““Be angry, and do not sin”: 

do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

nor give place to the devil. 

Let him who stole steal no longer, 

but rather let him labor, 

working with his hands what is good, 

that he may have something 

to give him who has need.”

my two cents…

we have come this far, to Christ, and have been set free from slavery to sin. we are cleansed and empowered through Christ but we still have a journey ahead of us before we reach heaven. we are reborn, yet we remember our transgressions. we have new spirits but remain in this same skin. with the Holy Spirit now in us, we have the strength and power to triumph over any challenges and to resist our old habits. in the past, we were thieves. we stole from others and we stole from ourselves. we believed lies and acted on them out of anger and other emotions. living a thieves life, we never had enough to spare and the needy around us went unnourished. many of us didn’t know we were stealing, but somehow we always noticed things going missing and mourning over our losses. now through the gift of Life through Christ, we can truly live. we can still experience negative emotions in this body, but we can overcome them and not let them cause us to sin. let us labor. we have the strength and vigor now. we can work hard and work in joy sowing what is good. let us sow love with our self and others. may we reap the bountiful harvest to share. let us release those old ways that don’t work for us and for others anymore. the Lord has set us free, so let your faith show it. be a doer and not just a hearer. pursue peace and holiness thus enabling sight of the Lord, be close to Him and His Word. don’t let anything block the way and the line of sight to our glorious God. may those afflictions be crushed and banished from our presence. let us identify and resist lies and not take up deceitful words upon ourselves or our brothers. may we find only the words to speak that uplift others and reflect the Light of the Lord. “but we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.” 2 Cor 3:18.

we must honor the gift that we have been given to use here in this Life. a gift of power so great. shall we move forward today and not steal and not be stolen from. give no place for the devil to rest and mislead us. we will succeed in building a house with our foundation on the Rock. we will labor and sweat for the Lord and our house will not crumble within the storms. we can shelter those who do not have solid houses and we can teach them how to build their own. 

so, where have you left off on your construction? what room are you procrastinating on? what do you need to progress? express faith by action and the Lord will direct your steps. 

12/16/22