We ask you brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work (1 Thessalonians 5:12-13a).
Showing our Pastors and Church Workers Love and Respect
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But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The saying is trustworthy … (Titus 3:4-8a).
No matter what we are going through at the moment, God's grace is sufficient.
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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them (Luke 2:20).
Are you like the shepherds? How has knowing Jesus changed you?
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"When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God." (Leviticus 19:9–10).
Food banks touch the lives of people seeking assistance every day. They provide a basic necessity to those who are struggling due to many different circumstances. How does the Bible help us, as God's people, respond to this situation?
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Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing (Psalm 100:2)!
This invitation from the psalmist is something that often gets forgotten in the rush of our daily lives. When this happens we let our human feelings of guilt, frustration, obligation, and weariness deprive ourselves of the gladness God wants us to have and enjoy.
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For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him (Matthew 2:2b).
We know that the wise men followed a star for as long as two years from the time they first saw it in the east, a bright light that God had provided to guide them, which led them to our Savior and King.
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“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp and sweep the house and seek diligently until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the coin that I had lost.’ Just so, I tell you, there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents” (Luke 15:8-10).
Like that woman, we also search for items of importance. But we can’t do it alone; we need a lamp or a searchlight to help us. Our Lord Jesus Christ is that searchlight. He continues to search us out, providing His Word to guide us through each day. He shows the way we must go, and He helps us when we stumble or lose our way. He searches for others who do not know Him and His salvation. In addition, He asks us to be His searchlights on earth.
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