“Our Daily Walk”

We know the enemy of our soul is at work to kill, steal, and destroy. He roams to seek whom he will devour.

However, there are times when it isn’t the enemy, it is us. He may set up a trap, but we don’t have to go against  instinct that could lead to a trap.

We do know what is right from wrong and for all who have read the word of God, we definitely know what is righteous in the sight of God and what is not.

Things that occur in our daily walk, we usually don’t pay attention to how it affects our soul.  It is our soul we have to protect. 

I once saw a video on one of the social media platforms about a year ago.

I saw a white woman standing at a bus stop. A black woman walked up, and the white woman began calling her racial slurs.

Finally, this woman throwing out all the slurs walked off and headed toward the street. 

She must have been more in the street than what it looked like. Because she is standing there at the street looking back at the black woman, then she turned away like she was getting ready to go in the street. Only when she turned toward the street a fire truck struck her face first. 

It’s like when she turned toward the street, the front of her slammed into a fire truck that was coming down the street and made impact.

She was taken out that sudden. Her focus had been on the person she hurled insults at. I am guessing she didn’t realize how far in the road she was and it was the turn that put her out there enough. She literally turned into that moving truck. Face front. No one is promised tomorrow.

While it is tragic for people to die. The real tragedy is a person’s conduct at the moment of death. 

✨Matthew 7:12 NLT

Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.

If more people followed this advice that is a scripture. What a difference it would be in this world. Another thing that is awful is for a person’s last act here on earth to be an evil one.

No one wants to believe their loved one did not make it into heaven. 

Everyone acts like God has the gates of heaven open for all who die. No matter what the condition of their lives and souls were in.

The point is. No one is promised tomorrow. A life can get snuffed out in a second. 

Not everyone will have time to say goodbye to their loved ones because they are slowly dying of an illness.

Since we do not know the day or the hour, we should take every opportunity to check ourselves and ensure to ask the Lord’s forgiveness for anything we have done or said.

✨We are not supposed to let the sun go down upon us holding anger for someone. And it is good practice to make sure we converse with the Lord before we end our day to sleep.

✨For those who refuse to believe in God, this message will not be of interest to them. However, I pray they hear a message from somewhere that will turn their heart around.

✨For those who do have the Lord in your lives as your personal savior, it is the important to check our actions and repent. We  should always strive to live righteous. 

✨The condition of our character affects our soul’s salvation.

✨Beware Temptation comes for those things we have a weakness for. It could be food, clothes, shopping, furniture, cars. Temptation is a hook that will catch you in a trap if you are not careful. Fight it from the start and walk away.

✨Children are to obey their parents. That doesn’t mean obey the “major”

Rules. It means obey all rules.

And if they ask for something or to do something, and the parents say no, and they do it anyway, It is wrong and they are disrespectful of their parents because they are disobeying their parents.

In the Old Testament in the book of Exodus chapter 20 are the Ten Commandments.👇🏽

Exodus 20:12 NLT

"Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the LORD your God is giving you.

I always say that the Old Testament is as relevant today as the New Testament.

It says to Honor your parents.

Honor:

-high respect, as for worth, merit, or rank: to be held in honor.

-to hold in honor or high respect; revere:

Revere-to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate:

to honor one's parents.

-to treat with honor 

There are a lot of definitions regarding respect and honor of people in different titles ect. Including groups that honor deities. 

We know God is not telling us that because he tells us in 

Exodus 20:3 not to have any other god but him.

Exodus 20:4 not to make an image of anything in heaven or earth , or sea.

Exodus 20:5 must not bow down to them or worship them.

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Children and Parents

Eph 6:1  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

Eph 6:2  Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)

Eph 6:3  That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

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Ephesians 6:1-4 NLT

Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 

Ephesians 6:2 Honor your father and mother. This is the first commandment with a promise: 

Ephesians 6:3 If you honor your father and mother, "things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth." 

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

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God’s commandments to honor your father and mother. Cones with a promise Ephesians 6:2 says. And we know  that promise is a long full life.

I highlight obedience to parents because it is a commandment and it is very easy for kids to be disrespectful, and disobedient to their parents, grandparents, and adults in their lives as guardians.

Kids of all ages are disobedient, but it becomes a serious problem when teenagers are out of control.

If God tells us to honor our mother and father and our days will be long upon this earth. 

How are they going to survive when they cross the line and get physical with their parents. Physically Fight them. Do think God is ok with that?

Fathers. Some of you purposely. Antagonize your children. You may challenge them to fight you. Or badger them instead of taking a time out and walking g away.

Eph 6:4  And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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Ephesians 6:4 NLT

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the discipline and instruction that comes from the Lord.

Parents can antagonize their teenager. Or adult children. In God’s word it tells fathers not to do this.that constant picking provoke anger and resentment can set it, before you know it. 

These are encounters we face in a days time. They may seem insignificant, but when we do them we place our soul at risk. 

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✨1 Thessalonians 4:3-12 NLT

God's will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. 

4] Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor- 

5] not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. 

6] Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before. 

7] God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives. 

8] Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you. 

9] But we don't need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another.

10] Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more. 

11] Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. 

12] Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others.

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2 John 1:5-6 NLT

2 John 1:5 I am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning. 

2 John 1: 6 Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning. 

Interestingly enough, we always expect all things to be about love where God is concerned. But we don’t practice it ourselves with the people around us unless they are family and friends.

Mat 22:36  Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Mat 22:37  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Mat 22:38  This is the first and great commandment.

Mat 22:39  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mat 22:40  On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

There are many mandates our Lord has put in scripture to lead and guide us on the right path. The more we learn from scripture the more the Lord’s words will perfect us.

Closing Prayer:

Father, I pray for us to be aware of our daily walk. It’s the little things in life that we take for granted that can be harmful to our salvation.

When we learn from your scriptures, we know what is expected of us. There is no sugar coating the things of life. There is truth and it is what is needed for our walk to be in alignment with you. Everyone is at a different level and that is ok, what matters is we get there. In the name of Jesus. Amen.