| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Deep Discipleship” Our Bible verse for today: “You live in a world of deception. In their deception they refuse to know me.” Jeremiah 9:6 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Protect yourself” In Jeremiah chapter nine God was using the prophet Jeremiah to warn His people that they lived in a world filled with deception and if they allowed themselves to be misled it would result in disaster for them. Our world is at least as bad as theirs was, perhaps worse. We live in a culture today that resembles something out of bad science fiction. Not only have Biblical values and traditional time-honored standards of morality been dispensed with, but even our basic understanding of biology has been stood on its head. Boys will be girls and girls will be boys and cultural elites insist that you’re a narrow-minded bigot if you say otherwise. Even in some parts of the Christian community Biblical truth is being twisted, especially with respect to sexual ethics. So, what do conscientious Christians do? How to we protect ourselves, our churches, and especially our children from being engulfed in, overwhelmed by, and eventually carried away with, the cultural deceptions? Deep discipleship. That’s the answer. Deep discipleship refers to committed Christians who are passionate about following the Lord Jesus Christ. These are Christians who are committed to learning sound doctrine and living by it. That’s accomplished by faithful consistent practice of the basic disciplines of the Christian faith like prayer, Bible study, worship, full participation in the life of a good church, fellowship with other Christians, and participation in acts of ministry that serve others. In his book, “Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God” pastor John Piper wrote about the importance of raising children in a strong Christian home and community: “It is a great philosophical gift to grow up in a Bible-saturated home where the atmosphere of Scripture gets into your bones. In a hundred places one can sniff something foul before the irrational flow is obvious.” That’s true for children raised in a Christian home, but the same truth applies to all Christians who are committed to deep discipleship. When you are immersed in Scripture, and Christian community, and sound doctrine, it gets into our bones – it is woven into the fiber of our being. Then, when you are exposed to the lies of the culture that are deceptive and misleading, you can sense it. Even if you can’t put your finger on what exactly is wrong with it, you just know deep inside that something isn’t right and therefore alarm bells are going off and you are on your guard. This is why deep discipleship is so vital – it protects you from being deceived and misled. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals, and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00, in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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