1 time for your mind.
-Facts are essentially like measurements that indicate exactly HOW FAR above the impossible that God is able to do. Our level of faith will literally shatter facts and give the miracles of God grounds to step back and boast, “Look what the Lord has done!”
Re-taste Hebrews 11:6 this morning.
Live right, bless God, be blessed.
VERBS
“But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself.” Acts 20:24
It is easier to serve God without a vision, easier to work for God without a call, because then you are not bothered by what God requires; common sense is your guide, veneered over with Christian sentiment. You will be more prosperous and successful, more leisure-hearted, if you never realize the call of God. But if once you receive a commission from Jesus Christ, the memory of what God wants will always come like a goad; you will no longer be able to work for Him on the common-sense basis.
What do I really count dear? If I have not been gripped by Jesus Christ, I will count service dear, time given to God dear, my life dear unto myself. Paul says he counted his life dear only in order that he might fulfil the ministry he had received; he refused to use his energy for any other thing. Acts 20:24 states Paul’s almost sublime annoyance at being asked to consider himself; he was absolutely indifferent to any consideration other than that of fulfilling the ministry he had received. Practical work may be a competitor against abandonment to God, because practical work is based on this argument – Remember how ‘useful you are here, or – Think how much value you would be in that particular type of work.” That attitude does not put Jesus Christ as the Guide as to where we should go, but our judgment as to where we are of most use. Never consider whether you are of use; but ever consider that you are not your own but His.
Proverbs 2:20-21 (Amp)
20So may you walk in the way of good men, and keep to the paths of the [consistently] righteous (the upright, in right standing with God).
21For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the men of integrity, blameless and complete [in God's sight], shall remain in it;
Question, have you ever “accidentally” left your cell at home? Were you left with a feeling of freedom or frustration? I did it today, now I’m in the market for a beeper again. Selah.
Peace,
VERBS
-VERBS
1 Peter 4:11 (Amplified Bible)
DO IT YOURSELF
“Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5
This is another aspect of the strenuous nature of sainthood. Paul says, “I take every project prisoner to make it obey Christ.” (Moffatt.) How much Christian work there is to-day which has never been disciplined, but has simply sprung into being by impulse! In Our Lord’s life every project was disciplined to the will of His Father. There was not a movement of an impulse of His own will as distinct from His Father’s – “The Son can do nothing of Himself.” Then take ourselves – a vivid religious experience, and every project born of impulse put into action immediately, instead of being imprisoned and disciplined to obey Christ.
This is a day when practical work is overemphasized, and the saints who are bringing every project into captivity are criticized and told that they are not in earnest for God or for souls. True earnestness is found in obeying God, not in the inclination to serve Him that is born of undisciplined human nature. It is inconceivable, but true nevertheless, that saints are not bringing every project into captivity, but are doing work for God at the instigation of their own human nature which has not been spiritualized by determined discipline.
We are apt to forget that a man is not only committed to Jesus Christ for salvation; he is committed to Jesus Christ’s view of God, of the world, of sin and of the devil, and this will mean that he must recognize the responsibility of being transformed by the renewing of his mind.
-Oswald Chambers
What’s the good happenings people? Over the last few years I have literally been amazed by the world of blogging, not at the tech level, but the fact that people whose blog I would really be interested in reading, actually have made time in a busy schedule to blog. So, I figured I would take a crack at it and see if I could be more prone to keep these blogs freshened up more so than I have my myspace page. Really, my plan for this outfit is to keep it short and simple and hopefully profound and inspiring, that’s the aim. If I am able to think of, or come across some chewy morsels for your mind to marinate on then cool, or if something gets posted that is worth forgetting then so be it, it will all be here awaiting. Sprinkled through out these postings will be both fact and opinions in the from of my two Lincolns, but I was will encourage you to sift out the actual factuals, hard evidence rather than the near say hear say. That’s my introduction, keep your eyes peeled open for updates on this mamma jamma! Live right, be blessed.
-Michael “VERBS” Boyer II
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