Good morning! There are two words that go hand in hand if you will in our daily walk with Christ. Believe and Obey. To grow in the Word, and to grow closer to Jesus we first believe, and then to show that belief, we obey. An example in the Word shows us a group who believed and then threw a big party because they thought Jesus was coming immediately. However, they were soon set back on the straight and narrow with a stern letter from Paul. We first believe, and then we obey. I don't think that either part is easy. The world aligns itself against our belief in Christ. Our lusts of the flesh rise up against our obedience. We do have one great advantage, the Holy Spirit in our hearts, the one named by Jesus as "the Comforter". I think that Jesus might have given the Holy Spirit many titles, but he chose the Comforter. This cannot be for His benefit and therefore must be for our own. We need a Comforter in this world. When the world throws out evidence that Christ was just a man or didn't really exist, the Holy Spirit will point out passages in the Word or even in historical literature that show Jesus is and was much more then just a man and that he did really walk the earth as a man. Trust in Jesus, the Comforter is very good at reminding us of who Jesus is, if we will listen. Our lusts of the flesh are powerful, but we are allied with the Creator of all things. Seek His peace and ask for His strength to overcome the lusts of the flesh.
Tomorrow I will be taking the day off from work to do my taxes. The day should be interesting!
God bless you all in Jesus name!
Bucky
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