Verse
Being torn again, not
of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and
abideth forever. –1 Peter 1: 23
Reflection
The new birth is the beginning of life in Christ. We know only God can regenerate a soul dead
in sin and make it alive in Christ. Yet,
it is equally true that God uses His Word in bringing about the new birth. The Spirit of God takes the “incorruptible
seed” and plants it in our hearts. It then
grows and matures and abides forever in us.
Prayer
We pray that our lost loved ones may receive your grace and
respond to the Gospel message preached or simply read in their Bible or
otherwise taught. We pray also that we
who have experienced the new birth may continue to grow and bear fruit for God
by means of the Word that birthed us.
Lift You Up
By David Jacobs
All humans stumble…how
we get up is a testament of our faith. –Isaiah
40: 28-31
I can still remember one day when I made a huge in
judgment. I said something that I should
never have said to my girlfriend at the time, making her incredibly upset. It seemed as if I said the thing solely to
make her upset and sad, and it made me question what I was doing with my life
and with her. to make matters worse, I didn’t
want to admit fault, didn’t want to admit my mistake to her, because it made me
rehash the pathetic behaviors that I had displayed. Our relationship ended soon after, but it
took me 2 years to apologize to her for the remarks that I made. At least it was better late than never, or
that’s what I told myself.
Everybody falls down.
Everybody makes mistakes. It is
not about falling down, it is about how you get up. With a strong faith in God, when we fall, He
will strengthen us through His divine Word.
We will have the power that we do not even know exists, fortified by our
rock, redeemer, and strength. As Isaiah
says, we will be lifted up on eagles’ wings, and when even the young fall after
growing faint and weary, the Lord will lift them up, and they will be
strengthened.
Thought:
Think of a time where you stumbled mightily. How did you respond? Were you cowardly like I was? or did your faith in God strengthen you,
lifting you up faster than you fell?
