Poetry What is Wind

Love is a soft, quiet wind
Sometimes gentle
Sometimes Exciting...
Deep
Other centered
Life

Evil is a wind storm
Sometimes subtle
Sometimes obvious
Tempestuous
Alluring
Tempting
Deceptive...
Destructive
Death

Jesus is love
Sometimes gentle
Always strong
Lifting
Protecting
Destroying death
In resurrected
Renewing life—In Him.

(C) 2022 Carolyn R Scheidies
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Devotion Staying on Track—Don’t Be Misled

Satan doesn't care how He gets God's people off track as long as he does so. One way he trips us up is to get us entangled with details of life and faith that take time and energy, but that leads others away rather than to Christ, divides rather than unifies, and makes us more concerned with format and legalism than a living relationship with and faith in Jesus.

Timothy 1:3c-5 ...charge some that they teach no other doctrine, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do. Now the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of true faith:

We need to be wise to Satan's tricks, and always, always realize we are saved by God's gift of grace not by works which we do. It's about allowing Jesus Lordship in our lives, not about earning our way. About following Him, not “me.”

I Timothy 1:15 (KJV) This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

(c) 2016, 2020 Carolyn R Scheidies
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Devotion. How to Be a Good Person

We like to think we're basically good people. We're not. “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” —Romans 3:23.

All. Not some, but all of us make bad decisions and choices that hurt ourselves and others. All. Without Jesus inside we don't even understand what good is. We certainly can't understand love because God is the embodiment of love.

Without God in Christ, we can't even know either goodness or love. Everything we do will come with an agenda and sometimes not-so-altruistic motivation. If we truly wish to do good and be good, we need to learn love from the one who loves us best because He made us--Jesus Christ.

We begin to reflect on what and with whom we spend our time. How much time do I spend communicating with Jesus each day? How much time do I spend each week, each day, reading, studying, meditating, and even memorizing God's Word?

Becoming a ‟good” person starts with becoming a ‟Godly” person and that starts with a daily walk with Christ Jesus. What steps will I take today to start this journey?

Help me Lord not to think I am good without You. Help me, instead, to allow You to show me how to be the Godly person You want me to be. Amen.

(c) 2016, 2020 Carolyn R Scheidies
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