Ephesians 1:3, 7-8 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ . . . . In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.”
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We are in a great battle. On one side is our culture, the other is our spiritual lives. We are not physical beings trying to be spiritual, but in our core, in our very essence we are spiritual beings living in a physical world. Our culture in which we live is making every effort to steal that which we must hold most dear, the very soul of our lives.
My response to this subtle and ever-growing threat is to say, go ahead, take my material possessions, reach into my soul, and pull out what little emotional life I have left. Go ahead and strip my world of the comfort of other believers. Steal away my mobility and my ability to minister. Make your best effort and rip away my sweet peace and joy of relationships. Rip it all out and what will remain? For some, there would be nothing left. But for me, I will always have God. A faithful, loving God in the middle of my want.
This morning as we prepare for another day of battle, unite with me in the assurance that God is still God and He is in charge.
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Lord, you are all I really need. Remind me of my absolute dependence upon you every moment today!
# Just Larry