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We Urge You
In The Name Of The Lord Jesus
To Live In A Way That Pleases God
A
couple asked me this week as we were talking about them living together, “What
does God’s word say about us living together?
Scripture
4 Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You live this way already, and we encourage you to do so even more. 2 For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.
Observation
A
couple asked me this week as we were talking about them living together, “What
does God’s word say about us living together?
Bottom
line for all of us is found in verse 4, “… we urge you in the name of the Lord
Jesus to live in a way that pleases God”
To
any person reading this and finds themselves in a similar situation as this
young couple my advice to you is do something about it. Move out or get
married!
God
wants to bless us. He wants us to be under His umbrella of protection and
blessing. When you and I (if we are Christ followers), deliberately choose to
remain in sin then that willful disobedience moves us out from under God’s
umbrella of blessing and protection.
It
is a dangerous place to be.
My
prayer for this young couple is that they will hear God’s voice and they will
change the way they are living.
As
Paul says in verse 3, “God’s will for you is for you to be holy, so stay away
from all sexual sin.
Application
I
will pray for the couples I know that need to change the way that they are
living and I will encourage them to heed God’s word.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I do pray for the couples that know the way that they are living is not
right. Give them the courage and the boldness to change. Help them live in a
way that pleases You. Give me the ability to help them. Help them to be open to
Your word and to the promptings of Your Holy Spirit. I want them to live in a
way that causes You to smile.
I
pray for my sister Linda today on her birthday. God bless her. Give her
strength and energy as she takes care of her son Jonathan. Meet all of their
needs.
Daily Bible Reading:
1 Chronicles 25,26,27; 1 Thessalonians 4
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