Day: August 13, 2019

Recycled Nourishment

/ Tim A. / Leave a comment

Cameron this is a great lesson of the need for our own personal reading and study of God’s word.

Nephos

Mother birds feed their young by chewing, swallowing, carrying, then regurgitating the food into the mouths of their babies. That may work fine for baby birds, but if Christians want to mature, we have to learn to feed ourselves. Many church-goers only get one spiritual meal a week. They are like baby birds; sitting, waiting for the pastor to feed them what he has already chewed up and digested. While I will never outgrow my need for spiritual food to be served by a pastor or teacher, I must be able to provide nourishment for myself if I wish to grow.

.
We must spend personal time in the Bible daily. Otherwise, we’re just baby birds waiting on recycled nourishment.

View original post

A Joy of the Heart

/ Tim A. / Leave a comment

“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.” 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (KJB).

Paul was a thankful man.  It gave his heart joy to see people come to saving faith in Jesus Christ through the  preaching, and teaching of the word of God.  Remember what he preached was from the Old Testament. That was what they had. Some of the New was out there, but not readily available.

These people had been people bound in darkness. The Apostle had come to them with the good news of the gospel – the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ – and they had heard, and believed.  Lives had been changed.  There was true repentance; a complete turn around, a change in their lives.

All the talking and powers of persuasion are not always effective at changing someone’s mind or heart.  With the gospel it is only the power of the Holy Spirit who can reveal the truth of the gospel, the power of the gospel, and the light of the glory of Jesus Christ; that He is the Son of God, God the Son.

Will you be the joy of someone’s heart today?  Has the Spirit of God revealed to you the truth of who Jesus is?  Turn to Him, away from sin, believe Him, and be saved.