We all have so many thoughts in a day.  Our minds are very active…so active in fact, that we more often than not, take our thoughts for granted.

Actually, we can be (and need to be) in control of our minds.  Often, without realizing it, we are actually “choosing” what to think about.

Even when we ALLOW our minds to be in neutral and we just coast along, we are still CHOOSING.  And, what we think about tells God a lot about us.  What we think about also shapes our feelings and behaviors.

Our Creator, Who made our minds and knows precisely how each mind works, tells us exactly what to think about.   The Apostle Paul wrote about it to the Philippians.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

A wonderful promise goes with Philippians 4:8.  We find the promise in verse 9.  Philippians 4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

GOD’S PEACE will be with those of us who choose to think about positive things (true, honest, just, pure, lovely, good report, virtue, praise).

Try it!  It really does work!

Amazing

Astounding

Awe-inspiring

Awesome

Astonishing

Amazing

A book that could foretell the future would certainly be an amazing book, wouldn’t it?  And, that’s exactly what the Bible does.

 Astounding

Although the book was penned by many different human scribes who wrote what God inspired them to write in their own style, the book has an astounding wholeness and continuity of thought in it.

Awe-inspiring

Through the thousands of years of mankind’s existence, the words of this book have continued to be awe-inspiring to people in all nations and of all cultures.

Awesome

God’s awesome Master Plan of salvation is revealed through the words of this book, especially as they describe God’s great love and the wonderful work of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Astonishing

It is astonishing to realize this book has survived many, many desperate and wicked attempts to destroy it.

Actually, this book (the Bible) is an A+ book.  Why not take a fresh look?  Enjoy all of its accounts, action, advice, agreements, authority and much, much more.

Let the BIBLE SPEAK to you.

Many women have asked about what they can do for God’s Church.  They want to be more involved.  They want to be useful and to feel useful.  Frequently, they invest time and energy in doing a wonderful and generous physical service.  However, they would especially like to do something that is spiritual, also.  They wonder if they can ever have a real spiritual part.  And, the answer is YES!  Here is one way.  Let’s now let the BIBLE SPEAK!

In the Church of God at Corinth, there were Brethren who were very concerned (“zealous” KJV) about spiritual gifts.  So, God inspired the Apostle Paul to focus attention on a very important concept relevant to spiritual gifts.  Paul wrote about edifying or building up the Brethren God had called into His Church in several New Testament books.

Building up the Church of God is most certainly needed in this end-time generation, maybe even more so today than in the early New Testament Church.  So, what can we glean from Paul’s writings?

Notice the emphasis God places on each one of us having a part in edifying or building up God’s Church spiritually.  In numerous Scriptures we find exhortations to edify each other.  God tells us (men and women) to “excel” at it.

1 Corinthians 14:12 
Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Romans 14:19 
Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

 1 Corinthians 14:26(b)
 Let all things be done unto edifying.

Ephesians 4:12 
For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

1 Thessalonians 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

Romans 15:2 
Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.

Ephesians 4:29 
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Notice that the edifying is to affect the whole body and, it is to be done in love.

Ephesians 4:16 
From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

Clearly, edifying one another is part of our calling.  God has given us both the opportunity as well as the responsibility to be a part of this edification.

Edifying one another in love is truly an important spiritual assignment!