Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule:
Deuteronomy 1-4
God desires for His church, Christian families, and Christians in general are to help people who view their lives to come to a right conclusion about who God is and what He is really like. We call that, “bringing glory to God.” (1 Cor 10:31) Unfortunately, too many Christians today are caught up in the world trying to draw attention to the clothes they wear, the car they drive, the job they have, or the house in which they live. How sad that some will never hear the wonderful news about the gospel because people are too busy living the life this world affords.
As Israel drew near the promised land in chapter 4, Moses reminded them that their real purpose in that land was to serve as representatives of their God. They could, by their behavior and devotion, appeal to the hearts of their neighbors; or, by their spiritual carelessness and disobedience, they could abandon such a noble purpose and be drawn into useless and destructive pursuits.
Christian believers are to form, in effect, a little colony of heaven where they live. By their godly conduct, they are to disarm critics and win new citizens for their true homeland. That process starts with the realization of the immense privileges and standing that they possess at the moment of their conversion. Will you live today striving to bring glory to God or to yourself?
Prayer Requests:
Personal
- Lord, please help me to want you to be glorified in my life.
- Lord, please help me to see the privilege in living my life in such a way that God and His character can be put on display.
- Lord, please help me to positively affect those around me to have a right opinion of God.
Political
- Representative Steve Marino – District 24 – Harrison Twp
- Representative Gregory Markkanen – District 110 – Hancock.
- Senator Ed McBroom – District 38 – Vulcan