it should be “rejoice evermore!” With Christ on our side, we have nothing to fear and nothing to worry about. Easy to say, but not so easy to exercise… In Christ we have a peace that we could never explain nor understand fully, yet we know we have it. In Christ we have the perfect comforter, yet we still get ourselves in a pickle. We are told to rejoice evermore, yet we still fall down in the dumps and panic because we think our life is at an end.
If we were to give one instruction to another Christian it should be “rejoice evermore!” With Christ on our side, we have nothing to fear and nothing to worry about. Easy to say, but not so easy to exercise… In Christ we have a peace that we could never explain nor understand fully, yet we know we have it. In Christ we have the perfect comforter, yet we still get ourselves in a pickle. We are told to rejoice evermore, yet we still fall down in the dumps and panic because we think our life is at an end.
When the going gets tough we need to be resolute in our stance with Christ. We need to continue in our prayers because we should know that He is always with us and will always hear our prayers. When things get tough, we still need to thank the Lord for all that He allows to come our way because He alone is the one that knows what we need in our lives. We may be sure that we need one thing, but when we don’t get it, we still need to thank Him for giving us what He knows is best for us!
When the Holy Spirit comes to live with us, we need to remember that fact and act like it too! He is the one that will be guiding us (when we listen) and He will be the one that tries to give us a positive direction so that He can be glorified through what we do. When God’s Word tells us that we should not be doing something, we need to stand up and take notice rather than putting it aside because we don’t like what it says this time round! Continue to prove God’s Word by continuing to live it! The more that we do live according to God, the more that we will see what is right; the more that we see what is right, the more that we will be able to rejoice because we can then see just how much He does do for us! Don’t get caught up in things contrary to the Bible because they will drag you down without you knowing it!
Points to Ponder:
Do you like it when others are happy to do things your way?
Imagine how we can praise God by simply doing His will!
Do you like it when others are happy to do things your way?
Imagine how we can praise God by simply doing His will!