Jeremiah 17:10 NIV - “I the Lord(YHVH) search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.”
You’ve sat down and made your grocery store list, you know your budgeted amount and you're heading out the door on a mission to eat healthier and to spend wisely. Ok, that’s the plan but what actually happens is; you get back home and you’ve gone over budget and you have several bags of unhealthy stuff that’s not on your list. So, what do you think happened between leaving home and the store? This Is what it is like leaving church heading into the world or leaving home and heading to school or work for some, because taking off the mind of Yeshua(Jesus) and putting on the worlds mindset to many times will leave a gap in our thinking.
Galatians 5:24-26 NIV - Those who belong to Christ Jesus(Yeshua) have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
If your only chance to read the Bible is while following along with a teacher during Church service, you do yourself a great disservice. Because, WE can’t live by the spirit if WE don’t continue STUDYING what is spiritual.
Hebrews 3:16 - 4:2 NIV - …For we also have had the good news proclaimed to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because they did not share the faith of those who obeyed.
Reflection:
Matthew 16:4 NIV - A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus(Yeshua) then left them and went away.
1: How much would you say the average person watches Tell-a-Vision a week and not reading their Bible? 35.5 h/week!
2: If you had to take a guess of how many gadgets the current cellphones has swallowed up, what would that number be? 50 Things!
3: consuming is what we do, and the faster we can get that information In/Out of our heads the better life will be; right?
Matthew 24:24-25 NIV - For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. See, I have told you ahead of time.
Authors Notes:
Job 11:7-16