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You were made for this

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared ahead of time for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “You were made for this”

I like the way the New Living Translation (NLT) renders Ephesians 2:10. Rather than using the word “workmanship” it uses “masterpiece” – you are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for you to do.

God created you to be the unique individual you are. Then He chose for you to be born and to live in this generation, instead of at any other time in history. And He chose for you to be in your country, in your state, and in your community, instead of anywhere else. If you are living your life in the center of God’s will then God has you where He wants you to be, and the reason is so you can do the good works in that place that He has planned for you to do. This is important. It reminds me of what Mordecai said to Esther in Esther 4:14, “… perhaps you have come to your royal position for a time such as this.”

All of us have issues in life that are hard to deal with, and we all have people in our lives who depend on us to varying degrees. That by itself can make life challenging. But on top of that, our world today is a mess. It has been turned upside down. Boys are girls, girls are boys, wrong is right, bad is good, dark is light, and evil is celebrated. It seems that our society has followed Alice down the rabbit hole and the Mad Hatter is in charge. And there you are – in the middle of it all. Trying to make sense of it. Trying to be strong. Trying to keep yourself and your family from getting sucked into all the craziness, and trying to honor God by how you live.

All this month we have been considering the value and importance of lifelong Biblical learning. We have talked about how such learning makes us wise in the ways of God and gives us the strength we need to be strong when being strong isn’t easy. Well, this is why we need it. Living effectively for Christ in the middle of all this, promoting Biblical values, and doing so in a Christlike manner can be hard.

But don’t fear and don’t despair. As Paul teaches in Ephesians 2:10, God has prepared you for it. You can be strong and courageous, you can boldly advocate for Biblical values, and you can do it in a Christlike manner. The Holy Spirit will help you to do it.

It’s no mistake that God has you where you are, in that place and at this time. He has a purpose for you being there. The truth is, you were made for this.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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You are making a difference

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I used to tell you about this? And you know what currently restrains him, so that he will be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one now restraining will do so until he is out of the way, and then the lawless one will be revealed.” 2 Thessalonians 2:5-8 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Yes, you are making a difference”

This morning we will continue considering our question from yesterday regarding how our lifelong learning and our efforts to live faithfully for Christ in the midst of a lost and evil culture, really are making a difference.

In 2 Thessalonians chapter two the Apostle Paul was writing about the coming of the antichrist and about the influence the spirit of the antichrist is already having in the world. In verses 6 and 7 he noted that the influence of the antichrist is already present in the world but is currently being restrained, and that as Christians we understand who it is that is restraining him. It’s the Holy Spirit, and in Paul’s thinking we Christians should already be well aware of this. We should also be aware of the way in which God uses us in this matter of restraining the spirit of the antichrist in our world.

One way to understand this is to refer to some of the lessons Jesus taught. John 14:17 is just one of the passages that promise that the Holy Spirit will live in us: “He is the Spirit of truth. The world is unable to receive him because it doesn’t see him or know him. But you do know him, because he remains with you and will be in you.” In John 15:1-8 Jesus taught the parable of the vine and the branches. There He said that just as the grapevine lives its life out through the branches and produces its fruit through the branches, so too He will live His life through us and He will produce His fruit through our lives. And then in Matthew 5:13-16 Jesus taught us to go out into the world and let His light shine out through our lives.

Now returning to Paul’s teaching about the influence of the antichrist in the world today, it is the Holy Spirit, at work in the world through the lives of Christians, who is holding the antichrist in check and limiting the degree and severity of his influence. That’s you! As you walk through your days encountering people and situations, you will sometimes have the opportunity to witness for Christ and to perhaps win some people to faith in Jesus. But beyond that, as you live for God and boldly stand for Biblical values in your home, in your neighborhood, in your workplace, and in your community, you will be part of the force that holds the spirit of the antichrist in check. As bad as things seem out there right now, they would be considerably worse if the spirit of the antichrist was not being resisted by the faithful followers of Jesus Christ.

Yes, you are making a difference. Just live your life; honor God; model and promote a Biblical worldview; and know that your presence makes a difference.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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Are we really making a difference?

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil.” Ephesians 6:10-11 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Are we really making a difference?”

In yesterday’s devotional we looked at the example of Ezra and the faithful remnant of God’s people in that day. They were faced with a hostile culture and overwhelming odds against them. But they were determined to be resilient, courageous, and steadfast in their faithfulness to God. Let me repeat a passage from that devotional:

But there is hope. The truth is that God always has a faithful remnant and there is always hope – it was true for the Israelites in Ezra’s day and it is true for us in our nation today. In churches all across this land God has blessed His people with many modern-day Ezra’s who are committed to faithfully teaching God’s Word to God’s people. And all across this land there are multiple millions of Christians gathered in local churches every week worshiping, learning, growing, and renewing their commitments to living faithfully for the Lord in the midst of a lost and hostile culture.

In view of the increasing hostility and resistance Christians face today, and considering that the morals and values of our culture are declining at a rapid rate, it can cause us to wonder if we are really making any difference at all. Does our faithfulness really make a difference, or is our society a lost cause?

I’m reminded of the old story about the boy and the starfish. A young boy was walking along the beach after a storm and there were literally hundreds and hundreds of starfish that had washed up on the shore and which were lying in the sand slowly dying. The boy was anguished about that and began picking them up, one-by-one, and tossing them back into the sea. A man observing this smiled, walked up to the boy and said, “Son, there are many hundreds of starfish on this beach and you can’t save them all. What you’re attempting to do won’t make any difference.” The boy thought about that for a moment, looked at the starfish he had in his hand and said, “Well, it will make a difference for this one.” and he threw it back into the ocean.

Your job as a faithful Christian is not to save the world. It is to make a difference in one life at a time. Maybe you can’t make a big difference all by yourself for everyone. But you can make a difference for the one the Lord has put in front of you right now. We make a difference one person at a time. And yes, that does matter. With respect to lifelong learning what we learn from Paul in Ephesians 6:10-11 (above), is that by being a committed lifelong learner and doing the things that lifelong learners do, we stay strong in the Lord and we are able to continue with the task of making a difference in one life at a time.

This is an important understanding so we will continue thinking about it in the days to come.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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There is a remnant and there is hope

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.” Ezra 7:10 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “There is always a remnant, and there is always hope”

I have a note I have kept in my Bible for years. I came across this statement in the editorial notes of a study Bible a long time ago. It inspired me in that moment and has continued to do so ever since. It reads, “Ezra applied himself to studying the Word of God and he had a great burden to teach God’s Word to the small packets of discouraged Hebrews who had returned to Judah.”

Ezra was a priest and a preacher. He was a leader of the people and he was a teacher of the Word of God. But he had a tough task. The exiles who had returned to Jerusalem from captivity in Babylon were small in number, they were discouraged, and they were therefore struggling greatly. Here’s the way the introduction to the book Ezra reads in the Experiencing God Study Bible:

“Israel looked for identity and hope as they struggled with worship without meaning, daily living without focus, and a nation without identity … Ezra called God’s people to find meaning and hope in renewed worship, dedication to obey God’s commandments, and separation from pagan influences.”

Perhaps you can see the contemporary application for Christians living in our nation today? Many Christians feel small and isolated. Many are confused and struggling. “Worship without meaning … daily living without focus … a nation without identity …”

But there is hope. The truth is that God always has a faithful remnant and there is always hope – it was true for the Israelites in Ezra’s day and it is true for us in our nation today. In churches all across this land God has blessed His people with many modern-day Ezra’s who are committed to faithfully teaching God’s Word to God’s people. And all across this land there are multiple millions of Christians gathered in local churches every week worshiping, learning, growing, and renewing their commitments to living faithfully for the Lord in the midst of a lost and hostile culture.

The key for each of us is to be there. Show up. Support your church, your pastor, and your teachers by being there, listening, learning, growing. All is not lost. God has a faithful remnant in America too and there is still hope. I encourage you to be in church tomorrow.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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Do you want what they have?

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “Come, everyone who is thirsty, come to the water; and you without silver, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without silver and without cost! Why do you spend silver on what is not food, and your wages on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and you will enjoy the choicest of foods. Pay attention and come to me; listen, so that you will live.” Isaiah 55:1-3 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Do you want what they have?”

Do you know Christians who seem to have a deeper and more intimate relationship with God than you do? I’m referring to Christians who radiate peace and confidence and strong faith. Men and women who are calm, content, joyful, and who serve the Lord well. Maybe you have read about such people. I have on my bookshelf a set of thirty-two biographies of famous missionaries. I’ve read them all and have found that people like that have a deep and vital relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – and it is observable. I’m grateful for examples like that. They inspire and motivate me.

How does someone develop that kind of relationship with the Lord? I believe Isaiah 55:1-3 gives us a clue. Through Isaiah the Lord used images such as water, milk, food, and money to create a spiritual metaphor. Food and drink are things our body needs, and we need money to purchase them. Well, just as our body needs to be properly nourished so does our soul. But when it comes to obtaining that spiritual nourishment, we don’t have to purchase it. God gives it to us freely. All we have to do is come to Him and receive it.

In this passage there are four key words: come, listen, buy, and eat. Remember, this is a spiritual metaphor. Come to the Lord; listen to Him; buy (the currency exchanged is love and trust, not money), and eat (consume). This is how we receive the spiritual nourishment we need moment-by-moment and day-by-day. And if we do this routinely, as a matter of discipline and habit, we are engaged in lifelong learning and spiritual growth.

Those Christians mentioned earlier – the ones who seem to have a depth to their relationship with God that is beyond what is common – this is how they became that way. They come to the Lord and spend lots of time with Him; they listen to Him in all the different ways we learned about last month in our segment on “Hearing God;” they bring Him their love and trust, thereby being receptive to receiving what He has for them; and then they eat, they consume and internalize what God has given them.

If we want that kind of relationship with God – if we want to be like those Christians who have learned to live at a deeper spiritual level, we will have to commit ourselves to that kind of discipleship. If we want what they have, we will have to do what they do. The reason God gives us examples like that is to motivate and inspire us to live in like manner.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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You can choose how you live

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “All share a common destiny – the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good man, so with the sinner; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them. This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all.” Ecclesiastes 9:2-3 (NIV)

Our thought for today: “You can choose how you live”

Ecclesiastes 9:2-3 is such a negative and depressing passage, isn’t it? Everybody dies. Death is evil and we’re all going to experience it – so says the wisest man who ever lived (Solomon).

Negative. Depressing. Hopeless. Or is it?

If you read the entire book of Ecclesiastes, and you consider this verse in the context of the message of the entire book, then you realize that this verse, and all the others like it, are used by the writer as a strawman. He is setting the strawman up just so he can, in the end, knock him down. Here’s the conclusion of the matter as written in chapter 12:13-14:

“Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.”

What’s the lesson of Ecclesiastes? For much of it the message seems to be “You’re going to die anyway, so what’s the point?” Unless Jesus comes back first, some day you are going to die. And in most of our cases we cannot control when or how we are going to die. It will happen in God’s way and in God’s time but be assured, some day you are going to die.

However, until then, you are going to live. And although you may not be able to choose when or how you die, you can choose how you live.

And that brings us back to the examples I have cited in recent devotionals about older Christians who have been lifelong learners and who have aged well by staying curious and adventurous and active. The woman who wrote a book for children at the age of eighty-eight; my friend who got remarried at ninety and then at ninety-three took his new bride to go parasailing in Hawaii; my friend in his sixties who is so full of life that his enthusiasm for life and the joy he gets from it radiates from his face; my wise friend, pastor, and mentor Oren Teel; and so many others. Their examples are inspiring.

The truth is that although you may not be able to choose how you die, you can choose how you live. I encourage you to live well.

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)

Let your light shine

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “In him was life, and that life was the light of men. That light shines in the darkness, and yet the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1:4-5 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Let your light shine”

This morning we will continue our thinking about how it is that a commitment to lifelong learning brings out the best in us as we age. Learning about God and His ways is the most important aspect of lifelong learning, but the concept of lifelong learning extends to all of life. We should be curious, inquisitive, interested, and adventurous regarding all of life. What an amazing creation our Lord has given us to experience and enjoy!

Last week I was at a meeting of local pastors and a pastor friend of mine and I were talking about a mutual friend who is ninety-three. He got remarried just a few years ago and last year he and his new bride took a trip to Hawaii and went parasailing. Yes, you read that right, parasailing in Hawaii at ninety-three. Our friend is spry, full of life, and milking every moment of life for all it is worth. He is also a lifelong learner who has been fully engaged in his church his entire life, and he has always been committed to learning and growing – even still at ninety-three.

I have another friend who is in his sixties and who has already lived a full and adventurous life. But he too is a lifelong learner who remains inquisitive, interested, adventurous, and active. So much so that his love of life is infectious and his face literally radiates with enthusiasm and joy.

John 1:4-5 is about Jesus. He is life and light. But by extension the verse is also about us as Christians. If Jesus is life and light, and if His Spirit lives in us, then we should radiate with His life and light. It should show forth in our lives. So that then begs the question, “What was Jesus like?” and “In what ways did His life and light shine forth in the world?” Was Jesus reserved and withdrawn? Was he a couch-potato hibernating in His house binge-watching Netflix? Did He retire from His profession and from the practice of His faith and from life in general, and fritter away His days sleeping late, puttering in the garden, and playing golf?

No. Jesus was on-mission in the world, fully alive, fully engaged, embracing life, and enjoying it. And that’s how we should be too. The life and light of Jesus are alive and well in each of us. But does it show? Are we living like it? Are people inspired and encouraged by how you live your life?

I encourage all of us to let our lights shine. Explore, investigate, experience, learn, serve. If the life and light of Jesus is alive and well in us then let’s live like it.

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)

Show some respect and learn

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding?” Job 12:12 (NIV)

Our thought for today: “Show some respect and learn”

Stand up in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God.” So said Moses in Leviticus 19:32. It is also what Job meant in Job 12:12 and it is advice we would all do well to heed today. If a Christian has been a lifelong learner, and if he or she has therefore aged well, that person is wise in the ways of God and we should listen to them. They will be like that sweet eighty-eight-year-old sister mentioned in yesterday’s devotional who at the age of eighty-eight published a book for children about becoming lifelong learners. She herself, even at an advanced age, was still active, curious, inquisitive, and learning. We can and should learn from people like her.

Increasingly in our day the wisdom of the aged is not respected. That’s especially true among younger people who are way too sure of themselves – to the point of being dogmatic and rigid. I remember the time when I had recently retired from the Navy and was learning how to be a pastor. I was serving as the associate pastor at our church and I was very much still the hard-charging Naval Officer turned minister who was going to change the world for Jesus. I was so sure of myself and so strong in my opinions! However, my Pastor, Oren Teel, was more than twenty years older than me, much wiser, and much more relaxed about things.

I can’t count the number of times I was in his office trying to help him see why the color of the new carpet needed to be green instead of brown, or why we needed to sing more praise songs and fewer hymns, or any number of other important issues that he just didn’t seem to be getting. He would just smile and urge me not to make such a big deal out of things that didn’t really matter very much. (Oren was rock-solid in his doctrine but much more relaxed about secondary issues.) It was so frustrating to me!

Little did I realize that I was arguing with a future version of myself and that as he was then, I was one day going to be. The lesson Oren was modeling for me and teaching me was that we should always, at all stages of life, be a little less dogmatic about secondary issues, less insistent about things that are more a matter of opinion and preference rather than a matter of faith, and realize that over time our perspective on such things may very well change as we continue to learn and grow. Therefore, we need to treat each other with grace and humility as we make this journey through life together, being less insistent about having things our own way and being much more gracious with each other.

That was an important life lesson that I needed to learn, and I learned it from a wiser older man who was a lifelong learner and who had aged well. I think I’m a better man today for being more like he was then instead of how I was then.

In our Bible passages today Moses and Job were both essentially saying, “Show some respect and learn.”

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)

Lifelong learning makes us strong

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “The person who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence indeed is in the Lord, is blessed. He will be like a tree planted by water. It sends its roots out toward a stream, it doesn’t fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit.” Jeremiah 17:7-8 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “Lifelong learning makes us strong”

I recently read a story about a wonderful Christian lady who at the age of eighty-eight published a book for Children. The book was about her own lifelong quest for learning and it encouraged the children to always be curious and inquisitive and to never stop learning. She even told them that at eighty-eight she was still learning every day.

In Jeremiah 17:7-8 (above) the prophet paints a picture of a man or woman of God who is faithful to practice the basic disciplines of the faith, day-in and day-out, and who therefore is like that tree planted by a river. It is a mighty tree with roots that run deep and spread out far, making the tree strong, sturdy, and durable. Then, when the wind blows and the storms rage, the tree stands strong. When a drought comes and there is no refreshment or nourishment on the surface, the deep roots draw on deep sources of water and therefore the tree remains green and healthy when everything else on the surface is wilting, turning brown, and dying.

That kind of deep spiritual growth does not happen quickly. Those deep roots, that kind of spiritual depth, develops slowly over years, and it happens as the man or woman of God quietly and faithfully applies him or herself to the practice of the faith day-in and day-out. This is what author Eugene Peterson once referred to as “a long obedience in the same direction.” Every day you pray, read your Bible, listen to Christian music, read Christian books, and associate with other Christians – and your roots grow a little deeper. When the church family meets for worship, study, prayer, fellowship, or acts of service, you are there, participating – and your roots grow deeper. Lifelong learning facilitates lifelong growing – and your roots grow deeper.

How do we get and stay spiritually strong? With a commitment to lifelong learning. That dear lady was eighty-eight and still enthusiastic, still curious, still inquisitive and learning – and also still teaching others. I don’t know about you, but I’m inspired. I would like to know her, and I would like to be like her. How about you?

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)

We need strong men in tough times

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Lifelong learning”

Our Bible verse for today: “Therefore, fear the Lord and worship him in sincerity and truth. Get rid of the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and worship the Lord. But if it doesn’t please you to worship the Lord, choose for yourselves today: Which will you worship – the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living? As for me and my family, we will worship the Lord.” Joshua 24:14-15 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “We need strong men in tough times”

Happy Father’s Day! This is a shout-out to all my brothers who are out there being strong and courageous men of God in a culture that is resistant and even hostile to Biblical values. I am writing to those who are fathers, yes, but this is also to those who serve as father-figures and to those who are simply doing the hard work to boldly take a stand for righteousness in the middle of crazy a culture that is spinning out of control. These are tough times and we need strong men of God who will stand their ground without compromise (see yesterday’s devotional.)

Joshua was one of those strong, courageous, and bold men of God in his own day. He is a picture of Biblical manhood and he serves as a model for all men of God down through the ages. Joshua was the proverbial “Man of steel and velvet” described so well by author Audrey Andelin in his classic book about Biblical manhood by that same title. Such a man has a core of steel – it is a core formed by Biblical ethics. It is made of honesty, integrity, courage, and uncompromising virtue, and from which he will not deviate. But that core of steel is wrapped in an outer covering of velvet. He is kind, compassionate, merciful, generous, and friendly. He is a man who easily shows love and who is unashamed to speak of his faith, practice his faith, and live his faith, even when doing so is not easy and might even be opposed by the culture.

Joshua is a model of Biblical manhood and that being the case, he will be our example this Father’s Day at Oak Hill Baptist Church. I will be preaching from Joshua 24:14-15 and we will use that passage to help us explore the characteristics of Biblical manhood and the impact such a man can have in our homes, in our churches, and in our society. I invite you to join us, in-person if you can, or online otherwise.

These are tough times and we need strong men of God to stand for Biblical truth. A commitment to lifelong learning and to developing and maintaining a solid Biblical worldview are the keys to being a strong man in tough times.

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)