After Sunday, There's Monday!

 

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After Sunday, There's Monday!

I'm not sure how you feel, but, after being so challenged and encouraged on Sunday, I'm ready to take  on Monday at "full steam ahead" for the glory of God!

Without Christ and without following His divine way, IT CAN BE EXTREMELY EASY to fall into the category of hating your "average way life," as you may call it.

You can get tired of life. You can get tired of yourself. You can get tired of work. You can get tired of others. You can even get tired of church! But, as we look "into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." (James 1:25) We can learn to REST in The WAY, The TRUTH, and The LIFE in such a way that our lives are full of excitement and eager anticipation. WE HAVE SOMETHING AND SOMEONE to live for - Jesus Christ!

Upon the authority of God's Word, we can grip the promise of God's blessings in our lives as we respond with continuance, remembrance and follow through with the truths we gleaned on Sunday.

I want you to notice that I cannot make this happen for you. It is an individual response to obeying the Word of God in our daily lives. Which means, I must first place myself under the WORD some how and some way.

At Crossroads this Sunday, We were greatly challenged and encouraged from the WORD of God and fellowship with others...what will we do with what we experienced?

Will we CONTINUE in what we learned?


Will we be FORGETFUL hearers?


Will we be DOERS of the WORK? 


Will we be BLESSED this week?

You most certainly can be, and I cheer you on!

Thank you for reading, and living the truth!

Blessed Beyond Measure,
Pastor Justyn Smith • CrossroadsPeoria.com

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