Light Steps: Please hear this.

Monday, September 21, 2020

Please hear this.

Let it be said every way it can be said and let it be heeded in every place we are...

Here is Philippians 4:5...

New International Version: Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
New Living Translation: Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.
English Standard Version: Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand;
New American Standard Bible: Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
King James Bible: Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
Good News Translation: Show a gentle attitude toward everyone. The Lord is coming soon.
The Living Bible: Let everyone see that you are unselfish and considerate in all you do. Remember that the Lord is coming soon.
The Message: Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!
Amplified Bible: Let your gentle spirit [your graciousness, unselfishness, mercy, tolerance, and patience] be known to all people. The Lord is near.
J. B. Phillips New Testament: Have a reputation for gentleness, and never forget the nearness of your Lord.
Modern English Version: Let everyone come to know your gentleness. The Lord is at hand.

Lord, grant to us grace upon grace, that we become as you command us to be.

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This Says it for Me!

Every Christian is a contradiction to this old world. He crosses it at every point. He goes against the grain from beginning to end. From the day that he is born again until the day that he goes on to be with the Lord, he must stand against the current of a world always going the other way. God expects him to be "beside himself," "a fool for Christ's sake," "drunk on new wine." If he allows it, men will tone him down, steal the joy of his salvation, and reduce him to the dreary level of the general average. If the devil cannot keep us from being saved, he next endeavors to make average Christians of us, and in this he usually succeeds. He tames the holy recklessness of God's dare-saints until they sink into the drab pattern of most of us, "faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly dull." The devil does not mind our joining church if we behave like most of those who are already inside. But when a real, wide-awake Christian breezes along, taking the Gospel seriously, the devil grows alarmed and begins plotting his downfall. He gets plenty of assistance right in the church, for many church folk do not like to have their Laodicean complacency upset by these who turn the world upside down. So they conspire with Satan to turn the young Christian's fever into a chill. There are always plenty of human wet blankets to smother the zealot's flame, and they have put out more spiritual fires than have all the skeptics and infidels. -- Vance Havner

A Little About Me...

I was born in South Boston, VA, but was raised on the state line in the Person Co., NC - Caswell Co., NC - Halifax Co., VA region. I always tell people you know you are a country boy when your idea of being a "multi-national" means you've been to three counties in your lifetime.

Enough of my geographical meanderings...I became a Christian (ask me about THAT!) at the age of 25 and have done my utmost to serve God since that day. I worked as an associate pastor for 4 1/2 years and now serve in the role of Executive Director of My Life Matters, where I've been since March 2005, and I also serve as the pastor of East Rock Community Church, a church plant, along with fellow elders, Brett Carver & Casey Adams, where we've been since June 2007.

I love to write. I share a devotion in our local paper each week. This blog site is really just an extension of my writing. I really hope to share the Word of God with people...any kind of people, every kind of person. I also do a weekly podcast called "Light Steps Live," which can be found on several platforms.

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