Join Pastor #danieljoseph as we continue this important series
It was a long wait. Some weeks are just longer than others. But no matter the ups and downs of the week, we are always happy to enter into His rest!
"There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience."
(Heb 4:9-11 NKJV)
It was a long wait. Some weeks are just longer than others. But no matter the ups and downs of the week, we are always happy to enter into His rest!
"There remains therefore a rest for the people of God. For he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience."
(Heb 4:9-11 NKJV)
Good Morning Tribe! ?
DEVOTIONAL
Reordering Our Priorities
The northern tribes of Israel in Amos' time seemed like they were doing all the right things. They offered sacrifices to G-d and were exact in their religious observations. And yet, the book of Amos is written to them as a warning—a warning that destruction that would befall them if they refused to change?
Why?
Because they had neglected the true heart of loving and worshiping G-d.
While they were doing many of the "right" things, it's what they weren't doing that drew G-d's ire. They failed to take care of the poor and needy. They turned their eyes away from injustice. Many had turned to idols for help and prayer.
Through Amos, G-d told the people of Israel that it is just as important to be righteous inwardly as it is outwardly. We cannot say we love G-d and others when we fail to help people who are within our power to help.
Just as James 1:27 tells us, true religion includes helping orphans, widows, and those who are in distress. James goes on to write that faith without works is a dead faith (Ya’cov/James 2:26). In short, faith is both believing in the Master and doing the things He has told us to do.
Take some time to think about your own life: how much time do you prioritize on your own spirituality versus serving others?
What ways can you begin to take steps toward serving in your assembly, your neighborhood, or your school in order to help those in need. All of these are ways that our faith becomes complete in Messiah as we follow after Him.
DEVOTIONAL
Reordering Our Priorities
The northern tribes of Israel in Amos' time seemed like they were doing all the right things. They offered sacrifices to G-d and were exact in their religious observations. And yet, the book of Amos is written to them as a warning—a warning that destruction that would befall them if they refused to change?
Why?
Because they had neglected the true heart of loving and worshiping G-d.
While they were doing many of the "right" things, it's what they weren't doing that drew G-d's ire. They failed to take care of the poor and needy. They turned their eyes away from injustice. Many had turned to idols for help and prayer.
Through Amos, G-d told the people of Israel that it is just as important to be righteous inwardly as it is outwardly. We cannot say we love G-d and others when we fail to help people who are within our power to help.
Just as James 1:27 tells us, true religion includes helping orphans, widows, and those who are in distress. James goes on to write that faith without works is a dead faith (Ya’cov/James 2:26). In short, faith is both believing in the Master and doing the things He has told us to do.
Take some time to think about your own life: how much time do you prioritize on your own spirituality versus serving others?
What ways can you begin to take steps toward serving in your assembly, your neighborhood, or your school in order to help those in need. All of these are ways that our faith becomes complete in Messiah as we follow after Him.
One surprising thing about the human story is not that the world around us changes so often, but rather how rarely we notice the changes. The cares of each day tend to obscure the profound historical developments happening right in front of our eyes. Does that mean we're actually sleepwalking through life?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../08/05/sleepwalking-
One surprising thing about the human story is not that the world around us changes so often, but rather how rarely we notice the changes. The cares of each day tend to obscure the profound historical developments happening right in front of our eyes. Does that mean we're actually sleepwalking through life?
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../08/05/sleepwalking-
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