Our Responsibility 15

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO KNOW ABOUT SOWING AND REAPING

Ga 6:7-8 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (8) For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.

(James 3:18) And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

GOD IS PREPARING US FOR TOMORROW AND FOR ETERNITY

Life as a Christian should be a growing and learning experience. The habits we form and the lifestyle we have is important to God. We all have different abilities and talents. We have different likes and dislikes and we really need to realize the principles of sowing and reaping.

The devotionals next week will deal more in depth with sowing and reaping. Just remember "What you sow, so shall you reap."


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Our Responsibility 14

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO KNOW WHO WE ARE IN CHRIST

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? (20) For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

When we are saved we are indwelt and inhabited by the Holy Spirit. We belong to God. God views every believer as being dead to self and alive in His Son, Jesus Christ.

As far as God is concerned every evil and sinful act was crucified with Christ. When we display sinful acts in our life we are going against the very nature that we have when we receive Christ and become new creatures.

The true meaning of our life is found only in Christ. A Christian not only carries the name of Christ but also His life, His Holy Spirit, within us.

True Christian living should be evident in our actions. We should be loving, forgiving, helpful, sharing, enduring and most of all obedient to the will of God.

You are a child of God. Act like your Father.

John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:



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Our Responsibility 13

IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SHARE THE PLAN OF SALVATION WITH OTHERS

(John 3:16) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

(Rom 3:23) For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

(Rom 6:23) For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(Rom 10:9 10) That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. {10} For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

(Rom 10:13) For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

Jesus died for us so that all who believe might be saved. We are responsible to share the message of salvation with everyone we know.

People must first come to realize that they are lost, Romans 3:23. It is our responsibility to tell them.

A person must want to be saved and we must help them know they need to be saved, Romans 6:23.

God is ready to freely give salvation to those who realize they need it. He will save anyone who will believe that Jesus has already suffered the punishment for sin in their place.

We must share God's Word and lead them to ask for Salvation.

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Our Responsibility 12

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO KNOW HOW TO BE SAVED

Matthew 18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

A person must come to know that he or she is lost. Everyone was born with sin in them and every has sinned on their own.

Galatians 3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

A person comes to know that he or she is in need of a Savior
1. By hearing God's Word

1 Corinthians 1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

2. The need for salvation is revealed by the Holy Spirit.

John 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

A person must either receive Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior or reject Him. To not decide is a decision. To put off the decision could have an eternal effect if you never get another chance.

A person must believe, receive and make a commitment.

It is by Grace through Faith and not of works.

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Our Responsibility 11

OUR CHURCHES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TEACH THE WORD OF GOD

(2 Timothy 3:16-17) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: {17} That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

GOD'S WORD IS NOT TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS ANY MORE

When I was young we started each day in school with a prayer, Bible reading and the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. flag. These things don't happen any more. Students and teachers sometimes get in trouble for their Christian witness.

Most of the early colleges and Universities in America were founded for training ministers of the gospel. It is now hard to find professors (even in many so called Christian schools) that believe that the Bible is the Word of God.

We can't depend on anyone other than ourselves and Bible believing churches to teach the Word of God.
The world does not conform to the Word of God or teach it. The news and information media are biased against it.

It is our responsibility to see that the Word of God is taught. We must study God's Word, trust God's Word and apply God's Word to our lives.


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Our Responsibility 10

OUR GOVERNMENT WAS BASED UPON GOD'S WORD

(2 Timothy 3:16-17) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: {17} That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

IN GOD WE TRUST

This is our nation's motto even if a number of people have a problem with it. Our founding father's knew the Bible and because we were a nation that trusted God we were blessed.

It doesn't surprise me in the least that we have had so many disasters, wars, and a financial crisis that almost rivals the great depression. Our nation has expelled God from our schools, and almost from our government completely.

We can have millions of laws on our books and it will not help us to prosper as a nation if we neglect the true lawgiver:

(James 4:12) There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

When a nation's laws conform to God's Word He blesses it, but when they do not the nation will fall into ruin. This has proven to be true throughout history.

God's Word has stood the test of time, both by individuals and by nations. It will stand forever.

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Our Responsibility 9

THE BIBLE IS GOD'S WORD- GIVEN TO MEN BY DIVINE INSPIRATION


(2 Timothy 3:16-17) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: {17} That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Last week I wrote some about these things in the devotionals. If you missed them scroll back down and read them. God gives us the guidelines for marriage and family.

OTHER RELATIONSHIPS AND FRIENDSHIPS

The Bible has much to say about the friends we should have, the company we should keep and about our associations in general. We can learn much from the Book of Proverbs as well as Paul's writings to churches in the New Testament.

We can also learn much from studying the people in the Bible. They were people of all types and personalities. We can learn from their defeats as well as their victories. If we learn how God has used people in the Bible it will teach us much about how He can use us today.


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Our Responsibility 8

THE BIBLE IS GOD'S WORD- GIVEN TO MEN BY DIVINE INSPIRATION

(2 Timothy 3:16-17) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: {17} That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

The Bible is God's inspired Word, all of it. The prophecy and revelations of the Bible have been proven to be true for over 3400 years. It took over 1400 years to write and was written by many different men in their own styles but was completely inspired by God.

There are no contradictions in the Bible when you take it in context. You must learn who is speaking, to who are they speaking, and what the context is. We don't get nearly as much out of the Bible if we try to read it as we would read any other Book.

The Bible will never change. It is not adaptable to conform to worldly customs and cultures. We must, by faith, accept it to be God's complete Word to us. It has stood the test of time and even now we can see some of the prophecy concerning the latter days coming to pass.

Look up. Your redemption might be nearer than you realize.

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Our Responsibility 7

(2 Timothy 3:16-17) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: {17} That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

SALVATION COMES FROM GOD'S MESSAGE TO US

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

It is important for us to share God's Word with the lost. People hear God's Word and the Holy Spirit will reveal the truth to them and convict them of their sinful condition. It is then their responsibility to respond by accepting Jesus as their Savior.

The Bible reveals Jesus Christ and His work of salvation to the world. It is our responsibility to study the Word that we might be able to accurately and willingly share His Word with a world that so desperately needs it.

Learn the Romans Road to salvation. Memorize other scriptures to use when you have the opportunity to share them with someone who does not know Jesus. It is important to live you life in such a way to influence people but you need to know the scripture to be able to give people a reason for the hope you have in Christ.

The Bible is like food for the soul. If you neglect your Bible then you are neglecting your spiritual health. You have a responsibility to study the Word of God.
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Our Responsibility 6

WE ARE RESPONSIBLE TO TRUST GOD'S WORD : THE ONLY TRUTH

(John 17:17) Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

(2 Timothy 3:16-17) All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: {17} That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

GOD'S WORD IS REALITY

As much as some people would like to disagree the Holy Bible is the inspired (God Breathed) Word of God. It is settled in eternity and no amount of argument or debate will change one bit of it.

It doesn't change and adapt with the customs and culture of the day. Someone once said, "God said, I believe it, and that settles it." Honestly though it doesn't matter if you believe it or not. It is already settled and God will not change it.

If we are going to live up to our Christian responsibility we must try to conform our lives to His Word instead of trying to change His Word to fit our way of life.


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Our Responsibility 5

WITHOUT EXCUSE

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

The previous devotionals come from a study written by a friend of mine over 20 years ago. I used some of his outlines and added a few comments and took the first two out of order. My reason for doing this was to first get across the point that we are all without excuse.

We are all responsible to God for our own actions and our own attitudes toward Him and toward others. I hope to continue using my friends outline for the next several devotions. I hope you receive a blessing from this series on our responsibility to God.


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Our Responsibility 4

PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIPS PART 2

INTRODUCTION: In God's Natural Order there is a definite order in the relationship of children and parents. It is the responsibility of the parent to maintain this order.

(Prov 22:6) Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

TO DISOBEY PARENTS IS TO REBEL AGAINST GOD.

1. Parents are responsible to God for their children.

2. Children must learn that they never get away with doing something wrong- even though their parents may not be there or learn about it. (God is present all the time and He knows all things.)

3. We must teach the children that they are dealing with God and He makes no mistakes.

4. Every human makes mistakes. God will forgive and parents must learn to forgive also. We must express the love of God in the lives of both parents and children.

5. God is patient. Just because children get away with something at the present doesn't mean that they will get away with it completely. Sin sets a trap for all those who are involved in it and it always has it's own built in penalty.

6. When one continues to rebel against their parents or against God, He will eventually deal with the person and sometimes He punishes someone severely.


1. Parents are responsible to God for themselves as well as for their children.

2. Parents have difficulties and weakness also. It is important to let our children know that we are not always right.

3. Anxiety, frustration, worry, fear, and lack of joy accompany rebellion whether it is of the parents or of the children.

4. Children should pray for parents and parents should pray for their children.

5. Parents must prepare children to trust God and to learn to depend on Him when they are no longer around.

CONCLUSION:
We never get to old or outgrow the responsibility to HONOR AND OBEY our Godly parents. Even then we must honor them.


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Our Responsibility 3

PARENT CHILD RELATIONSHIPS PART 1

INTRODUCTION: In God's Natural Order there is a definite order in the relationship of children and parents. It is the responsibility of the parent to maintain this order.
(Prov 22:6) Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

CHILDREN ARE TO HONOR AND OBEY THEIR PARENTS
(Eph 6:1-3) Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. {2} Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise; {3} That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

(Col 3:20) Children, obey your parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.

A. Parents are given by God to represent and teach children about God.

1. Parent's make mistakes, but when they strive to follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit they usually know what is best. -God is on our side.

2. Children must be able to face their parents when they mess up. They must understand that parents are understanding and forgiving. (Never discipline in anger.)

3. Children will make mistakes. It is the responsibility of the parents to help them make the right choices and to set boundaries. (Boundaries are very important to young people.)

4. We must depend on the grace of God in parenting and teaching children. They need to know and understand that we are following God- and are trying to teach them to do so. We should pray daily for wisdom from God in raising our children.

5. There will be disagreements but parents must love the children enough to let them make some decisions - even when we don't approve. We can explain why we don't approve and if it is not a matter of sin or outright rebellion let them learn on their own sometimes.
Only when parents are asking children to do something against God's principles should they ever refuse to obey.

Obedience should be immediate and without question. Not only is it the scriptural relationship between parents and children but it is a way of teaching them to be obedient to God.


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Our Responsibility 2

THE FAMILY:
HUSBAND AND WIFE
Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

We have a responsibility to submit to God's will and His natural order of things. This means that we are to conform to His image and His word and not try to reform Him to be what we want Him to be.

God created Adam and Eve, male and female. God created Adam first and then created Eve as a help mate for him.

Many are trying to change the truths of the Bible and have been for some time. The fact is that man is to be the head of the household and the spiritual leader in the family. It is a shame, and a sin, when this is not the case. Many men over the years have failed to be responsible in this area. In modern times it seems that women have tried to usurp that position. Now it seems there are some who are trying to re-define marriage completely to justify their sinful lifestyles.

Marriage is truly a partnership but scripturally the husband has an obligation to be the spiritual leader and senior partner. That makes it even more important for the husband to fulfill his responsibilities as a Christian.

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Our Responsibility 1

Introduction: Everyone of us has been created to glorify and to serve God. He has given us an opportunity and a command to serve Him. We must understand our responsibility is to serve Him in His way according to His plan and not try to have Him conform to our plan.

Our first responsibility is to accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior. There is no other way to please God. It is imperative that we realize that there is no other way to please God than accepting Jesus as our Savior. Jesus paid the penalty for our sins and God offered us salvation and reconciliation through Him. There is no alternate plan of salvation.

It is every individuals responsibility to believe and accept Him. No one can force you and no one can do it for you. You have that responsibility to make that decision yourself. God gave you a will and you must exercise it.

While we have a responsibility to share the message of Jesus with others and to live our lives in such a way that we point others to Jesus, the decision to be saved belongs to each person.
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VICTORIOUS LIVING 4

1ST Corinthinan 15:57-58 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Many people are not victorious because they are afraid they will offend someone by living the Christian lifestyle. Several times lately someone has come up to us in a restaurant and commended my wife and me for asking God's blessings on our food in public. I don't know if others might be offended by this but if they are I am of the opinion that I would rather offend them than to offend God. Victory comes when we stand up for God in all situations.

Many people are easily discouraged and give up to quickly. Victory is not always automatic and immediate. Sometimes we have to stick with a task to really become victorious. If you are one to give up easily you can be sure that Satan will attack you to try to make you give up. Once Satan learns that you are going to stand with God no matter what happens he will not waste his time on you.

Stand fast and be steadfast. There is victory in Jesus.
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VICTORIOUS LIVING 3

1ST Corinthinan 15:57-58 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Many are unstable because of doubt. It is okay to doubt yourself but you must learn to never doubt God. After all He has a perfect record. You might fail on your own but God will never fail you.

Many waver, they shift their allegiances from God to the World. One day they are trusting God and the next day they are trusting in themselves or are worrying about what might happen. While all else may fail, God never fails.

Many turn aside from God when they encounter trouble and become bitter or angry. Many will get out of fellowship with the church after getting their feelings hurt or not getting their way. I always say that they are not just mad at the church they are mad at God. If they were not mad at God they would find a place somewhere to worship Him.

You must be steadfast in following God if you are going to be victorious on a day by day basis.


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VICTORIOUS LIVING 2

1ST Corinthinan 15:57-58 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Many are not living victoriously today because they are building on the wrong foundations. I get tired of hearing people try to figure out why we are in such a mess in the United States when the answer is very simple. Our Nation has forgotten God. He has been thrown out of our schools, our courtrooms and many homes as well.

If we were to start teaching children about Jesus instead of alternate lifestyles and failed cultures our Nation would again become strong. One of the problems with that is that there are so many who can not teach because they do not know Him or His teachings.

When we try to build on government promises, education, our own abilities or any thing besides the teachings of Jesus we are building on a shifting foundation and there is no way to be stable and live the victorious life.


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VICTORIOUS LIVING 1

1ST Corinthinan 15:57-58 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. (58) Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Although we have victory through Jesus Christ we would not know it by the attitudes of some Christians. It is sad to see Christians living lives of despair, depression and sometimes utter defeat when it is all not necessary.

Unlike some preachers I am not going to claim that you will never have problems if you trust God. The sad truth is that bad things happen to good people and we are all going to face our share of trials and hardships.

Thankfully we can always be victorious because we have to Book, the Bible to tell us how things are going to come out. We will be victorious in the end, therefore we should try our best to have a victorious attitude every day. The next few devotionals will deal with why we sometimes fail to live victoriously. I hope you receive a blessing from them.

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THE POWER OF GOD'S WORD

P- PENETRATING POWER
(TEXT)
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

O- OVERCOMING POWER
Luke 4:8
And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Romans 8:37
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.

W- WONDER WORKING
Luke 5:5
And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

John 15:7
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

E- EVERLASTING POWER
Matthew 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

Psalms 119:89
LAMED. For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

R- REVEALING POWER

John 16:13
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come.

WHAT I WANT Part 2

Galatians 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, {23} Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

If we are to walk in the Spirit it will take a decision of whether we want to be what God wants us to be or whether we want to let our fleshly desires direct us. I just want to share some thoughts about what I want.

PART 2

I WANT TO BE MORE PATIENT:
WITH EVERYONE: MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS,
WITH THOSE I DON'T AGREE WITH AS WELL AS THOSE I DO AGREE WITH
I WANT TO BE MORE PATIENT BECAUSE GOD HAS BEEN MORE PATIENT WITH
ME.

I WANT TO BE MORE GENTLE:
MORE CARING, MORE TENDER AND MORE SYMPATHETIC

I WANT TO BE BETTER:
BY ALLOWING GOD TO HAVE MORE OF ME THAN HE ALREADY HAS

I WANT TO BE MEEK:
MEEKNESS IS POWER IN CONTROL AND TO KNOW THE POWER OF GOD IS IN US AND TO ALLOW HIM TO CONTROL OUR PASSIONS IS MEEKNESS.

I WANT TO BE MORE TEMPERENT:
MORE RESTRAINED AND IN CONTROL, BY ALLOWING GOD TO HAVE CONTROL.

WHAT I WANT TO IS A SPIRIT FILLED, SPIRIT LED CHRISTIAN.

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