It gave me great joy to have some brothers come and tell about
your faithfulness to the truth and how you continue to walk in the
truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are
walking in the truth.
(III. John 3&4).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life
for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need
but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions
and in truth. This then is how we know that we belong to the truth,
and how we set our hearts at rest in His presence whenever our
hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and He knows
everything.
(I.John 3.16-20).
HALLELUJAH! THANK YOU LORD JESUS FOREVERMORE!
MEDITATE FOR HIS PEACE
Finally, brothers and sisters,
whatever is true, whatever is
worthy of reverence and is
honorable and seemly,
whatever is just,whatever is pure,
whatever is lovely and lovable,
whatever is kind and winsome
and gracious, if there is any virtue
and excellence, if there is anything
worthy of praise, think on and weigh
and take account of these things,
meditate on these
( fix your minds on them).
Practice what you have learned
and received and heard and seen
in me , and model your lifestyle
on it, and the God of peace
will be with you.
( Philippians 4.8 and 9).
MEDITATION POINTS
Please meditate on these:
1) Thoughts that are beautiful.
2) Wholesome, true, noble, just,
pure, lovely thoughts.
3) Thoughts of good report, of virtue
and praiseworthy.
Always meditate on these things.
4) When you do this and pursue
a Godly and Jesus Christ centered
lifestyle, the God of peace and the
peace of God will be with you and
fill your life.
AMEN!
Therefore, brothers and sisters,
we are debtors- not to the flesh,
to live according to the flesh.
For if you live according to the
flesh you will die. But if through
the power of the Holy Spirit you
are habitually putting to death
the evil deeds prompted by the
carnal nature, you will live.
( Romans 8.12 and 13).
INSPIRATION FOR MEDITATION
Meditate on these points:
1) The carnal sinful nature leads
to sin and death.
2) The Holy Spirit leads us to right
standing with God and guides us
to right thinking and actions
3) The Holy Spirit is in eternal
communion with the Eternal Father
and the Eternal Son.
4)The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of life.
With the Holy Spirit we have eternal
life as sons and daughters of the Eternal.
5) Eternal life is knowing the Father and His
unique Beloved Son Jesus Christ through
His Holy Spirit.
CHILDREN OF GOD
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are debtors-
not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
For if you live according to the flesh you will die
but if by the Spirit you put to death the
deeds of the body, you will live.
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God,
these are the sons and daughters of God.
For you did not receive the Spirit of bondage
again to fear, but you received the Spirit of
adoption by whom we cry out, “Daddy, Father!”
The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit
that we are the children of God.
And if children, then heirs- heirs of God, and
joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with
Him, that we may also be glorified together.
(Romans 8.12-17).
POINTS TO CONSIDER
1) Implications of being born of the Spirit
(see John 3.5-6).
2) Living according to the flesh versus through the Spirit
3) The consequence of living according to the flesh
4 The advantage of living by the Spirit
5) The children of God
6) The spirit of bondage versus the Spirit of adoption
7) The consequence of being children of God
The divine truths here and the definite promises are
awesome.