Devotional Song: Go to this link … Please take the time to see/hear a video of Phillips, Craig, and Dean singing one of my favorites of theirs - I Want To Be Just Like You, declaring the truth of how we Christians should live … just like Jesus
Highlight Passage: Ephesians 5: 1-2 [NKJV} …
1 Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
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Highlight Context - NKJV: Ephesians 5: 1-13 [NKJV] … GO TO THIS LINK … Paul teaches the church on being imitators of Christ
Reference Passage #1 - NKJV: Matthew 5: 14-16 [NKJV] … GO TO THIS LINK … Jesus - On shining God’s light for all to see Him in us
Reference Passage #2: John 14: 21 … [NKJV]
21 “… He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
Reference Passage #3 - NKJV: Philippians 2 : 5-11 [NKJV] … GO TO THIS LINK … See verse 5 as to the exhortation to have a mind like Christ’s
Reference Passage #4 - NKJV: Galatians 5: 16-23 [NKJV] … GO TO THIS LINK … Walking in the Spirit produces His fruitfulness
My Journal for Today: Today’s Our Daily Bread devotional entry, authored by Joe Stowell, uses an interesting story illustration to show how we need to be flying the flag of Christ in our lives for all to see Him in residence. The story goes like this … “ Queen Elizabeth II has reigned over the British Empire for more than 60 years. Her monarchy has been characterized by grace and class. She has diligently given her life to serve her people well, and as a result she is deeply loved and highly revered. So, you can understand the importance of the flag flying above Buckingham Palace. When the flag is flying, it means that she is in residence in the heart of London. The flag is a public statement that the queen is present with her people. "
In other words, today’s attached photo asks the operant question - "Are we flying the flag of the Christ in us as we live to shine His light into a very dark world and so that those who see us will see the radiance of Christ shining through us."
I hope you take a few minutes and take in the YouTube video to which I’ve linked you above. It’s my favorite Christian group singing one of my favorites of their songs, … which brings out the image to which all Christians should aspire … that of having the mind of Christ and living as He lived so that all - especially our kids - can see Christ shining forth from the way we live.
So, inspired and convicted by today’s OBD entry, I ask … Are we going to fly the flag of Christ in all we think, say, and do today?
My Prayer for Today … Lord, … Shine, Jesus, shine forth in my life today! Amen
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