Thursday, September 27, 2007

GOD'S MESSAGE IN GOD'S PLACE


Good day dear friends.
Our newest members to the church family have a new member of their family as well! Chloe Bluz Chamness was born to Christine and Chad last night at McKenna in New Braunfels. She was four weeks premature, but still weighed in at 7 lbs. She is facing some minor difficulties, so we ask your prayers for Baby Chloe.
Here is our study guide for today:
Thursday: Jeremiah 25, 26, 27Why would God instruct Jeremiah to deliver the message of Jeremiah 26 in the Temple, of all places?
It was precisely the Temple where the false teachings were being shared with God's people. What should have been sermons of instruction and invitation back to God, the messages only reinforced the attractiveness of the culture and the path away from God. We all need, from time to time, to be told again of what God requires from us. We can't assume we're the only ones who require from God. It's the other way around. God made us for His pleasure and service. We should obey that.
It should be in church where we come ready to hear what God would share with us to truly become the people God wants us to be. As we prepare for our weekly worship, let it be the culmination of a week-long worship we do on our own as we seek to know God's will for our lives.
PRAYER: Come, loving God, and speak again to my heart. Let me know exactly what it is you would have me do for you. I praise You in Jesus' name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
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