Serving the Basic Needs of the Church, Part 2 (TMF:1637)

Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Peace to Live By: Serving the Basic Needs of the Church, Part 2 (TMF:1637) - Daniel Litton
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       A problem for us in the church is that often times we get into compare and contrast mode. I do it; you do it. We look at another person and say, “She is doing this, so I need to be doing this.” We say to ourselves, “How am I measuring up to this person over here?” We should be saying, “How am I measuring up to what Christ wants me to do, what he has called me to do, what he has laid on my heart to accomplish.” Not what some verse over here or over here says. It’s not a legalistic thing. It’s not that the Bible says, “Oh, we should take care of orphans and widows. So, gee, I guess I better spend all my time helping orphans and widows.” If that is what God has placed on your heart, great. But if it isn’t, you need to spend most of your time accomplishing what God has put in your heart. Again, we should not, we cannot, be following Scripture legalistically and be pleasing to God. That’s not the way God operates.