July 23

 "His Voice Today"

July 23

🔸️ Do not preach without living Godly life! 🔸️

What is healthy doctrine? Titus 2:1-10 clearly telling us that Scripture does not refer to justification, sanctification, and many other truths as healthy doctrine. Or if we are thankful for the teachings that have freed us from human traditions, even that doesn't qualified for healthy teaching! Yes, verses 11 and 12 go on to say that God's grace has been revealed to us in order to save us and to teach us how to live in this World.

So, only if our life is adorned with the doctrine we have received, that doctrine can be able to attract others! It is true that the bones themselves give shape and firmness to a body... but, if the fleshes not cover the bones, that skeleton will look awkward; so as those who have received mere teachings without living a godly life are ugly to others!

We can assume that the only one who receives the best advice will have "a better life" than the one who doesn't receive the best advice! But, with a sincere heart, if we look at others who do not have doctrines, we can see that those in other religions are also more loving and kind in nature! When we thus see the excellent conduct of one who has no doctrine, it should lead us into a continual humility before God with broken hearted and making us to repent more and more!?

The Scriptures do not say that the one who receives more will have more reward.... for that we see in Luke 12:47,48 about the danger of greater punishment awaits. Because we, who grew up in the knowledge of the doctrines and if our life is not as per the doctrines we learned, we will look like bones protruding from our body!! Yes, let's live!!

   

Prayer:

Our Heavenly Father! Help us not to be in the doctrine ecstasy, but to live accordingly and to glorify Your name! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

Author:

 Brother Zac Poonen

Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book".

From:-

https://t.me/hisvoicetoday