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Call To Minister Life And Grace - Pastor Chris Oyakilome

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Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional {29th June, 2016}

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers

-Ephesians 4:29

As Christians, we have the spirit of Christ. We're the light of the world. we're to live, love,talk and conduct all our affairs in life like Him. Your words should minister grace to the hearers always
Some people, aren't conscious of this reality. They are controlled by their senses: they do the things they want to do and say what they want to say according to their are feelings. Such people pride themselves in having terrible, abusive, and insulting words. When they're angry,they don't hesitate to speak words that could make the hearers lose sleep.
They're  proud of what they should be ashamed of. The Bible says of them, "their God is their appetite ."

If  they knew the dire consequences of their actions. Philippians 3:18-19 says "For many walk, of whom i have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, whose mind earthly things."

Never be happy that you made someone else sad. Don't be like the man who was happy to talk the usher down just because the usher asked him to sit somewhere in church.That's inconsistent with your nature of "love. The Bible does not delight in evil but rejoice with the truth" {1 Corinthians 13:6 NIV}. We're ministers of the Gospel, called to minister life and grace. Be like Jesus of whom the the Bible says, "And the common people heard him gladly..." {Mark 12:37}. When people hear from us, they should be glad, because we minister gracious words to them; word of life. Glory to God!

           | Prayer
Dear father, I thank you for word that fills my heart with good, excellent, edifying, and uplifting thoughts. I consistently bless and inspire those you've placed in my path, encouraging them in the lord, because my heart is replete with treasures from your Word, in Jesus' Name Amen.

1-YEAR BIBLE READING
Acts 14:1-28, Nehemiah 11-13

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
2 Corinthians 10:8-18, Isaiah 18

FURTHER READING:
1 Peter 4:11; Proverbs 16:24; Colossians 3:8
           
 
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