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by: Gary L. Hutchens This is a good time to think about your soul. When? Right now. Many people would think that statement probably has something to do with the holiday season. After all, a few weeks ago we celebrated the Thanksgiving Day holiday. That certainly sounds as though it has spiritual overtones, and for many people it does. They focus on all of the blessings with which God has blessed them, and they make a special effort to give Him thanks. That’s a good thing.
by: Gary L. Hutchens Peter wrote, “For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps” (1 Pet. 2:21). We are supposed to learn from our savior, not only from His teachings but also from the example of how He lived as a human being in this world.
by: Gary L. Hutchens We’re in the midst of what is commonly called the Holiday Season. Personally, I like the holidays. I’m not crazy about the extreme commercialization that has progressively developed around them, but I like the holidays themselves. People seem to refocus, somewhat, and reflect more on their spiritual lives than they normally do during most of the rest of the year. That’s a good thing, but unfortunately, for a great many, it’ll only be a matter of becoming “faithful for the holidays."
by: Gary L. Hutchens We all make choices everyday. Many of them are rather routine, not terribly significant. What will I wear today? What do I want for lunch? But some choices can have life-changing effects. Marriage. Buy a home. A job change. A decision to change locations. After leading the people of Israel into the promised land, and then through battle after battle to secure the land, Joshua called upon the people to make the most important decision of their lives: “And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…” (Josh. 24:15).
By: Gary L. Hutchens On the night of His betrayal Jesus issued “A new commandment…that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (Jn. 13:34-35). On this occasion Jesus was speaking specifically to His apostles, but the intended application to all who would become His faithful followers is obvious. Why is loving our brothers and sisters, our brethren, in Christ so important?
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