Weekly Devotional Friday: Proverbs 4:26

This is one day late, but I did not forget about it.  Here is this week's devotional:

Proverbs 4:26, "Ponder the path of your feet; then all your ways will be sure."

Ponder.  The very first word of this verse pops out at us quicker than a popcorn kernel popping out of its seed shell.  Ponder means to meditate, to think deeply about what is vastly important in life.  In this case, Solomon makes it clear to us to ponder the path of our feet.  To meditate, think deeply about what needs to be completed in order to remain steadfast and firm in the battlefield of temptation.  And, if we ponder the path of our feet, a magnificent promise is given to us----- all your ways will be sure.  Wow!!!  

Weekly Devotional Friday: 2 Corinthians 4:16

I am going to begin a weekly devotional series where I choose a verse and write a paragraph about it.  It is not intended to be long, but to be short, sweet, and give God glory.  I thought of the idea after writing my last post, which was rather short.  I believe it is a pretty good goal to have since a paragraph is not too crazy to fulfill unlike my other supposed promises.  However, I have not forgot about them and will persevere through those posts as I will do with these ones.  They will come.  Though, I pray this weekly devotional series encourages and builds the body up like it is supposed to.  So, without further ado, let's begin.....

2 Corinthians 4:16, "So we do not lose heart.  Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day."

In this verse, Paul is encouraging the church at Corinth not to lose heart.  Why?  Because, even though the outer self is wasting away, the inner self is being transformed into the image of God as seen in Christ.  Through prayer, the reading of the Word, obedience, fasting, the encouragement of the body, and so on so forth; we experience the magnificent power of God as our desire increases for Him.  Therefore, do not give into the enemy's tactics in being disobedient.  The outer self is wasting away and the inner self is being renewed.  Do not lose heart Christian.        

Never Lose Sight of the Cross

 Today, I am humbled.  Words themselves cannot accurately describe how humbled I am.  I am more humbled as each day passes than you could ever know by what Jesus has done.  Whenever you hear of the mature mentality (what I mean is the prospects of a mature Christian straying away from the ultimate fundamental truth of the cross because they understand it) that goes through the minds of some Christians, I get irritated.  You will never get over the cross.  I don't care how mature you are in the faith.  Paul, who most definitely was a mature Christian back in his day when God transferred him from darkness to light, iterated in 1 Corinthians that he decided to know nothing among the brethren except Jesus Christ and him crucified.  Nothing...... except Christ and him crucified.  If Paul chose in his heart and in his mind to remain close to the cross with eyes fixated upon it, we must follow suit.  Do not give into the mature mentality.  Never lose sight of the cross of Christ Jesus our Lord.