INTRODUCTION

Time is short! The time of Christ’s coming is approaching (Romans 13:11-12 [11] And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. [12] The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
See All...). This is no time for petty strife among believers. This is no time to stir the troops against one another, but to rally them under the same banner and admonish them to adorn the same armour (Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
See All...). This is a time for believers to walk honestly (Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
See All...). It is too late in this battle for believers to participate in rioting and drunkenness (Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
See All...). There is too much at stake. Believers who participate in strife and envy may feel as though they are winning the battle, but be assured, they are losing the war. It is high time for believers to crucify the flesh and serve Christ (Romans 13:14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
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DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

• (For smaller children) The church at Philippi was a good church. Paul wanted it to stay that way. In his letter to them, Paul mentioned two women by name who could not get along and told them to be of the same mind (Philippians 4:2
  See All...). Their strife would hurt the church.
• What are you supposed to be doing for the Lord (i.e., witnessing, praying, studying the Bible, ministering to others)? Why would you rather spend your time in strife?
• As the time of Christ’s coming draws nearer, God’s people should get more serious about the things of God. How have you grown more serious about serving God?

PRAYER NEEDS

• Ask the Lord to awake you from carnality.
• Ask God to renew your zeal to serve Him.

HYMN

I Am Resolved

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