Daily Devotions
"I want them to be encouraged and knit together by strong ties of love. I want them to have complete confidence that they understand God’s mysterious plan, which is Christ himself. In him lie hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge." Colossians 2:2-3 NLT
SEPTEMBER 5
"This God which works in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure [or purpose]."- Philippians 2:13
From the time we give up to God the doing of things our own way and accept his direction and way of doing things as our own, our lives should begin to reflect these changes. Then we will be able to develop characters more like Christ’s and we can share in working out God’s wonderful plan. Luke 11:2; Job 30:31
September 5
Jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. (Canticles 8:6)
JEALOUSY is one of the great foes that confronts every Christian. It should be slain on sight as an enemy of God and man and of every good principle; and to the extent that its presence has defiled the heart even for a moment, a cleansing of the spirit of holiness and love should be invoked. Jealousy is not only a cruel monster of itself, but its poisonous fangs are almost certain to inflict pain and trouble upon others, as well as to bring general woe and, ultimately, destruction upon those who harbor it. Jealousy is sin in thought, wickedness in thought, and is very apt to lead speedily to sin and wickedness in action. The mind, if once poisoned with jealousy, can with great difficulty ever be cleansed from it entirely, so rapidly does it bring everything within its environment to its own color and character.
September 5
[Love] doth not behave itself unseemly. I Corinthians 13:5
HAVE I the love which is courteous, "doth not behave itself unseemly?" Pride is the root out of which grows much of the unseemly conduct, impoliteness, so common to those who think themselves somebody, either intellectually or financially. Politeness has been defined as love in trifles; courtesy as love in little things. The secret of politeness is either surface polishing or love in the heart. As Christians we are to have the heart love which will prompt us to acts of kindness and courtesy, not only in the household of faith, but in our homes and in our dealings with the world.
Devotional Books
Exceeding Great and Precious Promises
