DAILY PRAYER

    Good Morning! How are we faithing? I had a good conversation about right and wrong things and behavior as Christians. It is very interesting how convoluted our thinking can become and how we can miss points made in the Word. We all do it and we all realize things as we grow in the Lord. The point to alot of the conversation is summed up in the statement, "If my behavior in this or that causes someone to miss Jesus or to weaken that persons faith, I ought not do it". Are we beholden to what others think of us? No we are not but if I know my brother or sister is weak in a certain area, why would I continue? Why would I parade it and possibly cause a fall? Is that real Christian love? That is rather selfish don't you think? Look at this message spoken of in the Word;

1 Corinthians 8
   Now concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies. If anyone supposes that he knows anything, he has not yet known as he ought to know;  but if anyone loves God, he is known by Him. Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that there is no such thing as an idol in the world, and that there is no God but one. For even if there are so-called gods whether in heaven or on earth, as indeed there are many gods and many lords, yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we exist for Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we exist through Him. However not all men have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. But food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. But take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if someone sees you, who have knowledge, dining in an idol's temple, will not his conscience, if he is weak, be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols? For through your knowledge he who is weak is ruined, the brother for whose sake Christ died. And thus, by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food causes my brother to stumble , I will never eat meat again, that I might not cause my brother to stumble .
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This is a line of thinking that if we sit back and think of our behavior and ask questions of that behavior, "should I or shouldn't I" gets answered...


remember Susan Peterson...
  Heavenly Father,
  Thank you for your love and your Word that guides our behavior. Thank you for teaching us to love honestly and completely. Lord we do need your presence in our lives and we do thank you for it. Help those in need today. Calm fears, heal bodies, help rest come, do miracles that cannot be denied as from you. We lift Susan and Shari as they deliver their babies! We continue to lift Sparky up to you, in your gracious name, amen