(NIV)Ephesians 4:14-16
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. [15] Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. [16] From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. [15] Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. [16] From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Thoughts: If the doctor told you that your child should have some elective surgery to make them feel better- but they could live without it- but there was a 50% chance your child wouldn't make it, would you give them the surgery anyway? I doubt it. Yet at tonight's Bacclaureate service the speaker quoted a study that said of regular church going students with a 3/5 highschool gpa- 50% quit going to church within 18 months. Perhaps they are tossed about by every wind of doctrine they hear and by the schemers who would love for these young people to join them in alcohol and drub abuse. Yet we pay tens of thousands of dollars to put our children in harms way. The mind is a terrible thing to waste, but so is the soul. All of us need to seek to grow our faith- and we do that in part by connecting with the body- the church.
Prayer: Help our graduates and me to grow more in grace and less in selfishness.
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