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Shaped
For last week’s reflection on the outlook of life and peace in Romans 8, click here. For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit. For the outlook of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:5-6 Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited. Romans 12:16 For some time now I have been deeply contemplating what it means to be shaped by God in every season and stage of our spiritual formation. As one who is in… Read More
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Follower
…the Lord’s loyal followers. Psalm 15:4 Come, follow me. Matthew 19:21 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger’s voice. John 10:3-5… Read More
