Hey pals :) how are you? How are things and life?
God please speak to each person reading this and let your voice stir them up God, let your words land on their hearts with your loving power.
2nd Corinthians 6
The two main points here are:
1.don't receive God's Grace in vain
2.don't be yoked with unbelievers
Basicly meaning, (or so my study bible says) "how can God's grace be in vain? If we continue to live for ourselves rather than to fulfill God's purpose, then we have "received" God's grace in vain and our Faith commitment was evidently not genuine."
Do we fail sometimes? Yes, but if we keep going back to a situation and never grow out of it then we sort of waste the grace God gives us. I think. I'm still learning so I'm not an expert, if any of this sounds untrue, ask God and he'll clear it up. 😁
The second part tells us not to be yoked together with unbelievers. What does yoked even mean? Well Google says it means: hitched connected joined. Now this isn't telling us to ignore unbelievers, it just means don't spend more time with them than believers. you want to be filled with the holy spirit and influence them not them influence you. That's why it's good to hang out with strong believers if you're hanging out with unsaved friends. It's like the belief that the 5 people you hang out with the most you become like. if we never hang out with strong believers or God then how can we say we're anything like them? If all we hangout with are unbelievers we'll be like them. So if you have a lot of unsaved friends hang out with them with another believer, so you can hold each other accountable. There's strength in numbers :)
Ezra 4
In this chapter we have the tribe of Judah and the Israelites just minding their own business trying to rebuild the temple to God, when out of nowhere(!!??!!) their sneaky enemies came over and try to ask if they want any... "help" ...haha. Israel's mama didn't raise no fool though and sassily told them "UHMM--you'll have no part with us in building a temple to OUR God (i bet their enemies worshiped idols so that was like a burn ooooooooo) We alone will build it for our LORD , the God of Israel, as King CyrusCyrus, the king of Persia commanded us". Oh snap, soup awk for Israel enemies. But that didn't deter them, afterwards they sent a highly manipulative letter to the next king, basicly bashing Israel and implying if Israel rebuilds then Israel won't Pay taxes anymore and will undermine the king xerxes and maybe rise up against him later on. Well the king was easily duped into going along with the enemies plans of stopping the rebuilding of the temple and it took like 10 more years until they could start up again. I guess the moral of this story is if God says you're going to do something u better believe he will make it happen!!!!! 😁 it may take a few years but God's word never returns unfullfiled, never ever ever. Isn't that the best?
Well I hope you kiddos have a special time with God this week and walk close to him, he just wants to be with you and help you. Remember you are loved MUCH <3