Mon., 4/15/13 Devotion (1 Tim. 4:4-5)

Today's encouragement comes from 1 Timothy 4:4 & 5, where we read these words:

"For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused if it is received with thanksgiving; for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer."

For those faithful Christians in the church, nothing God made can be (in itself) bad.  For those outside Christ and the church, everything God created might be twisted to be made sinful.  God would have His chil-dren enjoy everything He has created, so long as we do not make idols of His those things.

Hyper-religion, and human religion seek to "out-God" God, by demand-ing things of people that the Lord Himself does not require.  Let us be concerned to live in grace, and to obey God's real commandments; without being disturbed by the hypocrisy of false religion.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Love knows that the least evils are contrary to the greatest good."   --Thomas Brooks, in, "Heaven on Earth"]