daily prayer

   Good morning! How are we all faithing? I have been exposed to traditions of men and of different denominations lately. Very interesting but the worth is suspect. Traditions or "way to do things" are based on events and practicality back when they started but does the meaning get lost? Yes indeed and I know this because of the amount of people who answer that question with, "that's how it's always been" followed by an attitude of nonacceptance of anything different. Now I don't want to slice and dice any ones methods but I want to make you aware of the danger of adherance to tradition at the expense of missing the message. We are saved by grace. How you do your worship has no bearing on that fact. How you live is a result of that recognition of your saved grace, not a way to earn it. Strict attention to "how" and criticizing anyone who differs shows you have drifted into the "earn" category. If we pay more attention to outward showing rather than the inner relationship which manifests itself with better outward behavior, we will get criticall, bitter and judgemental. That my friends is not a good place to be. Consider your view of others and check to see if your criticize or judge. It isn't yours or mine to do so and berating them isn't a sound, wise or smart way to approach fellow believers. Think about what has you upset before you act.

Galatians 5:1

 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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Romans 6:13-14
For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law, but under grace.
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James 1:25-27
But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man shall be blessed in what he does. If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless. This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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remember Jonna Roberts...remember Stanley's family...remember Trudy...remember Carl...
 
Heavenly Father,
  Lord we praise your name and stand on your grace that saves us. Lord, grant us wisdom that we not judge or look at things that don't matter. Lord we ask for healing of broken hearts and minds that they would see truth. We ask for your light be made so visible in us that people want to know more and seek you out. In Jesus name, amen