Day 2087 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.


Ephesians 6:10 NIV

We need strong people in our world. No, not the ones who can lift cars and tear phonebooks in half. Don't get me wrong, those guys are cool too (I'm seriously pulling for Brian Shaw to win his 5th World's Strongest Man title), but that's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about is the people who are so solid in their faith that none of this insanity around us can shake them. We need the kind of people who stand strong and keep sharing the truth of the Gospel.

Far too many people are all bendy and moldable. They're all too willing to do or say what others around them tell to all in order to be liked and accepted. I'm not putting those kind of people down because that isn't my place. I'm only saying that we need folks who have the courage to stick to their faith and refuse to budge for anything or anyone.

There's a lot going on in our world. Everyone knows that. Everyone is well aware of the constant upheaval around us. That's exactly why our faith and the message of the Gospel is more important than ever. It's always been crucial because of the life-changing power and healing it brings. But with so many people hurting, confused, scared, and looking for some semblance of hope, we have the light that will send all the darkness running.

Please don't run from the truth that you know. Don't sugarcoat it for those who are comfortable living in sin and being a part of the problems we're facing. Stand up. Stand strong. Lean on God because we all know He ain't moving. Whatever it takes just be the kind of person that's willing to stand in the gap and be the beacon of hope that He created us to be.

It's amazing to think that we could possibly make some sort of a difference in this world. Most days it seems like the odds are heavily stacked against morality and decency. And the bad stuff keeps on pounding. But we have a foundation in God that is strong enough to weather the storm. Don't run from the opportunities He gives you to share His message. People need to hear to it because it's the only thing that can save lives and turn things around down here!

Comments

  1. marcieNovember 9, 2020 at 11:50 PM

    He will give us all the tools we need. But please do not stray from him.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. KyleNovember 10, 2020 at 11:13 AM

      Amen! If we wander off then we're definitely going to suffer for it!

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 2016 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Matthew 6:20 NIV Yesterday I posed a very big question: have you ever thought about the vastness of eternity? I'm just afraid that so many people are living for these lives only, and that's going to lead to quite a shock when we reach the end of this leg of the trip only to find that something else really does come next. So I just want to encourage everyone to take today's verse to heart. This is one that my mom likes to quote and share quite often. And it's really a very important lesson that everyone needs to learn and always keep in mind. While we're surrounded by all kinds of messages, things, wants, and desires, we need to always keep our priorities in line. We can't afford to let ourselves become distracted by all the wares that our world offers up. The thing that I think we've fallen for is this idea of value. We're told that all this worldly stuff is highly valuable. Now if that's the case, then we automatically think that having it or going
Read more

Day 2018 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Luke 6:27 NIV I was presented the chance earlier today to experience one of those amazing opportunities to realize that I'd been wrong. You see my family and I had bought some Bibles to send to a couple of people, and we just hadn't gotten around to sending them yet. Since the time that we bought them, we kind of had this weird and unfortunate falling out of sorts with one of them. And I'm embarrassed to admit that it had me second guessing whether or not to send the gift.  Seeing as how this difference of opinion has gone, I had gotten it in my mind that I didn't want to send something to someone only for them to throw it away. But all along, my mom has been there saying no, we need to send it anyway. And today, we finally got them boxed up and sent out. But if anything, I may have ended up getting the biggest gift out of everyone involved. We don't get to decide who is worthy of our kindness. We don't get to pick and choose who we're going to do good thing
Read more

Day 3362 of the 7 day Bible verse challenge.

Image
Matthew 15:8 NIV It seems as though perhaps the distance from our heads to our hearts is, at times at least, much the same as the separation we so often feel between here and hope. For though our lips are geographically close to the hearts which pound inside a craving for more than we can say we need, say we know, yet sadly despite their being so near to our knowing what we need, we find that our mouths and our hearts are existing as if in two foreign places. Because while our heads may hold lips that let on that we know we need Heaven's hope as having come in Christ, our hearts remain among the ultimate deceivers as they lead us daily back into the brink wherein we break away all over again into disbelief as designed inside a heart’s desires kindling fires forsaking that faith which yearns only for a fellowship with He who is everything we could ever need. Indeed, it seems to matter not what our tongues here confess as our hearts head us always into following the path our mouths c
Read more