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)).

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

QT 16 Oct 19, 2 Thess 3:14, We need to stand up for truth


2 Thessalonians 3:14 (RSV) — If any one refuses to obey what we say in this letter, note that man, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed.

NOTE: Obedience to the word of God is not optional even in our country. Freedom, liberty, privacy, and tolerance do not give a believing Christian the right to choose what to obey in the scriptures. Certainly, we cannot force anyone in the church regarding behavior. But, we should not choose to just accept disobedience as their choice. We should warn those in sin, and if we must, we should have nothing to do with those who refuse to obey the word. These are hard teachings and they apply to the major teachings of scripture, not to issues of conscience or personal convictions.

PRAYER: Father, sometimes it is difficult to discern disobedience to specific instruction from the world. Give us wisdom to act in a manner worthy of the gospel and out of love for our brother and sister. We want to see people obey the word for their good.

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