| Good morning everyone, Our theme for this month: “Living with joy” Our Bible verse for today: “Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation among whom you shine like stars in the world.” Philippians 2:15 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Like a shining star for Jesus” Thank you for your patience with me while I was away this week on a mission trip in eastern Kentucky and therefore not writing a devotional each morning. It was a wonderful mission serving with the Christian Appalachian Project (CAP). I’ll try to weave some stories from the mission trip into future devotionals. For now, I will just say that the staff at CAP and the volunteers I had the privilege to serve with truly are shining stars for Jesus. If you are living Biblically, and if you are open to the work of the Holy Spirit in you and through you, then you will be different. People should be able to observe your life and quickly recognize a difference between what they see in you and what they see in the world around you. You will shine like a light in the darkness. Paul says that we are to stand out in our society like a bright star stands out in the dark night sky. That will be a noticeable contrast. But how do we accomplish that? How does it happen? The answer brings us back to what we were discussing in previous devotionals in this series – it’s the Holy Spirit working in us and through us. It’s a matter of us placing ourselves in a position before God every day whereby He has unhindered access to our heart. We do that primarily through the basic disciplines of the Christian faith including prayer, Bible study, gathering with our church family for worship and fellowship, engaging in acts of service, etc. Over time, as we continue to live Biblically and to practice the disciplines of the Christian life, the Holy Spirit works in our lives to transform us into the people God wants us to be – people who do indeed shine like stars for Jesus. In that verse Paul also said the children of God are living in a crooked and perverted world. That’s us – the children of God; and that’s our world – crooked and perverted. The contrast should be significant. It should be as stark as a bright star in a dark sky. I pray that today we will all shine like stars for Jesus. 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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