Good day dear friends.
As we prayed on Sunday and before and after, Hurricane Gustav did not directly hit New Orleans. Last night I heard though, of eight lives having been lost during this tragic storm, so please pray for the families of those victims.
Here is our study guide for today: i John 4:4-6 again speaks of how God’s people should view things in life, especially challenges. Read that passage and apply it to your life and your challenges.
Here is that passage from 1 John 4:4 Little children, you are from God, and have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
We are from God; what an awesome thought! Set in a context addressing spiritual forces of wickedness and evil, the next part of the verse addresses those, we, because of God, "have conquered them; for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world."
Being from God is enough, but add to it the knowledge that we are conquerors over evil, and that Christ Jesus who lives in us is greater than "the one who is in the world."
Now, what was it that you/I were facing? As Mr. T used to say, "I pity the fool (or fill in the blank of that which you are facing)!"
PRAYER: God of power and might, I celebrate being from You. I celebrate the victory that is mine in all things today. I can with Your help and presence overcome and conquer that which is troubling me. Help me to share that message with others. I pray this in Jesus' Name, amen.
Have a great and blessed day in the Lord!
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