Good Morning Friends,
“Keep on loving each other as brothers. Do
not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained
angels without knowing it. Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow
prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will
judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. Keep your lives free from the
love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never
will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The
Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” (Hebrews
13:1-6)
Focus your life and your energy on what
matters. God matters. People matter. Things don’t matter.
God matters. He promises to be the One who will
never leave you, even if everyone and everything else does. He can be counted
on when everything around you crumbles. And if God is with you, then you can
face life with confidence, trusting Him to help. He loves you, so love Him
back.
People matter. Your spouse matters. You’ve
made a deep commitment to your spouse – a lifetime covenant – honor it. God
cares how you treat your spouse and how you respect the commitment you’ve made
in marriage. Your marital faithfulness matters to God.
Fellow believers matter. God calls you to be
there for them, to love them as brothers. That means you’re willing to
sacrifice for them. It means you are willing to help them in times of trouble. It
means you’re willing to do what they need, even when they don’t want what they
need. Love them, they matter to God and they should to you.
Strangers matter, too. Some strangers are
actually God’s messengers. God sends them for some purpose into your life. What
a tragedy, to ignore or reject a stranger and then to learn in eternity that it
was actually a messenger of God. Be on the lookout for how God would have you
treat strangers who come into your life. Strangers matter to God, and they
should to you.
Things don’t matter. Money is not worth
loving. It doesn’t satisfy and it won’t last. Be content with what you’ve got
and use it for those things that matter. Use it for God. Use it for people.
God matters. People matter. Things don’t
matter. Does your life reflect those truths?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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