When God says...
“Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.” (Proverbs 22:5 NKJV)
He is warning us that thistles, thorns and snares are what an obstinate person harvests. His fields are full of them. He is one who hears the Word of God but neglects to walk by and with the Word. He is him who allows the worries of life to crowd over the power of God's Word from bearing fruits in his life. Lord Jesus describes these about him: "As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields no fruit.” (Matthew 13:22 AMP)
But the one who cares for his life and soul takes God's Word diligently. He writes God's holy Word in his heart. He lives by it that he shall have no glimpse of thorns and snares. He rests in grace by faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The soil of his heart is good. He bears much fruits, as Lord Jesus proclaims when He said: "As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” (Matthew 13:23 ESV)
Yes, this person, by grace in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, manifests the fruit of God's Word from within. Not by religious self-effort by observance of the law, as it is written: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." (Galatians 5:22-23 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
“Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them.” (Proverbs 22:5 NKJV)
He is warning us that thistles, thorns and snares are what an obstinate person harvests. His fields are full of them. He is one who hears the Word of God but neglects to walk by and with the Word. He is him who allows the worries of life to crowd over the power of God's Word from bearing fruits in his life. Lord Jesus describes these about him: "As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the Word, but the cares of the world and the pleasure and delight and glamour and deceitfulness of riches choke and suffocate the Word, and it yields no fruit.” (Matthew 13:22 AMP)
But the one who cares for his life and soul takes God's Word diligently. He writes God's holy Word in his heart. He lives by it that he shall have no glimpse of thorns and snares. He rests in grace by faith in his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The soil of his heart is good. He bears much fruits, as Lord Jesus proclaims when He said: "As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” (Matthew 13:23 ESV)
Yes, this person, by grace in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, manifests the fruit of God's Word from within. Not by religious self-effort by observance of the law, as it is written: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." (Galatians 5:22-23 ESV)
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
PFC Ministries
(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)
Partners For Christ Ministries, INC
P. O. Box 773716
Ocala, FL 34477
Touching lives in Cambodia, The Philippines, The Middle East, The USA, and... other countries.
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