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Psalm 90:12 (NLT)
Teach us to make the most of our time,
so that we may grow in wisdom.

One of the ways we can worship God is by the way we utilize the time we are given.  Is the usage of our time self-centered or God-centered?  Is it spent on temporal things or invested in eternity?

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 39:1-41:18; 2 Timothy 1:1-18; Psalm 90:1-91:16; Proverbs 26:1-2.

⁶ Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth. ⁷ After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us when we leave it. ⁸ So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content. ⁹ But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 37:1-38:28; 1 Timothy 6:1-21; Psalm 89:38-52; Proverbs 25:28.

1 Tim. 4:7-8 (NIV)
Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. [8] For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

No matter how sincerely most of us would try to do brain surgery today, we would fail.  Brain surgery requires the discipline of years of training.  Godliness is the same way.  Many of us sincerely try to be godly, but we fail time and time again.  Godliness, like brain surgery, requires the discipline of training.  The daily disciplines of immersing ourselves in God’s Word, prayer, as well as others, have a cumulative effect which position us to effectively pursue godliness.  If you have been frustrated in your sincere efforts in trying to be godly, would you take the time to establish the daily spiritual disciplines necessary to train yourself to be godly.   Nothing worthwhile in this life comes without discipline.
Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 33:1-34:22; 1 Timothy 4:1-16; Psalm 89:1-13; Proverbs 25:23-24.

1 Tim. 1:2 (NIV)
To Timothy my true son in the faith:

If you are really serious about growing in your faith you must have two relationships:  (1) You must have a “Paul” – a mentor, someone who challenges you spiritually and can pour into your life what they have learned; and (2) You must have a “Timothy” – someone you can challenge spiritually and can pour into their life what you have learned.  This is how disciples are made, one person at a time.  Do you have a “Paul”?  Do you have a “Timothy”?

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 28:1-29:32; 1 Timothy 1:1-20; Psalm 86:1-17; Proverbs 25:17.

2 Thessalonians 3:3 – But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

This is great news in light of the fact that we have a very real enemy, far more powerful than we are, seeking to devour us.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 26:1-27:22; 2 Thessalonians 3:1-18; Psalm 85:1-13; Proverbs 25:16.

2 Thessalonians 1:7-10 – And God will provide rest for you who are being persecuted and also for us when the Lord Jesus appears from heaven. He will come with his mighty angels, ⁸ in flaming fire, bringing judgment on those who don’t know God and on those who refuse to obey the Good News of our Lord Jesus. ⁹ They will be punished with eternal destruction, forever separated from the Lord and from his glorious power. ¹⁰ When he comes on that day, he will receive glory from his holy people—praise from all who believe. And this includes you, for you believed what we told you about him.

A popular theology today denies the reality of judgment and eternal hell.  It is certainly a much more attractive message than “hell fire and brimstone”.  But it is false.  In the above passage and others, the Bible clearly teaches a judgment to come in which those who have believed in Jesus as Savior are receive eternal life and those who refuse Him receive an eternity of destruction.  Paul says they will be “forever separated from the Lord.”  But if God is love, how can this be?  God truly is love.  It was love for the world that caused Him to send His Son.  But His character doesn’t stop at love.  God is also holy and just.  We must not isolate a single attribute of God and build an entire theology around that one attribute.  We must read the Bible as a whole and listen to what it plainly teaches.  In the end, God and His full character wins.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading: Jeremiah 22:1-23:20; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12; Psalm 83:1-18; Proverbs 25:11-14.

1 Thes. 5:11 (NIV)
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 19:1-21:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:4-28; Psalm 82:1-8; Proverbs 25:7-10.

Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NIV)
“But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
[8] He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”

A lesson God continues to teach me is the importance of being steadfast.  Regardless of what my circumstances might be, I can rise above and be unfazed by them.  This can only happen when I am deeply rooted in Christ.  When the storm winds blow, my branches may rattle around a little, but I’m not going anywhere.  I am steadfast.

Here is the rest of today’s Bible reading:  Jeremiah 16:16-18:23; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-5:3; Psalm 81:1-16; Proverbs 25:6-7.