Good early Wednesday morning! Some mornings I wake up at the "usual" time from back in the day. Old habits don't want to let go of a person. Did you know that the same feel-good pathway that cocaine can create in the brain is present with many of the fast or processed food creations we eat now? The sugar-fat-salt combinations that are pushed at the various eating places can cause us to become addicted. Think of how many times you say something like: "I really loove that snikflapperdoodle at Gonzo's, you really need to try one!" A reward pathway has been formed in your brain. This in turn makes you want to come back for more and more. Interesting news to start your day...watch that donut! :-)
Interesting devotional from LWF today; how do you stack up in all three areas? Did you feel, like I did, that you are neither happy, nor healthy, nor holy? The first thought to follow that was that I should not sell Jesus short! Greater is He that is within me than he that is in the world, to recall a verse that we should remember often. The work of the Holy Spirit may seem slow at times. You and I may even feel that we haven't changed from as far back as we can remember. The whispers of the devil will point out all the areas in your life where you and I have failed. However, the Holy Spirit is going to point out all the area in which He has succeeded! The first and most basic thing: we cannot lose the salvation that has been bought and paid for with the blood of Jesus!
In this world we can lose everything that we have gained, including that extra weight we don't need. Some things are lost without effort due to deterioration, age, theft, or plain ol' absentmindedness, while others require much effort - like that weight thing. We know that anything we purchase can be lost; that may even be one of our big worries after making the purchase. However, you and I did not purchase our salvation; we can only accept the free gift of grace through faith in Christ Jesus. We can be lost before our Lord finds us; but we cannot lose what Jesus gives and keeps safe for us, our place with Him in Heaven. A bit of wisdom there for those who think they can earn their way to Heaven through giving away lots o' loot. If you can buy, earn, grab, or steal it; you can also lose it!
Be at peace; you may not see all the results of Jesus' work within you, but He does not fail.
Bucky
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