The Saturday Morning Post by Pastor Ted Stahl
Today’s Reading: Deut. 12-14, 1Cor. 13-16, and Prov. 5
Memorize: John 1:1
Today’s Passage: 1Corinthians 14
Good morning. I know it’s still early, but have you edified anyone yet today? Paul said in verse 12: “Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.”
One thing that I took with me to Texas Baptist College was the understanding that someone was watching me. Would I cause them to quit because I quit? Would our pastor have still gone there if I dropped out in my first year? Would I cause someone to stumble because I stumbled. For the sake of others I had to keep going, and still do. If I quit, what will happen to others? The same principle of caring about others extends throughout the Bible. We are to build people up, edify them, edify the church.
If I gossip, or say something bad about someone, will the person I’m talking to think it’s okay to gossip? By the way, if someone tells you something bad about another, what are they saying about you when you’re not around? If I don’t tithe, will others risk the devourer from Malachi 3:11 by not tithing also? What affect will my sin have on others? If I then tell others not to do it either, I become a hypocrite. Lets start going in the direction we should be going; let’s start edifying those around us. Let’s start being the kind of Christian that God wants us to be.
Peace. (2Theselonians 3:16)
Posted in Devotions by Phil Erickson with 1 comment.
we need to stop worring about what everyone else is doing or saying and what new gossip is out and go in the diection that God has for us and make that move for are personal walk with god and serve him.
thanks br. stahl good post sal