Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 356
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in a song and lyrics from the group Jesus Culture singing … Make Us One … poignantly singing of how our God calls us Christians to do all we can to come together as one body in and thru Christ.
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Highlight Passage: … Colossians 2:5 [NLT] …
5 For though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I rejoice that you are living as you should and that your faith in Christ is strong.
. … Paul shows is God-inspired desire to stay connected with his fellow Christians and his prayer for them to stay strong in their faith in following Christ’s lead.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Colossians 2:1-5 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… The Apostle Paul so desired that His fellow Christians would remain connected to Christ’s purpose for their lives. And even in prison, He desires to stay connected to them.
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Reference Passage: … Proverbs 3:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Solomon, shows that when we avoid selfish ways and seek to follow God’s ways, no matter what conspires to stop us, … HE, God, will lead us to His glory.
Reference Passage: … John 15:5 [NLT] …
5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing..
… As Christians we must do all we can to heed Jesus’ call to His disciples (that’s us too!) to remain connected to Him so that we can be fruitful in HIs purposes for His Church.
Reference Passage: … John 15:26 [NLT] …
26 “But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. <
… God, thru Christ’s finished work on the Cross has sent us His Spirit, Whom, if we seek and follow His guidance will lead us to become effective as His Body, seeking the unity of His purpose for us.
Reference Passage: … Hebrews 10:24-25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God calls us thru His word to come together to encourage and uplift one another in Christ.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Kirsten Holmberg, AT THIS LINK … writes of how the coronavirus pandemic has caused the citizens of countries worldwide to separate themselves from interaction which leads to productivity; … and then how we have come to develop virtual tools, like the Zoom technology (see photo), to stay connected and work together to be productive during the pandemic.
I firmly believe that the COVID pandemic is another tool Satan is using to drive the Body of Christ apart, and to keep us from staying close to one another, and to interrupt God’s call for us to come TOGETHER to encourage one another as we follow God’s ways. And I see virtual tools for connectivity, like Zoom technology in the photo, are a God-led drive by mankind, to combat the forces of spiritual oppression and to come together to serve our Lord’s purposes and be fruitful as He called us to be see John 15 and Hebrews 10 above).
So, I’m praying that all who read with me here are doing all we can as the Body of Christ, …TOGETHER, … to stay connected as the Body of Christ so that we can be fruitful for His glory.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for Your drive, Lord, to hold Your Body together as we strive to serve You.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to use all means - TOGETHER - as Your body, Lord, to combat Your enemies and remain fruitful for You. … Amen
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