Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 133
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group Ghap singing … Finish Strong … powerfully singing of how we as disciples of Christ must keep on keeping on to finish strong in our walk with Christ
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Acts 20:24 [NLT] …
24 But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God..
… Paul calls on fellow Christian leaders - actually to all Christians - to finish the work God has called us to do in life.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Acts 20:17-24 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul testifies to church elders in Ephesus (and to us) that finishing the calling Christ gives us is SO important.
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Reference Passage: … Galatians 6:9-10 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
…Paul exhorts fellow Christians to NEVER get tired of doing God’s work.
Reference Passage: … Ephesians 4:1 [NLT] …
1 Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.
… Paul’s charge to fellow Christians (that’s us too) to live lives worthy of our calling as Christians.
Reference Passage: … Philippians 3:13-14 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...
… Paul models a life of consistently moving forward to fulfill his calling as a Christians, … just as we should as disciples of Christ [on your own see <b><u>Luke 9:23</b></u>).
Reference Passage: … 2 Timothy 4:6-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Paul testifies to Timothy (and to us) about the importance of finishing strong in the race of life.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Katara Patton … AT THIS LINK … writes about coming down to the final minutes of her regular 40 minute workout to always hear her trainer say, “Finish Strong!”
And this was a testimony and a witness of the Apostle Paul repeatedly (see Pauline scriptures above). And if my readers have meditated on these Scriptures and taken in the linked song, … like myself, … you’re likely convicted to move onward and “finish strong” in our faith walk as disciples of Christ. And perhaps, … as I am, … you’re asking yourself what we can do THIS VERY DAY to move forward to fulfill the calling that our Lord has put forth for our lives
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for calling me to keep on keeping on and to FINISH STRONG in this race we call life.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to press forward to finish strong in our calling to follow You, Lord. Amen
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Blogger Note: Everyday during this year, my daily devotional blogs are influenced by the reading and study of the online devotional blog entitled “Our Daily Bread,” distributed online via email by RBC Ministries. If you GO TO THIS LINK on the date of my blog, you can read/study the ODB blogs; or you can subscribe to the blog via email at that site.
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