March 29, 2006

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"In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold. He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need. </I></div> <div> <I>Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.</I></div> <div> <I>Ephesians 4:25-31</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children offering and sacrifice to God. But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure or greedy person—such a man is an idolater—has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient. Therefore do not be partners with them. </I></div> <div> <I>For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. For it is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret. But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: </I></div> <div> <I>"Wake up, O sleeper, </I></div> <div> <I>rise from the dead, </I></div> <div> <I>and Christ will shine on you." </I></div> <div> <I>Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord's will is. Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.</I></div> <div> <I>Ephesians 5:1-20</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; </I></div> <div> <I>they go down to a man's inmost parts.</I></div> <div> <I>Proverbs 26:22</I></div> <bR> <div> <I> For day after day they seek me out; </I></div> <div> <I>they seem eager to know my ways, </I></div> <div> <I>as if they were a nation that does what is right </I></div> <div> <I>and has not forsaken the commands of its God. </I></div> <div> <I>They ask me for just decisions </I></div> <div> <I>and seem eager for God to come near them. </I></div> <div> <I> 'Why have we fasted,' they say, </I></div> <div> <I>'and you have not seen it? </I></div> <div> <I>Why have we humbled ourselves, </I></div> <div> <I>and you have not noticed?' </I></div> <div> <I>"Yet on the day of your fasting, you do as you please </I></div> <div> <I>and exploit all your workers. </I></div> <div> <I> Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, </I></div> <div> <I>and in striking each other with wicked fists. </I></div> <div> <I>You cannot fast as you do today </I></div> <div> <I>and expect your voice to be heard on high. </I></div> <div> <I> Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, </I></div> <div> <I>only a day for a man to humble himself? </I></div> <div> <I>Is it only for bowing one's head like a reed </I></div> <div> <I>and for lying on sackcloth and ashes? </I></div> <div> <I>Is that what you call a fast, </I></div> <div> <I>a day acceptable to the LORD </I></div> <div> <I>"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: </I></div> <div> <I>to loose the chains of injustice </I></div> <div> <I>and untie the cords of the yoke, </I></div> <div> <I>to set the oppressed free </I></div> <div> <I>and break every yoke? </I></div> <div> <I> Is it not to share your food with the hungry </I></div> <div> <I>and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— </I></div> <div> <I>when you see the naked, to clothe him, </I></div> <div> <I>and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? </I></div> <div> <I> Then your light will break forth like the dawn, </I></div> <div> <I>and your healing will quickly appear; </I></div> <div> <I>then your righteousness will go before you, </I></div> <div> <I>and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. </I></div> <div> <I> Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; </I></div> <div> <I>you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. </I></div> <div> <I>"If you do away with the yoke of oppression, </I></div> <div> <I>with the pointing finger and malicious talk, </I></div> <div> <I>and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry </I></div> <div> <I>and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, </I></div> <div> <I>then your light will rise in the darkness, </I></div> <div> <I>and your night will become like the noonday. </I></div> <div> <I> The LORD will guide you always; </I></div> <div> <I>he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land </I></div> <div> <I>and will strengthen your frame. </I></div> <div> <I>You will be like a well-watered garden, </I></div> <div> <I>like a spring whose waters never fail. </I></div> <div> <I> Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins </I></div> <div> <I>and will raise up the age-old foundations; </I></div> <div> <I>you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, </I></div> <div> <I>Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. </I></div> <div> <I>"If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath </I></div> <div> <I>and from doing as you please on my holy day, </I></div> <div> <I>if you call the Sabbath a delight </I></div> <div> <I>and the LORD's holy day honorable, </I></div> <div> <I>and if you honor it by not going your own way </I></div> <div> <I>and not doing as you please or speaking idle words, </I></div> <div> <I> then you will find your joy in the LORD, </I></div> <div> <I>and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land </I></div> <div> <I>and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob." </I></div> <div> <I>The mouth of the LORD has spoken.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>Isaiah 58:2-14</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Journal Entries"><U>Back</U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>