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Topic: ARTIFICIAL (08/11/16)
Recently at our little country church, we were blessed with a visiting pastor who gave us a wonderful sermon, as our pastor was on vacation. It was a soul searching message that really made us examine how we were standing up for our living Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

In our everyday life do we stand strong on the solid Rock or are we living on shifting sand? Are we lukewarm Christians, Sunday only Christians, or going with the crowd Christians, and have very little faith in prayer? Are we real or artificial?

The pastors message in the Bible, New Testament Book of Ephesians which was written by Apostle Paul, tells of our spiritual wealth that can be described as a Christian's heavenly "bank account" . It includes every spiritual blessing the Lord has given His servants that have accepted Him as their personal Savior. If we repent of our sins and believe Jesus is the Son of God who died on the cross, was buried, and rose again on the third day, the Lord will take us in His loving arms and fill us with the Holy Spirit.

Let us pray often, when we begin the morning and before we make any major decision during the day, and also praise the Lord for all his blessings each evening. If we make it a daily practice to read the Bible as we try to follow in the Lord's footsteps, we often find the Lord will shower us with blessings that maybe material, physical or spiritual to meet our needs.

As Christians we are faced daily with decisions, but if we have decided how we will walk and stand up for the Lord, the devil cannot get a foothold in our life. Let us put on the full armor of God as we read in Ephesians 6:10-11 "Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil ."This armor includes having the Truth, having Righteousness, having Peace, having the shield of Faith, having the helmet of Salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, the Bible.+

We read in John 3:17, " For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved," Every day we have opportunity to add deposits to our spiritual "bank account" and yes we also need to occasionally make withdrawals. The danger comes when we make too many withdrawals and our "bank account" account is overdrawn. This can result in discouragement and a dependence on the flesh to get by. We lose the peace that passes understanding and succumb to fear and doubting. Time with Christ and worship with the brethren will keep the account full and the spirit right with God.
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Pat Small
08/23/16
4th or 5th para. you used maybe; it should be two words in this instance. You gave some good advice and words of wisdom. I think maybe adding some personal examples might have made it a more interesting read.