Destiny ~ John 16:17
(in the world but not of it)
As followers of Christ we have a heavenly calling (Mark 1:17, 1 Peter 1 3-5, Revelation 21) and a responsibility to live out our lives in keeping with Christ's commands (Matthew 28 16:20, Romans 12:12, 1 Peter 4:5). Christ calls us to walk a path that is narrow and may be in direct conflict with our circumstances (Matthew 7, Luke 10:3) ~ we may be aliens and strangers on earth (Hebrews 11:13), but we are members together of Christ's household (Ephesians 2:19).
Consider the recent newspaper articles below:
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Pray:
Restore, O Lord,
The honour of Your name,
In works of sovereign power
Come shake the earth again;
That men may see
And come with reverent fear
To the living God,
Whose kingdom shall outlast the years.
Restore, O Lord,
In all the earth Your fame,
And in our time revive
The church that bears Your name.
And in Your anger,
Lord, remember mercy,
O living God,
Whose mercy shall outlast the years.
Bend us, O Lord,
Where we are hard and cold,
In Your refiner's fire
Come purify the gold.
Though suffering comes
And evil crouches near,
Still our living God
Is reigning, He is reigning here.
Graham Kendrick & Chris Rolinson
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