“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion!”
Amos 6:1
What do we say to . . .
our self-indulgence,
our sloth,
our love of ease,
our avoidance of hardship,
our luxury,
our pampering of the body,
our costly feasts,
our silken couches,
our brilliant furniture,
our gay attire,
our braided hair,
our jeweled fingers,
our idle mirth,
our voluptuous music,
our jovial tables, loaded with every variety of rich viands?
Are we Christians? Or are we worldlings?
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Originally posted 2009-08-31 07:00:49. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
Where’s Your Treasure?
“Wherever your treasure is, there your heart and thoughts will also be.” Luke 12:34
Let us see whether we have treasure in heaven,or whether all our good things are here upon earth.
Would we know what our treasure is?
Let us ask ourselves what we love most.
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This post comes from our brother Mike Ratliff over at Possessing The Treasure. The content is not only relevant to Christian ministry but also to our whole Christian life.
I received the following article today from some dear friends. I knew immediately that I had to use it somehow on Possessing the Treasure. A major part of our ministries must be self-examination. We need to see if we and our ambitions are driving our ministries or if God is. We must examine our motives for everything we commit to. As you read the article below I pray that God will prick your heart as He did mine to look deep into what is driving what we do in His name. – Mike Ratliff
by Mack Tomlinson
I have often been challenged in my own heart before the Lord to check my motives in all things regarding serving Christ. Because it’s not only about what I believe and what I do in kingdom service–of paramount important is the question WHY. Why am I doing what I am doing–what are the hidden motives of my heart? Why do I do what I do and why do I say what I say?
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Originally posted 2009-08-26 12:53:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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