Day 26

3/3/2015

Hebrews 13:16 (ESV) 16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

Meditative thoughts:
What has the Holy Spirit led me to do and later I have seen the sacrifices were well worth it?
What might the Holy Spirit be leading me to share now?

Judy Grulke

3/3/2015 07:34:37 am

From CTQ, Jan 06, Steinmann and Eschelbach

Walk This Way: One figure of speech so common in the Scriptures that it is easily overlooked is the comparison of the sanctified life of a child of God to walking a path.

A walk in good works flows out of the newness of life, "...for we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared in advance that we might walk in them" (Eph 2:10). Notice that the workmanship or creative activity of God comes first. The works themselves that God would have the Christian accomplish are also prepared in advance. God's creation and preparation is what activates the Christian walk.

Notice also that Paul does not offer any further description of these good works that God has prepared (the path itself).

Paul speaks of walking in a way that pleases God (1 Thess 4:1). What pleases God is integrally related to His design in creation and His will that we should live and not die.

What pleases God is the kind of walk by which everyone is helped. [It pleased God to save Paul from himself and to use Paul to take the gospel to the Gentiles that they might be saved.]

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