Daily Thoughts about God Posts

Published October 19, 2011

Just One Purpose Driven Day

by Marilyn Ehle

“O taste and see that the Lord is good…” Psalm 34:8

“The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him…”
Psalm 37:23

Pastor and author Rick Warren has motivated untold numbers of individuals and churches to consider the impact a Christian, and group of Christians, can have by living in light of eternity. He writes, “(If) you will start living in the light of eternity, that will color how you handle every relationship, task, and circumstance.”

But sometimes the challenge of living an entire life with wholehearted purpose is just too big for us to grasp. Our desire is honest, we truly want to make a difference for God, but with all the demands of our lives, as well as the frailty of our faith, we are tempted to give up before beginning.

But what would happen if we asked God to give us grace sufficient to live one purpose driven morning? Just four hours. Warren writes that “(God) wants to be included in every activity, every conversation, every problem, and even every thought…”

Without eating an entire meal of purpose driven living, how about just a taste of that life? Without determining to run a purposeful marathon, why not begin with just a few steps? The amazing promise is that …he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

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Published October 18, 2011

Wisdom-Knowledge-Understanding-Insight

by John Grant

“Paul entered the synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God“. Acts 19:8

We walked through the ancient city of Ephesus, in Southern Turkey, once a large Roman city of military and commercial significance. When Paul walked these same streets nearly two thousand years ago, it was already a big city with a population of more than a half million. It was a great seaport, a focal point of land transportation and the doorway to the East.

Today, the city lays in ruins, a monument to the past and a reminder of lessons to be learned for the future. I could just imagine the challenges faced by Paul and Silas. Here they were, ministering to a small band of believers and preaching a religion totally foreign to those of the city who worshiped economic prosperity and commercial power.

Ephesus was a city in search of wisdom and worshiping gods made by hand and by man. I was particularly struck by the library, one of the buildings in reasonably good shape. On the front portico, there are four statues representing the four points of intellectual life, wisdom, understanding, knowledge and insight. Truly they were a culture in search of truth.

Question: Where are you seeking for wisdom, knowledge, understanding and insight?

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John Grant is a former Florida State Senator and is a practicing attorney

 

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