‘The Lord’s Counsel And Encouragement.’
Hebrews 12:5-6.
a) We should never forget this Counsel and Encouragement.
b) God is speaking to us as His Children.
c) Do not despise the Lord’s Discipline.
d) We should not lose heart when the Lord corrects us.
e) The Lord disciplines those people whom He Loves.
f) The Lord chastens everyone He accepts as His child.
(This QT reminds me of the necessity for The Lord’s Counsel And Encouragement in my life)
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‘Beseech – Sometimes We Need To.’
a) 2 Corinthians 12:7-8. The Lord, to take the thorn in our flesh away.
b) Mark 1:40; 7:32. Jesus, for healing.
c) Romans 12:1. The Church to present their bodies as a living Sacrifice to God – it is a reasonable act of Worship.
d) Romans 15:30. The Church to pray for us.
e) Romans 16:17. The Church to take note of the people who cause divisions in the Church and avoid them.
f) 1 Corinthians 1:10. The Church to be united.
g) 2 Corinthians 6:1. The Church that they do not receive the Grace of God in vain.
h) 2 Corinthians 10:1. The Church with the right attitude, in the meekness and gentleness of Christ.
i) Ephesians 4:1. The Church to walk worthy of their Calling.
j) Philippians 4:2. Individual people in the Church who are in conflict to reconcile.
k) 1 Thessalonians 4:1. The Church that they will live lives that are increasingly pleasing to God.
l) Hebrews 13:22. The Church to receive the Word of Exhortation.
m) 1 Peter 2:11. The Church to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul.
(Through this Second one I am encouraged to Beseech – Sometimes I Need To)
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Chris.
Every True Believer has a Calling from God. This is not just some kind of abstract religious thought it is supposed to be a reality in our lives. We often receive our Calling when we are in fellowship with other True Believers who are our Brothers and Sisters in Christ. We will never discover our Calling if we cannot fellowship in the Body of Christ.
