| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Sanctification” Our Bible verse for today: “How happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk according to the Lord’s instructions! Happy are those who keep his decrees and seek him with all their heart.” Psalm 119:1-2 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Be sure to do your part” Have you made some New Years resolution for 2024? I hope you have. I’m a big fan of them. I think it’s a good and healthy practice to take stock of our lives at the end of the old year, honestly assess how we did, and then set some goals to accomplish meaningful things in the new year. Often those resolutions pertain to things like losing weight and exercising more; or perhaps they are financial goals; or educational; or maybe you will resolve to work less overtime and spend more time with your family. We should always be in the process of striving to change and grow and to improve in some area of life. Will Foster preached a great New Years sermon about this last Sunday at Oak Hill Baptist Church. I encourage you to watch it by going to our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville. The guidance Will offered regarding resolutions and goals pertained to something much more important than physical fitness and the bottom line in your bank account. He encouraged us to set goals and to have a plan for spiritual growth in 2024. In short, the sermon was about the process of sanctification and the personal responsibility of each follower of Jesus to engage in serious discipleship. No change in your life will have a greater and more positive impact, or produce more important and meaningful results, than will intentional serious discipleship. This is your part in the process of sanctification. The Holy Spirit will produce the results, but you need to do your part by showing up. You must establish a pattern in your life whereby you intentionally and consistently place yourself in a position before the Holy Spirit so He has full access to your mind and heart, and He can therefore mold you and shape you into the person God wants you to be. In Psalm 119:1-2 the psalmist wrote about the joy such a lifestyle produces. This is what the Apostle Paul was also referring to in Galatians 5:22-23 when he wrote that the fruit the Holy Spirit brings out in the lives of serious disciples is “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Bigger biceps and a smaller waistline won’t do that for you. More money in your bank account won’t do it. It’s the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of a serious disciple who produces that kind of inner peace and joy. No other goal you set or resolution you make for 2024 has the potential to change you in positive ways like the practice of serious discipleship will. We will continue our thinking about this tomorrow by considering a little more of what the writer of this Psalm had to say about his own practice of discipleship. 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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