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daily, Bible-based perspective of hope, encouragement and
exhortation.
Daily Encouragement on
Friday, June 14, 2019
This
morning we picked up some juicy red tomatoes at the
Tomato Barn near Washington Boro, PA
Message
summary: We
who have turned
to the Lord can
joyfully declare,
"I am washed, I
am sanctified,
and I am
justified in the
name of the Lord
Jesus Christ and
in the Spirit of
God".
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"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
Listen to our message on your audio player.
"Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God. Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God" (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).
I've
been changed (I've
been changed)
In the presence of the lord,
In the presence of the lord,
I've
been (healed),
Freed (freed),
Delivered
(delivered)
Today
we want you to
consider those you
personally know
who are heavily
trapped in sin.
Some mockingly
declare that they
are beyond hope
and God would
never love them.
They may be
totally
unreceptive to the
gospel and any
attempt to share
the Lord is met
with scorn. I
suppose many of
you know people
like this whether
it's alcohol,
drugs, sexual
immorality or some
other bondage to
sin. And I'm
also quite sure
some of you were
once like this.
Tom, a long time reader from Arizona, shared his testimony with me and gave me permission to share it in a message. I believe it will bless you as it did me.
The only problem was, I couldn't do anything else --- at least, not very well.
My wife started going to church sixty miles away in Phoenix. She always asked me if I wanted to go, but never pushed.
Eventually I said OK, so she packed me a six-pack; three beers on the way to church and three for the ride home. A pretty good deal for me! I was content and my wife was glad I was going to church.
But then, after several months of this, on Super Bowl Sunday 1997, half way to Phoenix I started to cry. I told my wife I had to be prayed for; that I had to quit drinking.
As I read Tom's testimony I rejoiced and recalled the daily passage. A lot of people squirm at it. It's not politically correct. Man either wants an excuse for sinful behavior or he wants to redefine it. But the Scriptures forthrightly declare, "The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God".
Emphatically the text proclaims, "Do not be deceived". But so many are deceived today. Among the list of sins that exclude one from entering the Kingdom of God is drunkenness. As I prepare this message reading and examining the text closely I am aware that this passage chafes so many. It tells us the truth and so many just don't want to hear the truth. They are deceived and want excuses. They want to be told that evil is good. Amazingly the logic is so twisted that for many in today's world a passage like this is considered unloving and even hateful.
But note the glorious gospel in this passage in the last verse. "Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God."
I delight in stories of changed lives like Tom's. Jesus Christ continues to save, wash, sanctify and justify people all over the world. Many of you have a story that resembles that of Tom's, though our testimonies vary in the nature of God's deliverance.
But if we've turned to the Lord we can joyfully declare, "I am washed, I am sanctified, and I am justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of God".
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Tom, a long time reader from Arizona, shared his testimony with me and gave me permission to share it in a message. I believe it will bless you as it did me.
For
thirty years I
was a drunk, an
intelligent
drunk. I always
worked and was
good at my job,
but I drank
every day, from
the time that I
got off work
until I went to
bed. And on
weekends from
the time I got
up until I
passed out. I
admired good
drinkers and
only hung out
with other
drinkers. I
wouldn't go
anywhere that I
couldn't drink.
It's not as
uncommon as you
might think. No
matter where I
went, I was able
to find people
just like me. It
was a way of
life and I liked
it.
The only problem was, I couldn't do anything else --- at least, not very well.
I
loved wood
carving, but
could only do it
for a few hours
at a time. I
knew myself well
enough to know
that I could
never do it for
a living. It
would get in the
way of my
drinking.
My wife started going to church sixty miles away in Phoenix. She always asked me if I wanted to go, but never pushed.
Eventually I said OK, so she packed me a six-pack; three beers on the way to church and three for the ride home. A pretty good deal for me! I was content and my wife was glad I was going to church.
But then, after several months of this, on Super Bowl Sunday 1997, half way to Phoenix I started to cry. I told my wife I had to be prayed for; that I had to quit drinking.
That
very day I was
prayed for and I
confessed my
sins to Jesus
and accepted the
Lord into my
life.
That was the last day that I drank any alcohol! I had no side effects, no shakes, no bad dreams, no sleepless nights and no desire to drink. Jesus took it away and I'm free today!
That was the last day that I drank any alcohol! I had no side effects, no shakes, no bad dreams, no sleepless nights and no desire to drink. Jesus took it away and I'm free today!
As I read Tom's testimony I rejoiced and recalled the daily passage. A lot of people squirm at it. It's not politically correct. Man either wants an excuse for sinful behavior or he wants to redefine it. But the Scriptures forthrightly declare, "The unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God".
Emphatically the text proclaims, "Do not be deceived". But so many are deceived today. Among the list of sins that exclude one from entering the Kingdom of God is drunkenness. As I prepare this message reading and examining the text closely I am aware that this passage chafes so many. It tells us the truth and so many just don't want to hear the truth. They are deceived and want excuses. They want to be told that evil is good. Amazingly the logic is so twisted that for many in today's world a passage like this is considered unloving and even hateful.
But note the glorious gospel in this passage in the last verse. "Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God."
I delight in stories of changed lives like Tom's. Jesus Christ continues to save, wash, sanctify and justify people all over the world. Many of you have a story that resembles that of Tom's, though our testimonies vary in the nature of God's deliverance.
But if we've turned to the Lord we can joyfully declare, "I am washed, I am sanctified, and I am justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of God".
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Jesus, it is
by Your
amazing grace
that I rejoice
in the
glorious
transformation
that has
changed my
life
completely and
forever. For
You delivered
me from the
domain of
darkness and
transferred me
into the
Kingdom of
Your Son in
whom I have
redemption,
the
forgiveness of
sins. Thank
You for Your
glorious
deliverance
and heavenly
transfer – and
it is all
because of
Your love for
me. Amen.We especially pray for readers today who have loved ones trapped in alcoholism, drugs, addictions, sexual immorality and other types of sinful bondage that they would turn to the Lord and be set free.
Preparing
tomatoes in
the Tomato
Barn.
Washington
Boro is famous
here in
Lancaster
County for
tomatoes with
an annual
Washington
Boro Tomato
Festival held
each year in
July. The
tomato barn
website has a
bold testimony
for Christ, "I
would like to
thank God
publicly for
what He has
done here at
the Tomato
Barn, but most
of all I would
like to thank
God for
providing a
way for me to
have
everlasting
life through
His Son,
Jesus.
If you have
never
considered the
everlasting, I
pray that you
would. God
does not want
anyone to
perish. If God
can use
somebody like
me with all my
faults, He can
use you as
well.
We stopped by to visit Dylan yesterday who is manager of a shipping warehouse. We saw Dylan for many years at a company he know longer works for so it was good to see him again.
We
also ran into
Suzanne and
her mother in
the grocery
store. We
wrote about
Suzanne and
her remarkable
journey from
Vietnam to her
adoptive
family in this
message "A
Brand New
Ending".
Yesterday
Brooksyne had
a young
chaplain
assistant as
we walked
through
Vallorbs who
created a lot
of attention.
Early
this morning I
visited with
Charlie and
Connor, two JK
Mechanical
service team
techs. Charlie
(left) is a
Stevens
graduate
mentoring
Connor who
just completed
his first year
at the school.
What a
blessing to
encourage
these two
young men who
are working
hard.
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