Praise the Lord, school is starting. May my spirit be renewed and the Holy Spirit fill me and make me a tool for God to use. Recently many things happen in church due to the change in the youth fellowship structure. I think traditional church like mine needs to practice more love( don't know why I'm just reminded of the black eyed peas "where is the love" and every time listening to the song i will answer, the love is in Jesus. ) May God forgive us for our past iniquities and help us to not only know the truth, but also practice the love. For those out there who see my post, I hope u would keep us, Macedonia bible-presbyterian church in prayer. God bless!
Romans 15:13-14 NASB
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.
GOODY TWO SHOES! (In Singapore we call them "up-there")
Every school has one.
You know, the teacher's pet, the guy or the girl who never gets into trouble. The kid who likes cleaning chalkboards and erasers. The kid who volunteers for stuff. The one who walks the first grader who fell on the playground to the nurse's office. The one who actually defends Old Man McCracken when the other kids start calling him names and talking about how mean he is. The one who shares his lunch with the hamster in the science room.
When this kid gets to high school, he or she might be on the yearbook staff or student council or the prom committee. This kid actually seems to like school! Does extra credit work. Visits his or her grade school teachers. Seems willing to do anything for anybody. Seems to be happy all the time. The kind of kid who makes you want to throw up!
These kids usually get branded with names like "goody goody," "goody two-shoes" (where'd that come from?), "teacher's pet," or "brown-noser." And although it's true that some kids do all that stuff just to try to earn points with teachers or other people, goodness is a good thing, not a bad thing. Goodness whether it's sharing your lunch with a hamster or being nice to teachers is a godly virtue, one of the fruits of the Spirit.
That's what the apostle Paul said of the Christians who lived in Rome. He praised them for being full of goodness. If they saw a chariot on the side of the road with a flat tire, they stopped to help. If they heard that a neighbor lost her job at the toga factory, they dropped by with a bag of groceries. They even had a cheerful word for those annoying camera-toting tourists from Crete! They had a positive attitude and took every opportunity to help others.
Of course, that kind of attitude doesn't come naturally for most people. It's easier for some people to act that way than it is for others. But it should be true of you, if you're a Christian, because goodness is a fruit of the Holy Spirit, who lives in every Christian's heart.
REFLECT: Do you know anyone who is "full of goodness," as Paul said the Roman Christians were? What can you learn about goodness from them? Like any fruit, goodness needs certain things (like water, soil, and sun) to grow. What can you do to cultivate the growth of goodness in your heart and life?
PRAY: If you're honest, you may want to tell God what Paul said in Romans 7:19. "When I want to do good, I don't." But you can also be glad with Paul, who knew the answer to the dilemma: "Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord" (verse 25).
From Josh Mcdowell's youth devotions.
