'Arise And Let Us Flee.'
2 Samuel 15:14.
a) So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem,
b) "Arise, and let us flee;
c) "Or we shall not escape from Absalom.
d) "Make haste to depart,
e) "Lest he overtake us suddenly
f) "And bring disaster upon us,
g) "And strike the city with the edge of the sword."
(This QT reminds me that there maybe times when we need to say: Arise And Let Us Flee)
PRAYER: To always be sensitive to the Lord's leading in our lives.
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'Wages Or Gift.'
Romans 6:23.
a) For the wages of sin is death,
b) But the Gift of God
c) Is Eternal Life
d) In Jesus Christ our Lord.
(In this Second one I see the choice for every individual person: Wages Or Gift)
PRAYER: That we, and all of our family members and friends may understand this choice: Wages Or Gift)
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Chris.
History reveals the Hand of God, in various ways, upon individual people and also upon entire Nations. As we understand more about the leading of the Lord upon on lives, we realize just how much He loves us. It is tragic when Christian individuals, families or Churches fail to understand that God really does have plans for us that He wants us to follow.
i) We are not, and should not be, following fate! To follow fate inevitably brings bondage and trouble into our lives. The Bible exhorts us to be sensitive to, and led by, the Holy Spirit.
ii) We are not, and should not be, following a person who controls or dominates us in such a way that we end up doing their will and not God's Will.
iii) We are not, and should not be, like slaves whose will has been broken, enlisted to 'serve' in any environment, family, Church, mission or work. If we are serving the Lord, in any capacity, our experience should be 'good ground' in which we can develop and grow good fruit.
The Bible says that we shall know the Truth, and the Truth will make us free. Within this freedom, we should joyfully be able to find and to live in God's will, plan and purpose for our lives.
The Bible also never advocates rebellion, to rebel is a self-torturous thing to do. We should be led by the Holy Spirit and wisely conduct the affairs of our life. Holy resistance to Satan is not rebellion, it is obedience to God in every circumstance, whether it be family, Church or workplace.
There may be suffering sometimes in doing the WILL OF GOD!
A-Enduring in a dysfunctional family is not necessarily and may not be the Will of God. There is a solution to the situation.
B-Spiritually 'dying' in a 'dead' Church is not necessarily and may not be the Will of God. There is a solution to the situation.
C-Being forced into workplace situations where we are being dominated and abused are not the Will of God. There is a solution to the situation.
Submissive and passive people often become bitter and angry as they grow older simply because they realize what they have 'missed' in life. They blame the 'others' who have hurt, abused or neglected them but they do not do anything about their life choices.
D-(This tragically happens in some cultures and Churches) Being coerced or manipulated into a marriage that we did not want or choose is not the Will of God. Sometimes people may help us with 'introductions' and so forth, but we must have and do have the right (as Christian True Believers) to choose.
God's Plans, and not fate's plans, are always best. God's Plans are found through our relationship with Him.
