God’s Word for Today - 11 Dec 2023
1 Corinthians 5:8 KJV — Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
Reflection on God’s Word for Today - 11 Dec 2023
Relationships matter very much to God who created humans with a wired need for community. But maintaining sound and healthy relationships requires sincerity and truthfulness from everyone. No group of people can live in harmony without dealing with one another in true, non-transactional love as God demands of us. This is even more so in the body of those who profess Jesus Christ as Lord. The turmoils we see and hear in churches are the result of people behaving contrary to what the Bible teaches. They keep malice, backbite, are unforgiving and envy one another. Rather than strive for the fruit of the Holy Spirit, they flourish in producing fruit of the flesh, controlled by the sinful nature. If that is you, I urge you to repent and forsake that evil way now.
Pray: Father, I repent that I have not been a good follower, please have mercy and forgive me. Help me to overcome the power of sin in my life. #Mok