Devotion:
"Who Because Of Practice Have Their Senses Trained To
Discern Good And Evil"
Sensitivity training
The writer to the Hebrews says, "Solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil." With maturity comes the increased capacity to see things from God's angle. What an advantage! Mature believers can filter everything that comes their way through the grid of God's Word, discerning His will, obeying what He tells them to do. As a result they walk in God's blessing. They pick up on signals that immature believers don't have the capacity to receive, grasp or interpret, even though they may be able to communicate certain doctrinal facts.
Here's an illustration from everyday life. Suppose you want your daughter to respond with love and trust, but you also want to teach her not to come running when a stranger offers her candy to get in their car. Your challenge is, your daughter's reasoning powers aren't mature enough to distinguish between someone who loves her and someone who may want to harm her. She may be able to repeat the information you teach her, but without maturity she's unable to apply it correctly in a real life situation. So you keep reinforcing the lesson because your child can't always discern a good situation from a bad one. Are you getting the idea? The writer to the Hebrews states, "Who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good from evil." To mature, you must spend time daily in God's Word. But you must do more; you must practice its principles in all your affairs. Only then can you know and enjoy what's good for you.
(taken from The Word for You Today)
Daily Readings:
Thursday?Become Slaves To Righteousness. (Romans 6:19-23)
Friday?Pursue Holiness. (Corinthians 6:14?7:1)
Saturday?Train Yourself in Godliness. (I Timothy 4:6-10
Sunday?Be An Example To Believers. (1 Timothy 4:11-16)
Monday?Honor Widows, Older Persons. (1 Timothy 5:1-8)
Tuesday?Pursue Righteousness, Godliness. (1 Timothy 6:11-16)
Wednesday?Do Good, Store Up Treasures. (1 Timothy 6:17-21)
Prayer Requests:
- Continue to keep Bob in your prayers, he is in Hospice at Beaumont Hospital. Keep both Bob and Kent in your prayers as well as Bob's sister Pam & brother-in -law Joe, and Kent's mom Rita.
- Keep Marlene Fletcher in your prayers she will be having surgery at Troy Beaumont on August 16th
- Keep Tasha's sister, Lisa in your prayers. Lisa has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Keep Rev. Solomon for his health issues.
- Keep the employment and financial welfare of our congregation in your prayer.
If you have prayer request you would like to have included please hit reply & they will be included in the next devotion/prayer list.
Upcoming:
July 31 , 2010 Gay Christian Network Conference held at Praise Fellowship. Cost $20, $30 at the door. 9:00 am -4:00 pm. Register online at: ChristiansWhoLove.com Or register at church for a group rate of $15.00.
August 1, 2010 Sunday Worship Service @ 10:00 am at 27627 John R Rd Madison Heights MI 48071 (N. of 11 Mile in Farnum Plaza.
August 14, 2010 Bocce Ball Time TBA
August 29, 2010 Sunday Night Live 6:00 pm, come share a song, poem, reading, inspirational story.
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