Encouraging Words

For everything, absolutely everything. . . finds its purpose in him.
Colossians 1:16

For the mountains may depart and the hills disappear, but my kindness shall not leave you.
Isaiah 54:10

If you love me, obey me, and I will ask the Father and he will give you another Comforter, and he will never leave you.
John 14:15,16

Let the peace of heart which comes from Christ be always present in your hearts and lives, for this is your responsibility and privilege as members of his body.  And always be thankful.
Colossians 3:15

Strangers in this place

In bible study we are doing 1 Peter.  One of the phrases that has really hit me this week has been about being strangers in this world.


We talked about how even though we live on the earth we do not want to become like it.


Hmmmmm.   


Our Pastor did a little experiment where he tried to walk on two different leveled steps at the same time.  While he was doing that he says to us, how easy do you think it would be to learn to walk like this?


Of course we all said that it would not be easy at all.  Then he told us to pretend that top step is us trying to walk like Jesus.  The bottom step was our earthly home.  


I don't know about you, but I have a very hard time trying to balance this world and being holy.  But that is what Peter tells us we should be doing.  It is written in the Scriptures:"You must be holy, because I am holy."  1 Peter 1:16


Why do we make it harder than it really needs to be?  Is it because we want to fit in so badly we aren't willing to be different?  Or is it because we have made it acceptable to just be like everyone else?


Hmmmm.


Do we believe the Bible or don't we?

People who do not believe are living all around you and might say that you are doing wrong.  Live such good lives that they will see the good things you do and will give glory to God on the day when Christ comes again.

1 Peter 2:12