Yielding to the Spirit, Denying the flesh, and Producing Fruit - Part 1.
As followers of Jesus Christ we are to be walking in the Spirit. This means to be in sync with Him.
Preventative Maintenance
In the world of maintenance for vehicles especially in commercial fleets, there are two opposing ideologies for maintaining vehicles. There is preventative maintenance and breakdown maintenance. Preventative maintenance is when vehicles are routinely inspected, lubed, and worn parts replaced before they fail, and breakdown maintenance is when you simply run the vehicle until it literally breaks down and fix it then. Obviously, breakdown maintenance is the more costly, time-consuming, and dangerous of the two. Many tragic vehicle accidents have been attributed to a lack of maintenance.
Tempting During the Testing
n Exodus chapter 17 we find the account of the children of Israel journeying through the wilderness on the way to the Promised Land. They are chiding and complaining to Moses, this time about the lack of water.
Jonah the Nationalist
Unfortunately, the first thing that often comes to mind when we think of this person Jonah and the book about him is a “whale” or a “great fish”. But the book of Jonah is so much more than a story about a man who miraculously spent three days and nights in the belly of a fish.
Daily Living
Planning, preparing, scheduling, and anticipating something in the future is a part of all of our lives. There is always an event to get ready for, a trip to arrange, a meeting to set up, and an activity to look forward to. The future can also bring much anxiety and stress to our lives. A scary headline, an upcoming election, a big court hearing, and societal turmoil in the news can bring along so much dread for the future. One can easily get so consumed with the good, or bad of tomorrow that he misses out on what can be enjoyed today.