‘Living Sensibly.’
Ephesians 5:15-17.
a) Ephesians 5:15. Be careful how we live.
b) Ephesians 5:15. Do not live like fools.
c) Ephesians 5:15. Live as people who are wise.
d) Ephesians 5:16. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.
e) Ephesians 5:17. Do not act thoughtlessly.
f) Ephesians 5:17. Understand what the Lord wants us to do personally.
(This QT encourages me to be Living Sensibly)
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‘It Is Not Always The Answer We Want To Hear.’
Judges 6:7-10.
a) Judges 6:7. God’s People cried out to Him because of their situation in Midian.
b) Judges 6:8. The Lord sent a prophet to His People.
c) Judges 6:8-10. The Message from the Lord to His People:-
1-6:8. This is the Word of the Lord.
2-6:8. The Lord brought them up out of the slavery in Egypt.
3-6:9. The Lord rescued them from the Egyptians.
4-6:9. The Lord rescued them from all the people who oppressed them.
5-6:9. The Lord drove out their enemies.
6-6:9. The Lord gave them their land.
7-6:10. The Lord told His People that He is their God.
8-6:10. The Lord told them that they must not worship the gods of the Amorites in Midian.
9-6:10. But God’s People did not listen to Him.
(Through this Second one I fully understand that when I cry out to God, when He answers, It Is Not Always The Answer I Want To Hear)
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Chris.
We should not act thoughtlessly. Some people are very reactionary in their decisions. This is not a good way to live. Some people spontaneously respond to situations when they do not have to. It is wise to think things through when we make decisions – especially when those decisions affect other people. If we ask God for Wisdom He has promised to give it to us. Yes, we should not act thoughtlessly.
