Read Ecclesiastes 2:18-24
Your "work" - your occupation, your job, the service for which your time and efforts are paid - does not define who you are as a a unique child of God.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Friday, August 30, 2013
Luke 13:10-17
Read Luke 13:10-17
Jesus responded to the woman's need in spirit of religious practice that imposed restrictions. He gave her healing priority over presumed propriety.
God welcomes the faithfulness that frees itself from contrived convention.
How can you be more open to Jesus who reaches out to you when you most need his healing presence?
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Hebrews 12:18-29 Living life-quake proof
Read Hebrews 12:18-29
Life quakes happen. They are the events that shake up our lives, leaving us feeling unsettled. They are the events that remind us that we really aren't in control - and make us wonder if we really have the ability to control ourselves.
Life quakes happen. They are the events that shake up our lives, leaving us feeling unsettled. They are the events that remind us that we really aren't in control - and make us wonder if we really have the ability to control ourselves.
When you feel life shake around you, remember that it does not have to shake within you. Keep your life placed on Christ, the solid rock.
[Art credit: http://biblestudyoutlines.org/bible-study-lessons/new-testament-bible-study/hebrews-12-bible-study/]
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Psalm 71 Hold onto hope
Read Psalm 71
Hope is a active dynamic of faith. It expresses our faith in God, defeating desperation before we plummet into hopelessness.
Where in your life do you need to strengthen your hope?
Whose hope beside your own will you prayer for and support today?
How will your hope add to your praise of God today?
[Art credit: http://meganwelker.com/blog/hopes-dreams]
But me? I will hope. Always. I will add to all your praise. (Psalm 71:14, CEB)
Hope is a active dynamic of faith. It expresses our faith in God, defeating desperation before we plummet into hopelessness.
5 Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant in order to affirm the things that would be spoken later. 6 But Jesus was faithful over God’s house as a Son. We are his house if we hold on to the confidence and the pride that our hope gives us. (Hebrew 5:7, CEB)
Where in your life do you need to strengthen your hope?
Whose hope beside your own will you prayer for and support today?
How will your hope add to your praise of God today?
[Art credit: http://meganwelker.com/blog/hopes-dreams]
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Read Jeremiah 1:4-10
God assures Jeremiah that his life has meaning and purpose within God's purpose for the world. God comforts him with the promise that the prophet's words will be the words that God gives to him.
Jeremiah trusts and accepts God, and lives from God's assurance.
Live your life with confidence that God affirms and confirms your faith in Jesus.
[Art credit: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/3sistina/3prophet/09_1pr6.html]
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| Jeremiah by Michelangelo |
God assures Jeremiah that his life has meaning and purpose within God's purpose for the world. God comforts him with the promise that the prophet's words will be the words that God gives to him.
Jeremiah trusts and accepts God, and lives from God's assurance.
Live your life with confidence that God affirms and confirms your faith in Jesus.
[Art credit: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/3sistina/3prophet/09_1pr6.html]
Monday, August 26, 2013
Ecclesiastes 2:18-24 How does your work attitude express your belief in Jesus?
How does your work attitude express your belief in Jesus?
[Art credit: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/work-hard-and-be-nice-to-people]
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Psalm 71 "Teach Your Children Well"
Read Psalm 71
How are you teaching the children in your life to know Jesus?
"Teach Your Children Well"
You who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a good bye.
Teach your children well,
Their father's hell did slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
And you, of tender years,
Can't know the fears that your elders grew by,
And so please help them with your youth,
They seek the truth before they can die.
Can you hear and do you care and
Cant you see we must be free to
Teach your children what you believe in.
Make a world that we can live in.
Teach your parents well,
Their children's hell will slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
How are you teaching the children in your life to know Jesus?
"Teach Your Children Well"
You who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so become yourself
Because the past is just a good bye.
Teach your children well,
Their father's hell did slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
And you, of tender years,
Can't know the fears that your elders grew by,
And so please help them with your youth,
They seek the truth before they can die.
Can you hear and do you care and
Cant you see we must be free to
Teach your children what you believe in.
Make a world that we can live in.
Teach your parents well,
Their children's hell will slowly go by,
And feed them on your dreams
The one they picked, the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why, if they told you, you would cry,
So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.
Friday, August 23, 2013
Luke 12:49-56 Reality: Faithfulness causes conflict
Read Luke 12:49-56
Faithfulness causes conflict. Practical Christianity disrupts the status quo of exclusiveness and control. Living the Jesus life places a Christian in opposition with the secular world.
We can too easily reduce this reality to the issue of "being nice"and treating others with the respect due to all humanity as each person is made in the image of God; however, to limit this Bible reading to our social behavior misses the point.
In this Scripture text, Jesus to speaking to both the crowd and his followers, then specifically to the crowd. With blunt honesty, Jesus is tells them that they will be confronted by persons who resist the kind of change that God requires for the wholeness of their lives and all creation.
What points of tension, in what relationships are you uncomfortable?
What alternative is God opening your heart and mind to consider?
What do you really risk losing if you live and love more like Jesus?
In the points of tension, in the uncomfortable relationships, how can you live more lovingly?
[Art credit: http://www.progressiveinvolvement.com/progressive_involvement/2013/08/lectionary-blogging-pentecost-13-luke-12-49-56.html]
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Hebrews 11:29–12:2
Read Hebrews 11:29–12:2
Be inspired by faith history, by persons who believed in God before you. Through their faithfulness God unfolded the future.
Be empowered in your faithful present as you keep Jesus as the focus of your life.
[Art credit: http://www.selsdonbaptist.org.uk/hebrewstext.htm]
Be inspired by faith history, by persons who believed in God before you. Through their faithfulness God unfolded the future.
Be empowered in your faithful present as you keep Jesus as the focus of your life.
[Art credit: http://www.selsdonbaptist.org.uk/hebrewstext.htm]
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Psalm 80, Where does your relationship with Christ need revived?
Read Psalm 80
In moments when you realize that your self-relieance is insufficient, your faith reaches beyond yourself, calling on God to help. You remember times when God's loving care was clearly evident, providing and protecting.
Reviewing the shared history of God's people the psalmist writes of how God has seemed to distance God's self from God's people, putting them in distress and danger. Crying for Divine help, the psalmist begs for salvation. The prayer asks for release into relief, grounded in the restoration of faithful relationship.
Where does your relationship with Christ need revived?
[Art credit: http://athomewithyarncat.blogspot.com/2011/02/restore-us-o-godmake-your-face-shine-on.html]
In moments when you realize that your self-relieance is insufficient, your faith reaches beyond yourself, calling on God to help. You remember times when God's loving care was clearly evident, providing and protecting.
Reviewing the shared history of God's people the psalmist writes of how God has seemed to distance God's self from God's people, putting them in distress and danger. Crying for Divine help, the psalmist begs for salvation. The prayer asks for release into relief, grounded in the restoration of faithful relationship.
Where does your relationship with Christ need revived?
We praise Thee, O God!
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
For the Son of Thy love,
For Jesus Who died,
And is now gone above.
Refrain
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
Hallelujah! Amen.
Hallelujah! Thine the glory.
Revive us again.
We praise Thee, O God!
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Savior,
And scattered our night.
For Thy Spirit of light,
Who hath shown us our Savior,
And scattered our night.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.
To the Lamb that was slain,
Who hath borne all our sins,
And hath cleansed every stain.
Refrain
All glory and praise
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our ways.
To the God of all grace,
Who hast brought us, and sought us,
And guided our ways.
Refrain
Revive us again;
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.
Fill each heart with Thy love;
May each soul be rekindled
With fire from above.
Refrain
("Revive Us Again" byWilliam P. Mackay)
[Art credit: http://athomewithyarncat.blogspot.com/2011/02/restore-us-o-godmake-your-face-shine-on.html]
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Isaiah 5:1-7 God does not impose faithfulness.
Read Isaiah 5:1-7
Seeing that Israel has rejected God's justice and righteousness, God removes the barrier protecting Israel of the consequences of its choices. God does not impose faithfulness.
Jesus filled his promise to his disciples that the Holy Spirit would come to them after his death (John 14) to remind them of his teachings. Again, God does not impose faithfulness.
Jesus' loving power and presence is always available to you. Where in your life can you better tend with faithfulness?
[Art credit: http://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/isaiah/]
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| Vinea Electa DALI (My Chosen One’s Vineyard) (1964-67) |
Seeing that Israel has rejected God's justice and righteousness, God removes the barrier protecting Israel of the consequences of its choices. God does not impose faithfulness.
Jesus filled his promise to his disciples that the Holy Spirit would come to them after his death (John 14) to remind them of his teachings. Again, God does not impose faithfulness.
Jesus' loving power and presence is always available to you. Where in your life can you better tend with faithfulness?
[Art credit: http://bibleartists.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/isaiah/]
Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Acts 9:26-31
Read Acts 9:26-31
For whom are you a 'Barnabas'?
[Art credit: http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/category/questions-for-the-pastor/]
For whom are you a 'Barnabas'?
[Art credit: http://polyrouse.wordpress.com/category/questions-for-the-pastor/]
Friday, August 16, 2013
Luke 12:32-40 It's about more than investing
Read Luke 12:32-40
Even as editors of most versions of the Bible insert a section break into the text of today's Reading, the lessons that Luke writes are related. During a conversation with the crowd, Jesus is also speaking specifically to his disciples. He directs them to be aware of what they value and how they depend on it for life security. He then talks about their being constantly prepared to respond to His presence in our lives.
God entrusts us with the use of our assets - including, but not limited to, finances. The life-transforming value of what we have is not realized in what and how we hoard, but in what and how we use our possessions in God-honoring ways that make a positive difference in the lives of others.
At unexpected times, the Holy Spirit will make us aware that we can respond to Christ's presence in a real and tangible way. Will we be ready to do that? Are we managing our stewardship in ways that express our confidence in God's continual - eternal - providing for us?
[Art credit: http://usefulbreath.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html]
Even as editors of most versions of the Bible insert a section break into the text of today's Reading, the lessons that Luke writes are related. During a conversation with the crowd, Jesus is also speaking specifically to his disciples. He directs them to be aware of what they value and how they depend on it for life security. He then talks about their being constantly prepared to respond to His presence in our lives.
God entrusts us with the use of our assets - including, but not limited to, finances. The life-transforming value of what we have is not realized in what and how we hoard, but in what and how we use our possessions in God-honoring ways that make a positive difference in the lives of others.
At unexpected times, the Holy Spirit will make us aware that we can respond to Christ's presence in a real and tangible way. Will we be ready to do that? Are we managing our stewardship in ways that express our confidence in God's continual - eternal - providing for us?
[Art credit: http://usefulbreath.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html]
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 ...see that there is, indeed, more than meets the eye.
Read Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
A good magician has the skill and knowledge to produce mystiying illusions giving us the impression that something has appeared from nothing. They manipulate our imaginations into wanting to believe what we have not really seen.
Faith in God transforms us beyond our visual perception into a reality that we experience in Jesus Christ. Accepting this transformation requires us to accept that our sight, our thinking, is self-limiting. We do not grow and live beyond what we expect of ourselves when our sole resource is self-reliance.
In the gift of salvation, which is faith in Jesus Christ, God saves us from ourselves that we might become whom God has created us to be.
Watch yourself and others today and faithfully see that there is, indeed, more that meets the eye.
A good magician has the skill and knowledge to produce mystiying illusions giving us the impression that something has appeared from nothing. They manipulate our imaginations into wanting to believe what we have not really seen.
Faith in God transforms us beyond our visual perception into a reality that we experience in Jesus Christ. Accepting this transformation requires us to accept that our sight, our thinking, is self-limiting. We do not grow and live beyond what we expect of ourselves when our sole resource is self-reliance.
In the gift of salvation, which is faith in Jesus Christ, God saves us from ourselves that we might become whom God has created us to be.
Watch yourself and others today and faithfully see that there is, indeed, more that meets the eye.
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Psalm 50
Read Psalm 50
The LORD is throughout each night.
The LORD sets each day in motion.
The LORD moves each hour forward.
The LORD receives day's end.
About Jesus, John wrote,
In the beginning was the Word
and the Word was with God
and the Word was God.
2 The Word was with God in the beginning.
3 Everything came into being through the Word,
and without the Word
nothing came into being.
What came into being
4 through the Word was life,
and the life was the light for all people.
5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light. (John 1:1-8, CEB)
and the Word was with God
and the Word was God.
2 The Word was with God in the beginning.
3 Everything came into being through the Word,
and without the Word
nothing came into being.
What came into being
4 through the Word was life,
and the life was the light for all people.
5 The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light. (John 1:1-8, CEB)
Christ is with you as this day begins. You are not alone.
Live aware of the LORD's loving presence in each hour.
[Art credit: http://hilldaleworship.blogspot.com/2012/02/150-days-of-psalms-psalm-50.html]
[Art credit: http://hilldaleworship.blogspot.com/2012/02/150-days-of-psalms-psalm-50.html]
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 The vulnerable. Do you know who they are? How are you caring for them?
Read Isaiah 1:1, 10-20
God expects those who can to care for those who cannot.
Read verse 17 again:
Put an end to such evil;God expects faithful to be express in caring for the vulnerable. Jesus taught this to his disciples (Matthew 25:31-46).
learn to do good.Seek justice: help the oppressed; defend the orphan; plead for the widow.
Review your relationships from the closest to the casual. Who are the most vulnerable? How are you sharing Christ's caring with them?
[Art credit: http://cccmurphysboro.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/worship-for-the-work-week-a-letter-from-god/]
Monday, August 12, 2013
Acts 9:26-31 Who is your 'Barnabas'?
Read Acts 9:26-31
Who is a /Barnabas' for you? Thank God for him or her; then, telephone or message your 'Barnabas' and say "Thanks!"
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Matthew 8:23-27
Read Matthew 8:23-27
When the storms of life are raging,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When the storms of life are raging,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When the world is tossing me
Like a ship upon the sea
Thou Who rulest wind and water,
Stand by me (stand by me).
Stand by me (stand by me);
When the storms of life are raging,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When the world is tossing me
Like a ship upon the sea
Thou Who rulest wind and water,
Stand by me (stand by me).
In the midst of tribulation,
Stand by me (stand by me);
Stand by me (stand by me);
In the midst of tribulation,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When the hosts of hell assail,
And my strength begins to fail,
Thou Who never lost a battle,
Stand by me (stand by me).
Stand by me (stand by me);
When the hosts of hell assail,
And my strength begins to fail,
Thou Who never lost a battle,
Stand by me (stand by me).
In the midst of faults and failures,
Stand by me (stand by me);
Stand by me (stand by me);
In the midst of faults and failures,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When I do the best I can,
And my friends misunderstand,
Thou Who knowest all about me,
Stand by me (stand by me).
In the midst of persecution,
Stand by me (stand by me);
Stand by me (stand by me);
In the midst of persecution,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When my foes in battle array
Undertake to stop my way,
Thou Who savèd Paul and Silas,
Stand by me (stand by me).
Stand by me (stand by me);
When my foes in battle array
Undertake to stop my way,
Thou Who savèd Paul and Silas,
Stand by me (stand by me).
When I’m growing old and feeble,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When I’m growing old and feeble,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When my life becomes a burden,
And I’m nearing chilly Jordan,
O Thou “Lily of the Valley,”
Stand by me (stand by me).
Stand by me (stand by me);
When I’m growing old and feeble,
Stand by me (stand by me);
When my life becomes a burden,
And I’m nearing chilly Jordan,
O Thou “Lily of the Valley,”
Stand by me (stand by me).
-Charles A. Tindley
[Video credit: "Stand By Me" performed by Beaucoup Creek.]
Friday, August 9, 2013
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Psalm 107 God, calming
Read Psalm 107
God's loving power calms seas. Not only the bodies of water that encircle the planet. God calms the tempests that rage within hearts and minds that are troubled and worried.
The Gospels present us with the image of Jesus bringing a calming presence into lives distressed. Consider your own life, the aspects wherein you are least at ease. Are you welcoming Jesus there?
[Art credit: http://www.biblepub.com/downloads/wallpapers/preview?w=psalm-107-29-web]
God's loving power calms seas. Not only the bodies of water that encircle the planet. God calms the tempests that rage within hearts and minds that are troubled and worried.
The Gospels present us with the image of Jesus bringing a calming presence into lives distressed. Consider your own life, the aspects wherein you are least at ease. Are you welcoming Jesus there?
[Art credit: http://www.biblepub.com/downloads/wallpapers/preview?w=psalm-107-29-web]
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Hosea 11:1-11
Read Hosea 11:1-11
After reading, listen to this:
Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling"
After reading, listen to this:
Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling"
1. Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
calling for you and for me;
see, on the portals he's waiting and watching,
watching for you and for me.
Refrain:
Come home, come home;
ye who are weary come home;
earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
calling, O sinner, come home!
2. Why should we tary when Jesus is pleading,
pleading for you and for me?
Why should we linger and heed not his mercies,
mercies for you and for me?
(Refrain)
3. Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
passing from you and from me;
shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
coming for you and for me.
(Refrain)
4. O for the wonderful love he has promised,
promised for you and for me!
Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon,
pardon for you and for me.
(Refrain)
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Matthew 8:23-27 Be calm.
Read Matthew 8:23-27
The risen, resurrected Jesus promised his disciples that he is with us always.
In what storms of you life do you need to remember and accept that Jesus is with you?
[Art credit: Jesus Calms the Storm by Laura James. Visit Laura James Fine Art.
In what storms of you life do you need to remember and accept that Jesus is with you?
[Art credit: Jesus Calms the Storm by Laura James. Visit Laura James Fine Art.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
John 3:1-21 "Born Again"
Read John 3:1-21
Searching art that reflected today's Reading, I found several with a theme that saddened me. They are like this
Searching art that reflected today's Reading, I found several with a theme that saddened me. They are like this
I've known Christians whose 'born again' faith was just plain scary in its exclusiveness. They boasted that they had something so profound, so significant, that if you as a believer in Jesus didn't have it, too, then you just didn't have the right kind of faith. (Some of them would argue that you didn't have faith at all.)
While I'm thankful that what they have is meaningful for them, I have wondered why they feel compelled to impose their kind of experience on every believer in Jesus. I am willing to assume that they have good intentions for other persons' relationship with Christ, but they disregard the reality that not everyone is going to be like Nicodemus. (I've also know Christians who are adamant that an experience like Saul's is required for every Jesus follower.)
We learn from others' experience with Jesus, and they can learn from ours. From Nicodemus' visit with Christ, we can learn the value of new beginnings. For those who first agree to have faith in Jesus, the "born again" experience initiates the opportunity for a complete life change. For those who are already disciples, their need may be for more of a back-up, start-over, let's-try-this-again life adjustment.
Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus was one with someone who had not yet come into a relationship with Him. For Nicodemus, faith required what you and I can compare to a hard re-boot.
Each Christian's faith journey with Jesus in unique. And, each of us can grow from a new beginning.
I am assuming that reading this blog, you are already a Christian. I think that most of us who read the Gospel of John are already Christians. You and I can read John 3:1-21 and become aware of the new beginnings that we need with Jesus.
As we share our faith with others who are not yet sure about who Jesus is and the gift that He offers them, let's remember to respect how God has already been at work in their lives and invite them to the new beginning that they can experience.
Oh, the art that I prefer for this post is
I'm thankful that God never stops offering the new beginnings - the re-births - that we need.
[Art credit: Top, http://natalialove.org/tag/born-again/. Bottom, http://www.etsy.com/listing/74155921/born-again-christian-jesus-lord-baptism.]
Friday, August 2, 2013
Luke 11:1-13
Read Luke 1:1-13
"Keep Calm and _______" memes are increasing as we look for concise and quick instructions for responding to life's challenges.'Pray Hard' may seem counterintuitive - especially to believers who admit to themselves that they hardly pray.
Oh, they pray as the church worships God together.
Parents listen to children's bedtime prayers.
Hungry about-to-be-filled thank God for their food before a meal.
Harassed in the commute pray for traffic.
Distressed about someone they love pray for relief.
Anxious pray for peace.
Guilty pray that they do no get caught.
Angry pray for revenge.
When we are not intentional in our praying - in our consciously connecting with the heart of God - our prayers become more about us than they do about our living and loving like Jesus. That's why Luke 1:1-13 is so helpful: it can teach us how to pray like Jesus taught his first disciples.
Maybe it reminds you of something that you already know; or, perhaps it brings a new insight about how you communicate with God. After you read it, live some time actually praying.
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A note to Members of St. Philip's United Methodist Church
When you joined St. Philip's, you promised God and the Church that you would "...faithfully participate in its ministries by your prayers, your presence, your gifts, your service, and your witness."
What do need, what do you want from the Church to help you learn how to pray, and to pray; to help you to keep your promise of praying? You may post your answer as a comment to this blog post, or email drdale@stphilipsumc.org.
[Art credit: http://theshepherdesswrites.com/2013/07/27/teach-us-to-pray/]
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Colossians 2:6-15, Nurturing the health of your spiritual roots
Read Colossians 2:6-15
God created our bodies for motion (which is why sedentary lifestyles increase the risk for a variety of disease), but our souls God made to be planted.
You live well as you realize that the state of your soul effects your health and wholeness no less than your physical condition. When your life is rooted in Jesus you are nourished by the Holy Spirit to continue to grow into the person whom God has created you to. You are connected to the source of true, constant, and consistent strength.
What are you taking into your life to nurture the health of your spiritual roots?
Here's one simple thing that you can do today: Spend a few minutes reading today's Scripture Lesson. Allow yourself the time to read all of Colossians, thinking about the text and what it reveals to you about Jesus. Share what you have discovered, or rediscovered, about Christ with someone else today.
What will you do today to nurture the health of your spiritual roots?
God created our bodies for motion (which is why sedentary lifestyles increase the risk for a variety of disease), but our souls God made to be planted.
You live well as you realize that the state of your soul effects your health and wholeness no less than your physical condition. When your life is rooted in Jesus you are nourished by the Holy Spirit to continue to grow into the person whom God has created you to. You are connected to the source of true, constant, and consistent strength.
What are you taking into your life to nurture the health of your spiritual roots?
Here's one simple thing that you can do today: Spend a few minutes reading today's Scripture Lesson. Allow yourself the time to read all of Colossians, thinking about the text and what it reveals to you about Jesus. Share what you have discovered, or rediscovered, about Christ with someone else today.
What will you do today to nurture the health of your spiritual roots?
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