"OUR CHRISTIAN WALK"

(Eph 4:17-32)

How many times have you attempted to read the Bible, with the best of intentions but your mind wondered. You see most of us just read the Bible opposed to studying it. When one studies the Word of God you truly will have the Bible open to you as never before. Why should someone want to understand the Word of God? I believe many of us who are saved, who know the Lord as our personal savior, are missing out on the blessings of God. "So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the gentiles, also walk, in the futility of their mind. I don't know about you, I for one do not wish to be void of the Word of God, as I was before my personal relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. People should be able to see a difference between the Saved and the unsaved. Paul told us to leave behind the old life of sin. Non believers have no doubt in their own abilities. Intellectual pride, and rationalizations will keep people from God. If we don't rely on Jesus, we will soon believe that we don't need God. Their is a big difference between knowing the right words and living them out. Don't be content to have the right answers about Christ. Let your life show that God's power is really working in you.

Verse 25:27 "Therefore, laying aside falsehood, SPEAK TRUTH EACH ONE OF YOU WITH HIS NEIGHBOR, for we are members of one another. (26) BE ANGRY, AND YET DO NOT SIN; do not let the sun go down on your anger, (27) and do not give the devil an opportunity. How many times have you heard some one say something that just wasn't true? Lying to each other disrupts unity by creating conflicts and destroying trust. It's my prayer to be a "Powerful Man" A man of God , to walk in power. Know matter what ones past has been you can call on Jesus Christ for a life changing experience. As a Christian you may become humble but also bold. Your confidence will come from the Holy Spirit. Always control your spirit, remember Eph. 4;26 "Be angry and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger". Now in John 2;4 Jesus was angry at the dishonest, greedy practices of the money changers and merchants, and he particularly disliked their presence on the temple grounds. They were making a disparagement of God's house of worship. As born again people we must realize that we are being watched by others. I believe that some are waiting to say: If that's a christian then I don't want to be one. As followers of Christ we have the obligation to be Christ - Like, a christian. I'm reminded of Deuteronomy 7:9 "Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His loving kindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments; (10) but repays those hate Him to their faces, to destroy them; He will not delay with him who hates Him, He will repay him to his face. Enough said every promise that God has uttered will come to pass... Some time in the future we will look into " The promises of God".

Remember someone is always watching, the father has promised that He will never us.

Humbly Yours in Christ,
Jim