Posted on 06/26/2006 6:03:51 PM PDT by laurenmarlowe
First!
Thread's up!
God Bless All our Troops!
June 27, 2006
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[Bring] every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. —2 Corinthians 10:5
Some days my computer helps me fly like an eagle. Other times, it bogs me down like a hippopotamus. On “eagle days” I’m grateful for my computer. But there are those “hippo days” when I rue the day I bought one.
Recently I’ve had to contend with a virus that invaded my computer. What bothers me most is that viruses are created maliciously. Bright people who live with a darkness in their lives want to make other people miserable. What’s worse, I permitted the virus to enter my machine by opening what I thought was an innocent e-mail.
Sin resembles a computer virus. Satan wants to destroy Christians by infecting their minds. But the apostle Paul urged the believers at Corinth to bring “every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).
Just as we let a virus into our computers, we also let darkness into our lives when we open ourselves unthinkingly to the godless messages that permeate our culture. We let down our guard and hardly notice the sin that infects our minds.
But by confessing our sin, reading God’s Word, and praying, we build a firewall, or barrier, to safeguard our minds. With the help of the Spirit, we’ll keep our minds from becoming unwitting hosts for unwanted guests.
Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year: Job 8-10; Acts 8:26-40
Thanks for today's thread!
Total fluke.
I hit the refreshie button thingy and there it were.
Thanks for your work in helping to keep the Canteen going.
Thanks for the reminder about the Canteen Post Office. I wish my mail box looked like that.
"Come tell us about how you celebrate and honor Our Country's Independence Day!!"
I'll be in Port Orford, promoting commercial fishing vessel safety.
That's how I spent the 4th of July last year.
http://www.cfvsea.com
Commercial Fishing Vessel
Safety Examiners Association
Good evening Mr. Tonkin!
Good evening to you!
That looks yummy, and I hope to be enjoying some of that too!
Well the refresh thingie worked, LOL!
Thank you too Radix. How are things going for you, well I hope!
I am planning on watching the concerts on the T.V. in the comfort of my living room. That's all. I just love the 1812 overture when its done by the Boston Pops.
Howdy MA! *HUGS*
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