Today's reading is Psalm 80, 77, 79; Jere 7:1-15; Rom 4:1-12; & John 7:14-36
This a short one with guests in town. We're half way through Lent today, and whatever you've done to date to celebrate Lent, congratulations. Disciplines of the Spirit take work, and this is a work towards maturity, not salvation. It's Paul's reminder in Phil 2:12-13...
"God is at work in you...therefore work out your salvation."
Whatever we wish to do in life that we want to be good at, requires work, patience, practice and reptition. We don't automatically become good at our Spiritual disciplines without work. While God is not in favor of our working for our salvation; he is not opposed to our working with the grace that is given us in Christ's salvation.
So, congratulations, and keep in persevering!
A Prayer:
"Father, without you we cannot please you, so mercifully grant that in all things your Holy Spirit might direct our ways, through Jesus Christ our Lord we pray. Amen."
Monday, 16 March 2009
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