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Wednesday, 20. October 2004

What Counts In Christ?

by Don Ruhl

Read Galatians Chapter 6

Paul wrote to the Galatians,

15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation (Galatians 6:15, NKJV).

What or who we are in the flesh does not get us closer to Christ or to His glorious home, but what does get us closer is whether we are new creations. If I am still the old creation, living by the standards of the world, then heaven is not my home. If I have died to the world and the world to me, then heaven is my home. Is it truly that simple? Yes, it is just that simple!

Therefore, watch yourself today. What matters to you? What counts in your mind in how you deal with the world? Is it the flesh that rules your daily concerns or the spirit?

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It Shall Be Well With You

by Don Ruhl

Read Isaiah 3 and 4

I have a duty to fulfill to you as a teacher and preacher. Isaiah 3:10 says,

10 Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings. (Isaiah 3:10, NKJV).

Therefore, to the righteous, I say, It shall be well with you. You shall eat the fruit of your doings. Keep doing well and you shall reap what you have been sowing. Therefore, do not cease sowing that which is good and right. The harvest may be off in the distance, but it shall be. Be patient. You will eat the best fruit that exists.

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