Discipline is such an important issue I can understand why Selwyn is spending some more time on the topic. He writes, in today’s study: “Discipline takes away the superfluities , confines us to which is essential. … The whole secret of self-discipline, I have come to see, is deciding on your priorities and sticking to [...]
Sometimes, when I read, ‘Every Day with Jesus, I experience a ‘wow’ feeling – today was one such day. The key verse for today study is (Psalm 119:2, NLT): “Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.” Selwyn is continuing with his discussion on the need for discipline. [...]
I thought that the title of this study to be very interesting. I believe, in one sense, this world (as it currently exists) has no future – one day it will rolled up like a scroll and discarded. In any case, it has a finite life because our sun has a finite store of energy. [...]
I like Paul’s letters because of the way he illustrates many of our Christian truths. The verses set for reading and meditation, Galatians 5:1-15 also highlights Paul’s exasperation with those Christian Jews who still wanted to follow Jewish law. The following two verses (Galatians 5:13-14, NLT), are the ones I liked (v13 , is also used [...]
The next stain which Selwyn looks at – ‘ is the stain of insincerity and unconscious hypocrisy – (this stain) … can be found in the best of us.‘ I liked Selwyn’s story about the painting of the Lord’s Supper: ” … Jesus is depicted sharing with His disciples that one of them will betray Him. [...]
Selwyn briefly looks at the topic he raised yesterday: ‘with all the resources that God has, why remain spiritually empty?‘ He, in part, answers his own question by saying: ‘(Our lives) will be useless unless we (first) attach to the life and power that is found in God.’ I think the issue can be further [...]
Three powerful words
In today’s study, Selwyn tells of a Christian woman who lived by three powerful words: attention, meekness and power. He says, ‘what gets your attention gets you’. If your primary attention is Christ and His will, ‘then everything will be arranged around Him’. I found some of what Selwyn had to say in the second [...]
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