Sonshine for your soul
Posted in faithfulness on Aug 20th, 2012
Sometimes, the most familiar of passages provide the most effective tools for measuring our faith.
Such self-assessments are important because we’re called to be increasingly Christlike in our thoughts and actions.
In I Corinthians 13:4-8, the Apostle Paul gives us a 12-step test for examining how much we’ve turned over our hearts and minds to […]
Posted in faithfulness on Aug 3rd, 2012
I enjoy learning of faithful living, one component at a time.
And so I enjoyed reading Romans 16 this morning.
Verses 10-27 offer an array of insights into what God desires to see within a local congregation.
We have to extrapolate these insights from a series of affirmations made by the Apostle Paul, but there is no mistaking […]
Posted in faithfulness on Jul 25th, 2012
So Abraham was about 120 years old when God asked him to sacrifice his son Isaac.
And Moses was 120 years old when he obeyed the Lord and didn’t make one last rush into the Promised Land that he so desperately had wanted to enter.
And Daniel was past 70 when he was forced to choose between […]
Posted in faithfulness on Jul 17th, 2012
In Romans 4:11-12, the Apostle Paul writes that God is the Father of all faithful believers, whether they are among the “circumcised” (Jews) or among the “uncircumcised” (Gentiles).
Paul was emphasizing that one’s biological or cultural DNA don’t determine acceptance by God but instead one’s choice to live as a redeemed, faith-showing child of God.
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Posted in faithfulness on Jun 20th, 2012
We face all sorts of peer pressure.
Even if we’re surrounded by people who identify themselves as Christians.
Since we’re not going to be exempted from such pressure until we graduate to the next life — where everybody is perfect — our challenge is to ALWAYS be concerned first about what God thinks we should do.
Yes, […]
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Martin Drummond