Frosty start this morning, with the minimum just 1 C. Nice ride along Culgoora Road, once the blood was circulating. ❄️ #cycling #Narrabri #Biketooter
Today’s Bike Ride
Month: June 2024
Today’s Bike Ride
Frosty start this morning, with the minimum just 1 C. Nice ride along Culgoora Road, once the blood was circulating. ❄️ #cycling #Narrabri #Biketooter
Quote for the Day
No matter what objections there may be, the fact simply remains that where Christians want to live together under the Word of God they may and they should pray together to God in their own words. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Resist!
Home Renovation Day 4
Following the asbestos removal on Tuesday, the inspector came and ticked the boxes mid-morning yesterday, so it was a bit of a rest day. The builders came in for a couple of hours after lunch.
Today was full on with half a dozen men in there demolishing the wall frames. They installed some beams, which turned out to be hard wood instead of steel.
The walls in the lounge room are completely gone, giving an idea of how open the new room will be.
The wall for the bedroom and the half wall for the kitchen are now in place.
It is all looking good. It is pleasing to see the rapid progress they are making.
We spent an hour today looking at kitchen appliances and dining room chairs. Such fun!
Today’s Bike Ride
A nice ride to Haire Drive on a beautiful crisp morning. #cycling #narrabri #Biketooter
Quote for the Day
Unison singing, difficult as it is, is less of a musical than a spiritual matter. Only where everybody in the group is disposed to an attitude of worship and discipline can unison singing, even though it may lack much musically, give us the joy which is peculiar to it alone. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Look at what is unseen.
Reflection on 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Scripture
God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.
Observation
Paul, with Silas and Timothy, now encourages the Thessalonians to live in a way that pleases God. They already do this, but but now he is encouraging them to do more.
God wants us to be holy so we must avoid sexual sin. If we do this we are controlling our own bodies and living in holiness and honour.
We must never cheat a brother by violating his wife. The Lord avenges all such sins.
God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. If we refuse to do this, then we are not disobeying human teaching but rejecting God, who gives us the Holy Spirit.
Application
God wants His people to be holy, as He Himself is holy. That means that we do not always get to do what we want to do. Instead, we must live God’s way.
In our culture, sex is the big thing. it seems that every controversy, every government policy, and even corporate policy, is about sexual preferences and identity. I have the right to use my body in any way I choose. I have the right to indulge my fleshly passions.
God wants us to rein in the body and to use our union with Him to overcome the lusts and desires of our bodies.
Not only does God give us the commandments to obey, He also gives us the grace to obey them.
In the long run, God’s ways are more fulfilling, more fruitful, more productive of joy, than just doing my own thing.
Prayer
Lord, you call me to live a holy life. Please show me how to have victory over the sins that hold me captive. Amen.
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