TOTD, Oct.26-28

Choose to Praise

We should guard against the temptation to complain and grumble, and instead purposely choose to offer up the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving.

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
--- Hebrews 13:15

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Let us fill our lips with praise and thanksgiving instead of all the negative words. I myself is struggling hard for this especially when I'm facing an unsolved problem. But actually, the choice is ours. We could choose to grumble or we could choose to praise. Let's praise Him and be grateful for what He has already given us. (-fon-)

Being Meshed Together

When people grow together, if they do not give up on each other, they are usually meshed together in a deep relationship that will endure for all time. We might say that while the mess is being mashed out of them, they are being meshed together.

For because of Him the whole body (the church, in all its various parts), closely joined and firmly knit together by the joints and ligaments with which it is supplied, when each part [with power adapted to its need] is working properly [in all its functions], grows to full maturity, building itself up in love.
--- Ephesians 4:16

My own reflection on this Thought:
* Communication would build a better understanding. The real example we could see is in marriage, while 2 people with very different characters then live under the same roof and need to manage lots of conflicts together. With Christ as the priority, I'm sure that He would lead the way.
And the bigger picture is the whole body of Christ, the church itself, we know we're different but with a better understanding, with Christ as our focus, we could make a difference. We could make this world a better place. Only by realizing His love and spreading it to all the people we meet. (-fon-)

Grace through Faith

We only learn to trust God by doing it. We grow in grace by practicing putting our faith or trust in God and receiving His grace in situations that are difficult or impossible for us. Grace is the favor and power of God's Spirit providing help for us to accomplish whatever needs to be accomplished.

Sometimes we put our faith in God, and He gives us grace for a deliverance. At other times we put our faith in God, and He gives us grace to " go through." We must leave that choice to Him and know that either way we can have victory, but only by grace through faith.

Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].
--- Hebrews 4:16

My own reflection on this Thought:
* God's grace is enough to give us mercy for our failures, while maybe we haven't forgiven ourselves. This is interesting, because we thought God would never forgive us for the sins we've made. But, it was totally wrong for sure!
Because He's merciful. His mercy flows like a neverending river in our life. We need to grow our faith in order to believe that. (-fon-)