Corona Devo 1672

For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.  

(3) God’s will is for you to be holy...  ~I Thessalonians 4:2-3

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You are doing great! Keep it up! Look how far you've come...and you are heading down the right path!

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Encouragement and direction.  I try to give both of these to our kids regularly.  I compliment them (sincerely) on where they are, and then I remind them of God's good, gold standard, and encourage them to keep on keeping on. 

Sometimes I encourage my husband in the same way.  Acknowledging all that he has done with God already (today, this week, this year, this marriage, and this life).  And then (in prayer and in person) I try to build up his confidence and strength for today's attempts at living holy for the Lord.  

Encouragement and direction.  I try to breathe it into myself too, but not through my words, which eventually cannot bear weight or save...but through God's Word.  

The Bible provides us with encouragement and direction on every topic of life.  Everything we need to know to survive...and thrive is taught to us by the authority of the Lord Jesus through the Bible.

For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.  

(3) God’s will is for you to be holy...  ~I Thessalonians 4:2-3

That is God's will for us.  

He wants us to be holy. 

In reviewing our own lives of faith, we can see the evidence of what we were taught by the authority of the Lord Jesus.  We can review and be encouraged by what God's will for us has been, and we can gain encouragement and direction in what we face today, and how to stay holy when we face it.

The Bible teaches us that daily (For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.   ~I Thessalonians 4:2).

What does God want to teach us today?

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. (4) Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— (5) not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. 

(6) Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. 

(7) God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. (8) Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.  ~I Thessalonians 4:2-8

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...remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus...   How could we forget?  These verses are strong and direct...and on purpose.

Notice what God starts with right off the bat and out of the box: all sexual sin.

Is He speaking to one of us today?  

He is speaking to all of us today.  

God explains the short-comings of sin, and God gives His best practices in avoiding it.

Keep it up! Look how far you've come...and you are heading down the right path!

For you remember what we taught you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.  ~I Thessalonians 4:2

Remember it.

Even on this topic, and perhaps especially on this topic: God gives us encouragement and direction. May we heed it today, in moral-striving and in working toward holiness.  

We are doing it, and we can stay pure for God today.  

God’s will is for you to be holy...  ~I Thessalonians 4:3

You are doing great! Keep it up. XOXO  

Blessings,

sarah

https://sarahsundy04.blogspot.com 

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