New addition to blog- I will try to link any scripture reference to an online Bible. Starting with today's entry, you can place your cursor over the scripture reference, click and be directed to Biblegateway.com.
Please be gentle when you note that today's entry is from yesterday's reading and there is not an entry for Thursday's reading. How often I am like the person in Mark 4:18-19 who hears the Word, but allows the worries and affairs of the world to choke the Word and make it unfruitful. I allowed the activities and worries of the past few days to take my focus and time away from God. However, it is comforting to know that God was always there, waiting patiently for my return. And, even during my absence, His hand of guidance and protection never left me. Deuteronomy 31:6
Paul is in prison when he wrote Philemon. In his other prison letters, Paul writes about being a prisoner "for" Christ. In Philemon Paul states he is a prisoner "of" Christ. For me, that one little preposition change defines how I should live my Christian life. The odds of me ever literally being in prison "for" Christ are slim. However, I should strive each day to live as a prisoner "of" Christ.
Prisoners' lives are controlled by their captors. Their schedule, their activities, even to a large extent their associations are dictated by the one in charge.
How much better off would I be if I lived my life as a prisoner "of" Christ and allowed Him to dictate each moment of each day?
Dan, hope your surgery went well. We are praying for you.
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