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Regular, Mid-Grade, or Premium (Part 5)

by Lynn Jacobs  
9/06/2007 / Devotionals


Never mind whatever happened to ethyl, we are still left with the choice of buying three types of gasoline: regular, mid-grade, and premium. Regular costs less but the performance of the vehicle and the health of the engine is not as good as if we had filled our tanks with premium.

Our spiritual lives are the same way. We can settle for being mediocre Christians--praying occasionally, reading the Word sporadically, going to church on holidays. Or, we can choose to seek God with our whole heartsspending time with Him daily, longing for His friendship and fellowship, hungering and thirsting after righteousness.... and thus receive the blessings that follow.

Are we satisfied with regular or even mid-grade, or do we want all that God has for usthe premium? It costs more in time, effort, money, etc. (to get alone with Him, remain consecrated and holy, serve Him by serving others, faithfully giving of our resources), but the improved performance, endurance, and health of our spirits are well worth the cost.

Let's not settle for regular or even mid-grade, but rather, let us seek after the fullness of the Spirit and all that God has for us as His children.
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"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."
(Matthew 5:6, NIV)

"But just as you excel in everythingin faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for ussee that you also excel in this grace of giving." (2 Corinthians 8:7, NIV)

"Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does." (Ephesians 6:7-8, NIV)
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(c) 2008, by D. Lynn Jacobs.
Lynn is a Christian Life Coach and writer, with over 25 years of ministry and professional experience. She works with her clients in the areas of spiritual passion, values, goals, self-esteem, grief/loss, transitions, etc. http://www.christianlifecoach.webs.com

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