March 14, 2025: Scriptural Devotion for the Day

Titus 2:10 "Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things."

Philippians 1:27 "Only let your conversation (Or, conduct) be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel:"

1 Peter 4:14-15 "If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified. (15) But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters."

Philippians 2:15 "That ye may be blameless and harmless (Or, sincere), the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world."

Matthew 5:16 "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

Proverbs 3:3-4 "Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: (4) So shalt thou find favour and good understanding (Or, success) in the sight of God and man."

Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

John 6:63 "It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life."

James 1:18 "Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures."

2 Corinthians 3:6 "Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life."

Ephesians 5:25-27 "Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it: (26) That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (27) That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."

(9) "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word."

(42) "So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word."

(72) "The law of thy mouth is better unto me than than thousands of gold and silver."

(103-104) "How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way."

Beloved, let us conduct ourselves according to all that the Commandments and the Law according to Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior gave His Life to both confirm in His Father God, and put forth as a new Commandment, that we love each other as God Loves us, and to behave toward others and do to others as God would have us behave and do to ourselves. As Father God would have us do! Not of the wicked ways of this fallen world, which have the populace of possibly 8.5-9 billion people of mankind doing now, as what was being done in the time of Noah when the entire number of people were possibly 750 million (due to the extreme violence of wars, disease) and very possibly geologic upheaval because the earth was not designed to bear up under such wickedness. Not to leave out dinosaurs that did not feed upon vegetation anymore post-Eden but on flesh. It bears reckoning that those giant and smaller reptilian beasts did their part in paring back those who could not escape their attack.

I would have to do some research on this as The Bible may clearly state how this may have went on.

Let us also look at how The Lord would have us as believers never to commit evils as murderers (and that also includes what we speak! You can literally destroy someone with your words--what you speak, or what you write, or what you post online in some media).

God provides all things that we need and blesses us with an overabundance so that we can also give to others. We need not ever take what does not belong to us, we need but ask Him. And be content as to what He has given us.

Do not evil! As a believer, if Christ's Holy Spirit is within you, you can hear Him entreating you and admonishing you when you stray. But if you can't stop what you're doing, despite the taking away of everything tempting you to do such things (and that includes watching TV or movies that war against everything The Bible teaches, gaming that is rife with violence, killing, filthy language and suggestive content and music, and objects in the home that are ancestral or indigenous to your lineage or not that prompt you to worship anything but God), then you need to approach your pastor and ask for prayer and repent yourself of these things, get them OUT of your home!

Get Bible-based counsel as well, to help you if the origin of your behavior may be psychiatric / psychological in nature.

Focus on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, of good report, virtuous, praiseworthy, according to Philippians 4:8.

The more time that you spend in prayer, study, spending time just in quiet before God so you can hear His Voice speaking by The Holy Spirit to your spirit, attending church and being washed in the water of The Word in sound teaching and praise and worship, the more things The Lord Jesus will show you in life how to walk His Walk. You'll notice how things that you used to do before, that you thought were not wrong in God's eyes, actually were, and you'll stop doing those things. It'll actually repulse you to see those things in action in yours or anyone else's life.

There's things we know that are absolutely wrong in God's eyes, and there are things that we 'think' are ok but upon studying His Word, we find they are not.

And there are things that we may do that are ok in how we run our household or activities, but if a friend or loved one join you that day in activity and then to dine, maybe that activity or food or drink may cause them to stumble in their walk with Jesus. If you think in any way that what you're doing may cause this, don't do it.

If someone is a recovering alcoholic or has given up smoking, would you drink in front of them or light up? A little wine is healthy for you, if it is done infrequently. Of course smoking is not, though it tricks the mind into thinking that it relieves stress. It's a drug, nicotine. It's extremely addictive, possibly as much as marijuana. But that thing can be broken away.

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