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Taking Time to Pray

We have all had those busy mornings where we rush around trying to get out the door. We scrabble frantically trying to gather everything we know we are going to need for the day. We fly out the door only to remember that the cell phone is still on the dresser. If we are honest with ourselves, we know that we will turn around, go back inside to retrieve our cell phone no matter how late we may be running. While this is all well and good, the question arises, what if we run out the door and remember we had not yet prayed to our heavenly Father. What would be our response. Would we stop dead in our tracks and offer a prayer before God, or continue in moving toward our daily pursuits with the intention of praying when we have more time? Our great example of a prayer life is Christ. He too had a busy schedule to maintain. Mark records, “And He said to them, ‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.’ For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have

The Third Red Flag

Within the previous two articles, we examined two red flags to be mindful of when it comes to identifying false doctrine. The first red flag to be aware of is when the word of God is undermined. The second, is when God’s love is undermined. In our final article on this subject, we will identify the third red flag we must not overlook. That is receiving a promise, God did not make. For the third red flag we return to the Garden of Eden. The devil is convincing Eve to partake of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He said, “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:5). God actually said that the day they eat of the tree will be the day they die. The concept of becoming wise like God sounded good but was not according to God’s word. The bible is filled with such examples. False prophets have often promised good when God was pronouncing judgment. During Jeremiah’s day the false prophets state

Works of Righteousness

Acts of righteousness can be described by maintaining the right conduct before God and man. It is easy to know the right course of action we should take. However, performing that rightful conduct is often challenging. We know what is right before God by reading and studying the His word. Paul stated, “Therefore, do not be unwise but understand what the will of the Lord is.” (Ephesians 5:17). The more we know of the word of God, the better prepared we will be in making wise spiritual decisions. The Lord spoke through His prophet Micah telling us what is righteous in His sight. He stated, “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8) Doing justly means doing what is fair and honest. Sometimes this is a challenge. For example, when a cashier gives you back more change than you were owed how do you respond? The easiest course of action is not to say anything and just wa

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