John 8:38 Jesus said: 'I declare what I have seen in the Father’s presence; as for you, you should do what you have heard from the Father.’
Practice what you preach. Preach what you practice. Talk the talk and walk the walk. Or is it, talk the walk and walk the talk?!? Anyway, we all know that there is a strong connection between spoken things and actions. Or at least, we'd like there to be. There's a strong connection sometimes in the dissonance we notice: we notice when someone isn't living what they say. We notice when someone's non-verbal communication doesn't match up to the words coming from their mouth. And we strive to have them match in our own lives.
Jesus speaks of this connection here in a slightly different way. We shouldn't so much strive to have our actions match up with our words... instead, we should strive to have our actions match up to God's words.
Love your enemies.
Pray for those who persecute you.
Trust in the Lord always.
How well do your actions today match up with these words?
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
Join us TONIGHT (Wednesday) at 7 for a dessert reception and stories from South Africa with our missionary Brian Konkol. Then, our summer worship service begins next weekend with Saturday evening at 5 and Sunday morning at 9.
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