God at work...

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I want to share with you today's devotional from "Our Daily Bread".  It talks about how to move past sin.  It's an interesting topic for today and one I thought worth sharing because of this little tidbit from Facebook this morning.



Real Life Part 1
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If you’re a Christian, when you came to Christ, did all your problems and struggles immediately go away? Of course not! We’re really not exempt from the struggles of life as some proclaim. Pastor Mike Fabarez believes it’s important to know what you’re signing up for, before you decide to follow...
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The link to the radio program is here.  It's a 25 minute listen, but well worth the time.  This isn't one of the programs I typically listen to throughout my day, but it's an well worth the lesson.

Furthermore, if you read the Scripture recommended in the ODB devotional, it'll take you to the story of what happened to King David for killing Uriah and cheating with then taking Bathsheba for his wife.  The first son born of that union was put to death as a price for David's sin.  

I thought some of you might find this useful or helpful so that's why I decided to share it with you today.

God Bless,

Coop






Comments

  1. XanderApril 22, 2011 at 4:28 AM

    Okay i get the first part about still having to deal with struggles in life even when you give yourself mind, body and soul to the Lord. But what that scripture says is....In "Real Life", He cheated with her, then he killed you, now she is his and their baby is gonna be put to death for their sins of cheating? Can you decipher that? I don't understand it?

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  2. ephesians619April 22, 2011 at 5:47 AM

    Eugene Peterson, in his book "Leap Over The Wall" reminds us that Christians get to deal with all the same things that non-Christians do: accidents, illness, relationships, bad stuff, etc. It's just that we have different ways of coping with it.

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  3. Dale CooperApril 23, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    I thought the devotional explained the scripture. A little bit of personal observation from what I've learned... We should love God with all your mind, heart, and soul as it is written in the Scriptures. With that, I think it's equally important to remember to fear God as well.

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