nursery duty.

Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, "Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."


Today i had the opportunity to serve in the nursery. At first i was sad to have to miss my fellowship group, but macy gebhards (possibly the world's best behaved baby) made it all worth it!

soldiers of Christ

2 Timothy 2:3-4

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

Paul is encouraging Timothy and us to cut ourselves off from the world and not let it distract us. Satan is the king of this world, and he will attempt to cause our stumble through worldly temptation. Our lives must be dedicated to the one who “enlisted us”, we must obey, sacrifice, and be devoted to serving Him. Despite the opposition, tribulation, or persecution we might face, we still need to proclaim the gospel and Christ. We must not let the fear of man stop us from the proclamation of the biblical truth, just like Paul did not. Just like the Soldier, we must endure through suffering and keep our eyes on the victory, eternal life with Jesus Christ. We will see that all our serving will be worth it when we endure suffering through sacrificing to honor and glorify the name of Jesus Christ.

reflexology

Jam 2:26
For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

service to the Lord is the reflex of loving the Lord. i don't do things for my husband to gain a love for him. i love him first therefore i do things for him because of the love that is already established.

we need to concentrate on loving God before we serve Him. as soon as we truly love God we will naturally be compelled to serve Him to express our love. if we have no desire to serve the Lord then we need to ask ourselves if we truly love the Lord. if i had no desire to help my husband and show him i loved him through works then i would need to question whether or not i truly loved my husband.

Workers Approved by God

2 Timothy 2:14-26

Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some. But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: "The Lord knows those who are his," and, "Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity."

Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.