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[cimi]

January 7
Thursday


GOD LOVETH
ADVERBS

READ:
Colossians 3:8-17
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But we have the mind
of Christ..
__1 Corinthians 2:16
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The puritans wisely sought to connect all of life to its source in God, bringing the two worlds together rather than dividing them into sacred and secular. They had a saying, "God loveth adverbs; and careth not how good, but how well." Adverbs describe verbs--our words of action and activity. The proverb implies that God cares more about the spirit in which we live than the concrete results.

Pleasing God doesn't mean that we must busy ourselves with a new set of "spiritual" activities. As the Puritans said, whether cleaning house or preaching sermons, shoeing horses or translating the bible, any human activity may constitute and offering to God.

We spend much time immersed in the mundane. "but we have the mind of Christ," Paul reminds us (1 Cor. 2:16). That truth is to guide everything we do. Caring for an elderly parent. Cleaning up after a child. Sitting on a porch with a neighbor. Fielding a customer's complaint. Filling out patient charts at a nurses' station. Sitting in traffic. Sawing lumber. Reporting tips. Shopping for groceries.

We need faith and the mind of the Lord Jesus to recognize something of lasting value in even our most ordinary tasks. __Philip Yancey
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````````````````````In the common round of duty`````````````````
```````````````````````Lift thy heart in praise;```````````````````
`````````````````For the Lord hath surely promised````````````````
``````````````````Strength for all thy days. __Tovey``````````````
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The world crowns success; God crowns faithfulness!

************Today's Bible Reading __ Colossians 3:8-17************

8 But now you yourselves
are to put off all these:
anger, wrath, malice,
blasphemy, filthy language
out of your mouth. 9 Do not
lie to one another, since you
have put off the old man
with his deeds, 10 and have
put on the new man who is
renewed in knowledge
according to the image of
Him who created him,

11 where there is neither
Greek nor Jew, circumcised
nor uncircumcised,
barbarian, Scythian, slave
nor free, but Christ is all
and in all.

12 Therefore, as the elect
of God, holy and beloved,
put on tender mercies,
kindness, humility,
meekness, longsuffering;

13 bearing with one another,
and forgiving one another,
if anyone has a complaint
against another; even as
Christ forgave you, so you
also must do. 14 But above
all these things put on love,
which is the bond of
perfection.

15 And let the peace of
God rule in your hearts, to
which also you were called
in one body; and be
thankful. 16 Let the Word of
Christ dwell in you richly
in all wisdom, teaching and
admonishing one another in
psalms and hymns and
spiritual songs, singing with
grace in your hearts to the
Lord. 17 And whatever you
do in word or deed, do all
in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through Him.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Paul follows his "put off" and "put on" teaching (vv.8-10) with a
series of challenges to the Colossian believers. These include a call
to peace and thankfulness (v.15), a commitment to the Scriptures
(v.16a), a heart of worship (v.16b), and a spirit of service in
Jesus' name (v.17). Still today, these are all great challenges.
__BILL CROWDER

[Lani]

God crowna faithfulness

Thanks for sharing Cimi!!!

Peace and Luv in Christ,
Lani