Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Thursday, October 11, 2018

QT 11 Oct 18, 1 Cor 7:30b-31, Living for what matters


1 Corinthians 7:30b –31 (ESV) — … and those who buy as though they had no goods, 31 and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.

NOTE: This suggestion for an attitude toward this life was written almost 2000 years ago, and so it would be even more true to today as we are closer to this world passing away than at any time in history. We have to buy goods. We have to deal with the world. But we do not have to live for goods or the world. They are not our gods or goals or what provides purpose and meaning to life. Knowing God, loving God, and serving people through ministry is our purpose and gives our lives true meaning and value. All else is garbage. It is easy to say, but it is hard to live in a world consumed by materialism.

PRAYER: Father, protect your children from the sin that so easily entangles. Protect us from settling for garbage when we can enjoy your presence and the joy of service. Open our eyes to what truly matters in life.

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