Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 181
Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ... Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from the group Hillsong singing … With All I Am for You Lord … poignantly singing of how, as disciples of Christ, we must live for The Lord in all we think, say, and do.
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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Colossians 3:23-24 [NLT] …
23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.
… Paul shows all Christians that we should do all we are called to do as slaves to Him as our Master.
Highlight Passage [Context]: … Colossians 3:22-25 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… God, thru Paul, instructs Christian slaves - which really addresses everyone - to be slaves to/for Christ, working for the Lord as our Master. ===============
Reference Passage: … Isaiah 26:3 [NLT] …
3 You (LORD] will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, … all whose thoughts are fixed on You.
… God, thru Isaiah, shows that we can/will only find God’s peace by focusing our thoughts on Him.
Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:24, 33 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …
… Jesus instructs His followers that we must serve God as our Master in life, avoiding serving in the world for personal gain or recognition.
Reference Passage: … Ephesians 2:10 [NLT] …
10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
… Paul shows that we were re-created by God’s grace to work for His glory.
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 saw himself as a slave of His Master, … our Lord, … serving only God; and he exhorted fellow Christians to serve Him likewise.
Reference Passage: … 2Timothy 2:15 [NLT] …
15 Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive His approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
… Paul charges fellow Christians to work hard at whatever we do for the approval of our Lord.
My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Patricia Rayon … AT THIS LINK … shares a personal story about her as a magazine writer who created intense work pressure on herself by working and writing for her editor rather than writing to honor God with her work.
Fellow Christian, … this ODB entry hits me right where I live; because until I learned, as the song and the Scriptures lead us above, to do all I do for my Lord and for His glory, I was living for the approval of others. Perhaps some of my readers here are caught in that trap, living and working for others rather than living as God lead us … to work for ONLY HIM.
So, how about we all go forth today and live only as slaves for our Lord, working for only His approval. And if we do, … we will find His peace.
And PS … pease don’t miss today’s linked song … it shows us all how we should live for our Lord today …. and tomorrow.
My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, … for leading me to live only for You as my Master.
My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, … to go about our lives, today, Lord, living only for Your approval. … 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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