Welcome!
Date: Monday, September 20, 2010
Today: Love, honor, zeal
Passage: Rom 12:9-11NIV
9Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. 11Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
Love, commitment, honor, zeal, service…
If you make a list of things that are vanishing away from us, these will be the toppers
Real love is rarely seen. What we often see under the guise of “Love” is selfish love which can also be called lust
“Lust” asks, “what can I get?” and “Love” asks, “what can I give?”
Love must be sincere; otherwise, it is not love
When the church calls itself the “body of Christ” and does the show the love that is found in Christ, it is a paradox
Many a time, Christ is knocking from the outside; we are too busty to hear!
Hating evil is another thing, which is absent among us today
We will probably avoid evil, but are scared to hate it
We keep it somewhat close to us like a “bitter medicine” and once in a while, take some of it
We may say, “I don’t go that (bad) website often, but only once in a while….”
Let us not do anything that can give the devil a “claim” on us!
Many of our blessings are “blocked” by these “little foxes”
When men of God in the Bible did some mistakes that looked rather small, great was the punishment!
Honor is another character that is missing!
“If I make more than him, why should I honor him?”
If you are a Christian believer, the Bible says that we all should honor each other
It does not matter whether the husband makes more, or the wife makes more
Everybody has to respect each other. Children have to be given the respect they deserve – neither more nor less
The beauty and health we have, is not permanent
If we got good education, it is none of our merit. It was all God’s blessing
Finally, everybody gets qualified for six feet of soil here
Honor is given and received. If we honor others, we will get it back
Zeal and spiritual fervor is another thing we see lacking
The zeal is in us, not for God, but to please people!
We are ashamed of Christ; we are more concerned about our image!
But God is the God of Daniel. When Daniel dared to honor God, God honored him
Be careful, when you put God down
Put God first and He will make you first
We need to be wise, but not to the point of putting God down
Remember: Jesus became a public spectacle for us on the cross
The love of Jesus is our greatest resource
Some people think that if we have a zeal for Christ we cannot love and honor others
Look at Jesus
Love and honor are the best friends of commitment to Jesus
We love others regardless of color, culture or religion
Have a blessed week ahead
BG
Prayer: Lord, help me to be a blessing and role model of you, to others around me.