As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens
a friend. Proverbs 27:17
Sharpen…to be alert. Friend, we need to be
alert.
David wrote about being alert and attentive
to his goal…. He was determined not to rest…to be lazy and just enjoy his good
life, but he was sharpening his own senses to find a place for God.
I will not go home; I will not let myself
rest. I will not let my eyes sleep nor close my eyelids in slumber until I find
a place to build a house for the LORD, a sanctuary for the Mighty One of
Israel. Psalm 132:3-5
Are we like David? Looking for a place for
God in our lives? A place and a time?
His purpose was for the nations to seek
after God and perhaps feel their way toward him and find him—though he is not
far from any one of us. ... "God overlooked people's ignorance about these
things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of
their sins and turn to him. For he has set a day for judging the world with
justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by
raising him from the dead."
Acts 17:27, 30-31
Paul reminded us that God is not far from
us. The truth is He is within us.
And Christ lives within you, so even though
your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have
been made right with God. The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead,
lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give
life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Romans
8:10-11
Jesus Himself spoke to His disciples about
staying alert when they asked Him about the end times.
Keep alert at all times. And pray that you
might be strong enough to escape these coming horrors and stand before the Son
of Man. Luke 21:36
In his letter to the church at Ephesus Paul
instructed them to keep on praying for fellow Christians. That will help them
be sharp…and alert.
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| Pray in the Spirit |
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every
occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers
everywhere. Ephesians 6:18
Are you persistently seeking God yourself,
praying for others and encouraging them to seek God daily?
Prayer ~ Now all glory to You, God, who is
able, through Your mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely
more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20 Thank You that You keep us
alert and sensitive to helping others around us not to become complacent. Iron
sharpens Iron.
Daily Bible Reading: Matthew 22; Mark 12
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