Get A Life

even say this to a close friend
Observant
July 2011 Publisher: Randy Neal
who needs to wake up and take on responsibility. We may have even been told this be a teacher in school to encourage us to work harder and get better grades. of getting in as appropriate language, While the idea may the Christians be the English
Get a Life
Here we are already into the seventh month of the year. Where has
th
the
year
gone?
Many of you will be spending the July 4 holiday with friends and family, but we hope that where ever you are that you will be safe. We are getting ready for Vacation Bible School and our Gospel Meeting the second July. Saturday/Sunday in The following week a
word building should be in our vocabulary. career. A person can get a job, but you must build a You can get into the college or university of your choice, but you must build upon a strong academic foundation in order to receive your degree. A guy might get a girlfriend, but in order for that gal to become his wife, he must build up a relationship. You may buy or get a house, but you can only build a home. If the above is true in the physical realm, then it is also true in the spiritual realm. First, there is a
number of our young people will be away at church camp. Then before we realize school will be back in session. A popular phrase or
clich that we sometimes hear is, Get a life. mean, grow-up. Parents may You might say this to their children to
Biblical homes
principle are built,
that not
house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock (Matthew 7:24-25). believe today one is of that the I firmly biggest got
teaches us that Christian gotten. The psalmist says, Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain (Psalm 127:1). There is a poem that says, A house is made of brick and stone, but a home is made of love alone. Just as God created (or built, if you will) man and woman in His own image (Genesis 1:26-27), so homes must be built or A founded upon the Lord. one.
problems married couples have they married but they have not yet established or built a true home life. they Jesus need, taught People are more but a building parable on interested in getting what requires priorities and sacrifice. counting the cost. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? after he Lest happly laid the hath
faithless home is a dangerous Jesus said, Therefore heareth these whosoever
foundation and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish (Luke 14:28-30). In this context, Jesus is challenging the audience to
sayings of Mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that
take follow
up
their
cross (verse
and 27).
faith (Hebrews 11:7). Why did Noah obey the voice of the Lord? Because he had faith in Gods word. What one problem do families in the 21st century face? They dont have faith. faith the we cannot and The Hebrew writer says that without Sadly, please God (Hebrews 11:6). both world Christians think that faith is something that you can simply get. Some people have the idea that you can just go get faith like you can go to the store and get a carton of milk! The Bible says, So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17). We must dig into the word of God in order to receive faith; faith does not come by accident. Once we have an established faith then we must build upon that faith. The apostle Peter spoke of building our Christian life upon our faith. Peter writes:
Him
Without having God atop our list of priorities, our homes will crumble and fall at the foundation. Secondly, the Bible
teaches that personal faith is something that must be built or established, not gotten. When God decided to destroy the world with a flood, he found a man named Noah that shinned like a star in a darkened world of sin. an ark of gopher God wood called Noah to make or build (Genesis 6:14). Now God did
not tell Noah to go out and get an ark, but to build one. The Hebrew writer says, By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge selfcontrol, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; (2 Peter 1:5-10, NKJV).
Paul speaks of in Galatians 5:22-23, do not come by accident. Christians must work diligently in order to grow as we ought. Maybe this is what Paul had in mind when he told the brethren at Philippi, Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). Thirdly, we need to
remind ourselves that daily Bible reading, study, and prayer that is not can something get, but you
How do we become the kind of Christian that God wants us to be? By building
daily devotion is something that must be worked on each day. If we do not now start building or setting aside time each day to meditate upon spiritual things, then we will not be able to build Christ centered homes, nor will we ever build the kind of faith that
our spiritual lives upon these godly qualities that the apostle Paul speaks of in the above passage. These qualities, which are nearly identical to the fruit of the Spirit that
is pleasing to God. on Jesus!
Dont just
get a life, but build a life
- Randy Neal Hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July!

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even say this to a close friend

principle are built,

faithless home is a dangerous Jesus said, Therefore heareth these whosoever

is pleasing to God. on Jesus!

get a life, but build a life

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