A Christ Follower: The Journey

  God's Will: Getting Dressed Let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light: C lothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. Romans 13: 11b & 14. A Brief Review As we continue our journey regarding living according to God's will, we remember it is God's will we are to get up, give up our lives to the Lord first thing: We are to do this intentionally, and on purpose, everyday. We are to not even allowed to give any thought to the temptations that potentially lead to sin. We are to bring every thought captive in obedience to Christ. This sets the stage for us to be empowered to do what we cannot do own our own. And that is behave decently.  Key to all this is getting dressed, as we see in Romans 13: 11b -14. This putting on our heavenly clothes is called "clothing ourselves in Christ." How do we do this? We do this by Putting on the Armor of God. That's right. When you put ...

  Firsts Everyone who has done any living begins to pay attention to the various "firsts" in their lives. Rather than list some of these,  I would like you to reflect on your own. As for me, 56 years ago one of my mentors, Brother Gene Dean, challenged me to preach my 1st Sermon.  I was scared to death as I prepared and preached, this message. At the time I shared this I missed out on the primary message. This Scripture found in Romans 13:11-14 is about living according to God's Will. As we approach this new year,  I feel led to inspire you with how to choose to live according to God's will. As you make these choices, your will find that you actually can have life that is described by  Jesus as "Abundant." This Is God's Will For You, Me, and We: WAKE UP  WHEN YOU GET UP: Each new day, the moment that we wake up, God want's us to really wake up spiritually to the fact that our salvation is nearer than the first moment that we believed in our Lord. Thi...