Good morning Church! Today we are reading Romans Chapter 12.
Paul has some ideas for Christians who really want to
live in harmony with each other and be close to God. Christians
should give their whole being over to God so he can fill them up
with everything that is good and wonderful and all around awesome
in his eyes.They do not want to be doing what everyone else is
doing (it's so conformist), but they want to be transformed into
new people who can intimately know God. Sounds like a plan. Some
pointers to start: don't get cocky, keep a level head, and use
common sense. Good ideas… we should be taking notes. Paul says that
Christians are like the different parts of the body. Everyone
has different gifts, too. Some people are good at predicting the
future, some at ministering to others, some at teaching, some are
generous, some are natural leaders, and some are just plain
compassionate. All these gifts are important and a-okay with God.
Overall, Christians should do what's loving and give a big
roundhouse kick to the face to everything that's evil. They should
love each other a lot, serve God, be patient when bad things
happen, welcome strangers who need their help, be kind to people
who are out to get them, and basically live in harmony with
everyone and everything. Oh, Lord, kumbaya. As for people who tick
you off, don't be filled with anger and vengeance. Leave that up to
God. "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." You should
even be cool to your enemies. If they need food, give it to them.
If they're hungry, crack open an ice cold Coke and hand it over.
Really just kill them with kindness, Paul says. It's the only way
that you might make them feel ashamed of what they're doing to you.
Paul sums all this up with a final piece of advice: don't get taken
over by evil. Instead, take over the whole world with good.
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