On of the great things about the new year is that there is a wealth of motivational material published. Earlier this week I saw this poster on designMilk.
So, what are you going to do today, that you would normally have put off. Don’t let 2013 roll around and find you still in the same spot. Start – Today.
15 As has just been said:
“Today, if you hear his voice,
do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion.” Hebrews 3:15 New International Version (NIV)
Last weekend I saw this quote from Andy Stanley, which I just loved. I actually shared it with several people last week and even posted it on my office wall. To me it optimizes how followers of the Christ should live- also looking out for the best in others and always trying to make others better.
How can you leverage your power and influence to make others successful?
Now if I could just live that way!
But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called “Today,” so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. (Hebrews 3:13 NIV)
As we move on through the Hallowtide, today is All Saint’s Day. Although, personally, I find the general idea of sainting a person a little unsettling, as none of us can earn our goodness, it is given through the blood of Jesus. But even with that on the table, it is good I think to learn from the example of others that have tread this ground before us, and if that is a way we can highlight those that have done wonderful things with the time they have been given – so be it!
And so, I guess it’s only appropriate to consider another one of those verses I seem to mention a lot from the fun book of Hebrews about realizing the others that have lived on this great big blue and green ball. After the writer of this book travels through time calling out those ‘saints’ that have gone before him in Hebrews 11, he pens this
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12
Gain strength from remembering those that have gone before you, and do not lose heart!
Well here is it! It’s National Coffee Day! And I am glad for all of you coffee drinkers out there! I have a certain disdain for coffee, as you know I prefer the Gentleman’s Drink. It could be that it all started when my older brother took a sip of my father’s coffee and then sprinting off puking. I have not really had much of a desire for coffee since that day! Or, it could be that I like to keep saying my classic one liner when asked if I want a cup of java – “No, thanks, I’m a Christian!” ( what that had to do with it , I am not really sure!)
But here is it upon us, National Coffee Day – so enjoy a coffee break and a cup of joe! Several coffee serving establishments are giving it away today. Over at Punchbowl.com, you can even send a Coffee Day e-card for free, to share the love!
Actually I love the idea of coffee, because it is so associated with sitting down and having deep conversation. So, maybe you should consider taking a cup of the world’s favorite beverage over to a friend, or an enemy, and share some time with them. I am sure it will make their day! Even I would probably suffer through a cup ( laced with lots of cream and sugar) to spend time together!
22-25So let’s do it—full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out. Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 The Message (MSG)
I drove in this morning in quite a soup of fog, and no I am not talking about the inside of my mind. Although that may also be the case, I was talking about a literal fog. It was so thick I could not really see more than 2 cars in front of my for a little stretch.
That got me thinking about Hebrews 12.
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Hebrews 12:1 New International Version (NIV)
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