Take advantage of every opportunity to be a blessing to others, especially to our brothers and sisters in the family of faith! Abandon every display of selfishness. Possess a greater concern for what matters to others instead of your own interests.
Take advantage of every opportunity to be a blessing to others, especially to our brothers and sisters in the family of faith! Abandon every display of selfishness. Possess a greater concern for what matters to others instead of your own interests.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
If only we caught in full measure, an understanding of what is reserved for us, we willingly will shun all the baits Satan daily throws at us.
Live happily together in a spirit of harmony and be as mindful of another’s worth as you are your own. Don’t live with a lofty mind-set, thinking you are too important to serve others,
Are we one with one another as believers? Are we as believers one with Him and the Father? Do we understand what Jesus was praying for in John 17?
Who, except the spiritually blind will not be struck by the patience, self-restraint and longsuffering of God to bring back the errant people. Is this a show of weakness? Certainly not!
God has our individual lives in focus, our many ideas concerning what His plans for us may be notwithstanding.
When we come together and are side by side, something wonderful will be released. We can expect to be co-encouraged and co-comforted by each other’s faith!
Since we are warned to take what happened to Israel in the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land as an example, we should take a cue from one of the landmark events, the spying of the land of promise.
Studying the prayers of Paul shows us how well aligned with the pattern of the Lord’s prayer his prayers are, and on who the focus of prayers should be.
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