How Are You? Are You Living In Christ?

Thoughts from my quiet times this past week:

• Galatians 5 reminds us to use of freedom to demonstrate our love for one another

• Get wisdom, discipline and understanding (Proverbs 23:23)

• In Isaiah 38 King Hezekiah become deathly ill and pleaded with God for his life; God, in His mercy, replied that He would 1) give him 15 more years of life and 2) deliver the city from the king of Assyria

• Galatians 6 states that we are to carry each other’s burdens (more than a backpack), carry our own load (your backpack) and don’t become weary in doing good

• Isaiah 39 tells us that Hezekiah’s storehouse had silver, gold and oil in it. What does my/your storehouse have in it?

• Ephesians 1 declares our riches in Christ

• Ephesians 2 says we are dead unless we are alive in Christ; we are created to do good works…

• Ephesians 4 instructs us to put off ourselves and to put on Christ; to put off lies and to put on truth

Things that Matter

Galatians 4:15 asks “What has happened to your joy?”

Find your rest in God alone (Psalm 62)

Galatians 5 thoughts: Following the law will separate you from Christ; faith expressing itself through love is what counts; use your freedom to love one another

Get wisdom, discipline, and understanding (Proverbs 23:23)

Financial Guidance from God

This week it seemed like several passages from Scripture were speaking directly to me about financial issues and what we trust in.

What does Ecclesiastes 10:19 mean when it says “…and money is the answer to everything”?

The conclusion, when all has been heard, is: fear God and keep His commandments, because this applies to every person. Ecclesiastes 12:13

Sow sparingly, reap sparingly, sow generously, reap generously; you are made rich in every way so you can be generous, which results in thanks to God (2 Corinthians 9:6-11)

Isaiah 2:22 reminds us to stop trusting in man

2 Corinthians chapter 11 says to me that boasting in self is foolish

When I am weak, then I am strong because of Christ (2 Corinthians 12:10)

And finally, a great reminder from Proverbs 23:4-5; don’t pursue riches, show restraint, understand that riches are fleeting