Just Do It...Righteously

Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies just because they become fashions. – G.K. Chesterton

The idolatry practiced by their neighbors looked like fun and good times to the Israelites, but God thought otherwise. Ouch!

Wokeism. Cultural appropriation. Personal pronouns. New Age. Avant-Garde lifestyles, etc. Call it what you will, but we now live in a society where it is fully acceptable to find new ways to lower morality and shun any personal responsibility or acknowledge Almighty God. Everybody has turned to his own way. Even we as Christians if we’re not careful can get easily tangled up in the worldly offerings (media, leisure, clothing, idols, affirmations, etc.). But no matter what society calls it or how society sells it, before God it is still SIN, period! Don’t just do it, do it righteously.

Until tomorrow…

Pastor Botts

“Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.” – I Thessalonians 5:19-22

No Cheat Days

The first and worst of all frauds is to cheat oneself. – G. Bailey

When Ananais and his wife Sapphira tried to 'cheat' the Holy Spirit with their offering, they realized too late they were actually cheating themselves as well. Hmm!

In this day and age we ought to be truly THANKFUL that God does not deal with us today as He directly dealt with them then. But the truth of the matter is still the same. When we cheat or defraud ourselves we are in essence defrauding the Spirit God has placed within each of us, and limiting its potential to do great things in our lives. God deserves our best, and just because we may not 'feel' like giving our best or think it's too much at the time, we are not God nor do we sit in His place. May our best shine forth today!

Until tomorrow…

Pastor Botts

“If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” –James 1:26-27

Mama Knows

No matter how old a mother is, she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement. – F. Scott-Maxwell

At the wedding feast in Cana, Jesus’ mother was watching as well as expecting. Hmm!

Life is a continual learning process, whereby hopefully day by day we acquire education and insight that we can then apply in practical wisdom. The idea is to somehow make the world a better place by our being here. That’s a purpose driven life and really what our mothers try to instill in us, and though we may fall short sometimes, their desire never wavers. Like our mothers, God is never surprised by what we do, be it right or wrong, and for some reason He always expects the best from us. The good thing is though it may not be our best, He knows we can be better and often gives us other opportunities to show it. Age is not a prohibition against improvement or righteousness. Why not honor both God and mom this weekend by going to church.  Both of them know we can do better.

Until Monday…….

Pastor Botts

“She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.” – Proverbs 31:26