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Life Is Good!
Eternal life is so far beyond, and so far better, than the transactions we look to in this life, it’s not worthy of comparison! Let’s transcend our circumstances!
What the Spirit’s Been Saying
The Lord is the Giver of all things good (Jas 1:17), beginning with life eternal, His life (Jn 3:16). His grace provides us with every ability to obey Him (1Co 15:10) and to love Him (1Jn 4:19). This gives us confidence and affords us the “life is good” attitude (Ro 8:28).
When you’re under pressure, who do you turn to?
2Co 6:14-15 [TLB]
Don’t be teamed with those who do not love the Lord, for what do the people of God have in common with the people of sin? How can light live with darkness? And what harmony can there be between Christ and the devil? How can a Christian be a partner with one who doesn’t believe?
Ro 2:11
For God shows no partiality.
There’s No Room For Partiality
This includes family members and loved ones. In fact, this warning is especially important when it comes to such individuals in our lives. Do we “disown” them? Of course not; however, we must face the facts the way Jesus did. (cp Mk 3:31-35)
Every Circumstance In Life Is a Spiritual One
Blog 3/6/20
Partiality Is a Thief
If we want to live a life of peace and contentment, we’ve got to live a life of integrity. That is Jesus’ impeccable example to us. To allow partiality into our thinking is to be robbed of our eyesight (our ability to “see it all as truth” – ala Eph 5:13-14a).
Heb 13:7 [Amplified]
Remember your leaders [for it was they] who brought you the word of God; and consider the result of their conduct [the outcome of their godly lives], and imitate their faith [their conviction that God exists and is the Creator and Ruler of all things, the Provider of eternal salvation through Christ, and imitate their reliance on God with absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness].
EVERY circumstance in life is a spiritual one.
Part
The word “part” is the root word for “partiality”. Our goal is to see it all as truth, not only part of it. This goes with every circumstance in life, which means that spiritual truth is the light we must shine on all circumstances (cp Jas 1:7-8).
Jas 1:7-8
For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded [dipsuchos – means properly, “two souled”; (figuratively) “double-minded,” i.e. a person “split in half,” vacillating like a “spiritual schizophrenic”] man, unstable in all his ways.
When you’re under pressure, who do you turn to?