RTW November 28

Live to Please Others

We must not just please ourselves.
Romans 15:1b

 

 

My Takeaways

Something Old

 

Something New

  1. Build each other up.
  2. Accept each other

Something to Do

Those who are strong help the weak.

What if they don’t want to be helped?
Follow the Lord’s leading
What if you don’t want to be helped?
Follow the Lord’s leading
In the meantime… Ask God to prepare you to receive the building, and to give the building.
Now may God… Paul’s prayer… this is not something we can do on our own.

All for his glory and praise.

 

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2 Comments

  1. 2 Cor 1:3-10 stood out to me today. When I am in trouble God, who is my merciful Father and comforter, comforts me. I can then take this comfort and pass it along to others who are suffering. My question for myself is…when I comfort others am I comforting them with my own words or am I thinking about how I’ve been comforted by God and using that to comfort them?
    I also we struck by vs 9 where Paul says that in his suffering he was forced to relying only on God and that is when he was delivered. Am I relying fully on God or am I relying on myself and other things?

  2. My Takeaways: Love

    Something Old: I finished reading Romans today! I so enjoyed reading this book and learned much. Paul’s words in Romans 15:30 stood out to me today and reminded me of something I already know, but don’t practice it enough. “Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.”  I can actually join someone in their struggle – in their work for the Kingdom of God – by praying for them.  This is something I do not do enough of. Seldom do I join my brothers and sisters in Christ who are persecuted in other countries for being Christian by praying for them.  I don’t pray for pastors in my own community and others that our doing God’s work. These people need me to take up the struggle with them by praying to God for them. Reading the end of Romans was just the reminder I needed to change up my prayer life.

    Something New: Paul’s writings in today’s reading helped me to focus on tough love. Love seems so easy, but sometimes love requires me to do hard things. Romans 15:1-2 told me that if I genuinely love and care for others, I will practice self-control and watch that my words and actions don’ t offend others unintentionally. That is not always easy. When I read 2 Corinthians I realized because God loves me so much He allows me to go through difficult times so that I can help others through difficult times. Nothing easy about that. Paul let the people know how stressful it was for him to write his first letter to the church at Corinth (2:4). Confronting sin in the lives of others through love can be downright hard. So I am sup- pose to make sure my words and actions don’t offend others, yet there are times when I must confront other’s sins. It’s hard to know when to cross that line and speak to someone about their sinful words or deeds. If I love other believers I won’t remain silent when they are living in sin. Confronting and correcting them is love, not the easy kind of love, but still love. Just think of what damage will be done if I say or do nothing. Paul reminded me today that love is more then just showing affection, sometimes I have to be tough when expressing my love.

    Something To Do: Pray for those who are struggling while working for the kingdom. Don’t be afraid to engage in tough love.

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