I was sleeping on the floor of a church building in York, PA. It was early morning on the second day of our mission trip with our church youth group my junior year of high school. We don't have to be anywhere until 8am or so. I'm sleeping well in my sleeping bag....until, through the wall divider (dividing the guys from the girls) I hear girl's voices...at 4:45am!!!! They want to get up early to take a shower, and do their hair (which is fine...I like girl's looking nice). However, they see fit to talk as if everyone else is awake. I hear LOUD voices talking at this VERY early hour when most everyone else (all the guys) are still asleep. Then Brad Johnson, our intern at the time, stands up and proclaims the truth of Scripture, of which I will never forget. With a loud voice through the divider, he proclaims: He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him!!!!! (Proverbs 27:14). Oh how I love God's Word!
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent (Proverbs 28:20).
Where there is no vision, the people perish: (Proverbs 29:18)
--Do you have a vision for what you lead? Often times many leaders have no vision, or they lose it quickly. How can you be successful without vision? How can you have direction without vision? How can you lead without vision? Don't lose sight of the vision...
Scripture Memory:
Love not the world, neither the things in the world. For if any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof, but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Meditation: he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever...
Jesus said in John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
(v. 7) If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
I see an inseparable link between God's will and our Lord Jesus Christ. One way you know you are doing God's will: follow the words of Jesus. (In the beginning was the Word....)
In other words: Read your Bible, and Do what it says.
1 comment:
Great Example/Application of Proverbs 27:14! That's hilarious!!!
Also a great parallel with John 15:15. I really like that. You're exactly right, God's will can only be found in Christ. Doesn't the Bible also say we are 'predestined' to become more like Jesus? And I especially like "and My words abide in you." What do you say we start memorizing scripture?
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