This I Know

Throughout all of my instagram and Facebook feed, I can scroll through endless selfies. Not that there’s anything wrong with taking a selfie every once and a while, I do so myself. It’s one of my pet peeves when I see a singular Christian’s feed just filled with selfies and things that don’t really matter rather than letting their lights shine. It got me to think of a verse that we all should know good and well. Matthew 5:16 says “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Instead of posting things that aren’t very Christ-like, we should strive to let our Christian lights shine through us. (1st Corinthians 11:1)  One of my favorite songs is “I Am Mine No More.” It’s a simple song with a lot of meaning. Here are the lyrics.  I am mine no more I am mine no more  I’ve been bought with blood  I am mine no more Let’s strive to be more Christ-like. 

Do you have any habits? Brushing your teeth, eating food, going to sleep at a certain time.. Is reading your Bible on your list? If not, it should be.   Joshua 1:8 says “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate thereon day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”  Romans 10:17 “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” How are we supposed to hear if we don’t open our ears? We should want to grow more in truth. In Hebrews, we’re told the Bible is a two edged sword. You don’t ever hear of a soldier going into a battle without his sword, do you?  Here’s a Bible study plan that I’ve used before. :) 

One of my favorite Bible verses is Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.” I love this verse for many reasons. Really if you think about it, having a pure heart makes life a whole lot easier. Having your heart set on God doesn’t mean you have to be perfect. When I think of having a pure heart I think of someone who truly loves God and His work.  You have to want to have a pure heart to have a pure heart. I love the verse Psalm 51:10 ““Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.” David longed to have a pure or clean heart. We all know David was not perfect, but he still had a heart for God. We need to too.  “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15