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Nations Day 14 Created To Participate: Digging Deeper

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Finding the original intent of Scripture and making good application to our everyday lives as we become equipped to correctly handle the Word of Truth!

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The Questions

1) How does giving greater honor to the less honorable prevent division in the body of Christ? (verse 24b)

2) What does it mean to desire the greater gifts? (verse 31)

3) Why is having love more important than having any of the other gifts mentioned in this passage? (verses 1-3)

1 Corinthians 12:24b-13:7

24 (…) Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable, 25 so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other. 26 So if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

27 Now you are the body of Christ, and individual members of it. 28 And God has appointed these in the church: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, various kinds of tongues. 29 Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all do miracles? 30 Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? 31 But desire the greater gifts. And I will show you an even better way.

13:1 If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give away all my possessions, and if I give over my body in order to boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.

4 Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, 5 is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. 6 Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Original Intent

1) How does giving greater honor to the less honorable prevent division in the body of Christ? (verse 24b)
Paul writes, “God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable.” (1 Corinthians 12:24b) Paul has been comparing the members of Christ’s church to the parts of a physical body. He says in 1 Corinthians 12:23, “those parts of the body that we consider less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unrespectable parts are treated with greater respect,  which our respectable parts do not need.” Author, Thomas Constable, explains, “When dealing with our human bodies we bestow more honor on our less honorable parts by covering them up. This makes our unseemly members more seemly. . . On the other hand, the more honorable parts, such as our faces, do not require special covering.” Paul suggests we do the same kind of thing with all members of the body of Christ, whether they are considered important or unremarkable. If the less honorable, or the less visible, members of the body of Christ are given honor, then those on the platform in high-profile positions won’t seem like their work is more important or that they are more valuable than the guy who does the necessary but more mundane tasks. As David Guzik describes, “The pride of the honorable member is checked, as is the shame of the less honorable member.” When the behind-the-scenes person is viewed as just as essential to the Church as the folks in the spotlight, then the church is working together in unison, able to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the world.

2) What does it mean to desire the greater gifts? (verse 31)
In 1 Corinthians 12:31, Paul exhorted the church to “desire the greater gifts.” He admonished them to work together, using their gifts to build Christ’s church. In 1 Corinthians 12:28 he described God’s gifts to the church, “first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, next miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, leading, various kinds of tongues.” This seems to set up a hierarchy of gifts, with those listed first as having greater importance, but in the preceding verses, Paul emphasized that all the members of the body are equally important to the functioning of the church. “But as it is, God has arranged each one of the parts in the body just as he wanted.  And if they were all the same part, where would the body be?” (1 Corinthians 12:18-19) Instead, Paul told the Corinthians there was an even better way. (1 Corinthians 12:31) He then explained that love is greater than all the gifts. (1 Corinthians 13:1-3) The ICC New Testament Commentary explains, “The Corinthians coveted the greater gifts, but they had formed a wrong estimate as to which were the greater. The Hymn of Love, which follows, is to guide them to a better decision: not those which make most show, but those which do most good, are the better.” Paul wanted the church to know that God’s gifts, no matter how dazzling or powerful, were of no value if they were not exercised in love. Even sacrificing your body would gain you nothing if it were done for show and not love. (1 Corinthians 13:3) Because love is so important to God and the functioning of His church, He pours it out freely on His children through His Holy Spirit. (1 John 3:1) Let’s use the greatest gift, God’s love, to reach out to others on His behalf today!

3) Why is having love more important than having any of the other gifts mentioned in this passage? (verses 1-3)
Paul professes to the Corinthians that the greatest thing, beyond the gifts of prophecy or healing, even beyond faith and hope, is the gift of love. (1 Corinthians 13:13) He describes love as “patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, is not boastful, is not arrogant, is not rude, is not self-seeking, is not irritable, and does not keep a record of wrongs. Love finds no joy in unrighteousness but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-7) The Bible tells us God Himself is love (1 John 4:16) Because God is love, showing other people His love is the most important thing we can do on His behalf. If we prophesy or speak in tongues or even give all our stuff away, but don’t have God’s love in our hearts, we gain nothing. When we use God’s gifts without being empowered by His love, we may make a lot of noise, but we don’t do any eternal good. To be God’s Church, we are required to love people with the love of God while moving in the gifts He has given us. David Guzik suggests, “The gifts are merely ways we can express and receive love from God and love to one another. They are the ‘containers,’ and what is in the container – love – is far more important.” The gifts we have from God are important only because they help us give away the love of God. When we are all serving God using the gifts He has bestowed on us, we radiate God’s love to those around us.

Everyday Application

1) How does giving greater honor to the less honorable prevent division in the body of Christ? (verse 24b)
A “mega-church” came to town and needed a temporary worship venue, so our church offered our building. One Sunday, their pastor spoke at a joint service. Their ushers limited movement as a safety measure for the platform team, and the pastor was escorted in and out by a small entourage. They obviously faced many more security issues than our smaller church, yet the “super star” treatment of the pastor and worship team bothered me. Growing up a preacher’s kid, I knew several pastors who sometimes also served as janitor, secretary, and worship leader. Those pastors recognized how all members of the church play an important role in sharing the Gospel. The church is a team, working together to ensure people are reached with the Good News. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 12:23-25, “And those parts of the body that we consider less honorable, we clothe these with greater honor, and our unrespectable parts are treated with greater respect, which our respectable parts do not need. Instead, God has put the body together, giving greater honor to the less honorable, so that there would be no division in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other.” God’s plan is for all members of the church to work together as one, recognizing that a victory for one is a victory for all, and that pain for one means that all hurt. The Bible Study New Testament suggests, “the strong members of the church ought to work for the good of the weak, and the weak should get rid of all jealousy and envy, to work for the good of the strong. When you help the other person, you are helping yourself, since you are part of the body.”  May we each recognize how important our part is in the body of Christ, and not think too highly or too lowly of ourselves as we use our gifts to share God’s love.

2) What does it mean to desire the greater gifts? (verse 31)
One of my favorite news stories last year was about a company that had their best year ever and decided to share the profits with their employees in the form of a whopping $25,000,000 in bonuses for all the team members. This included a weekend beach resort trip for the whole organization, stock in the company, prizes for those who went above and beyond, and cash for everyone. The CEO could have kept the profits for the business or himself, but he wanted to show his appreciation for his loyal, hard-working team who put the business over the top. More than profits or investments, he valued the service and devotion of his team. This reminds me of Paul’s teaching in 1 Corinthians 12:31 to “desire the greater gifts”, which Christ says is love. (1 Corinthians 13) The greater gifts turn out not to be the ones gaining the most attention or notoriety. God wants us to love each other and those around us because this is how we express that God is love. Author, John Piper, asserts, “The Spirit doesn’t give us gifts in order that each of us gets our self-important moment in the spotlight. He gives us gifts so that for the greater glory of Christ we are able to pursue love through serving one another.” When we use our diverse gifts to love God and love others, we are working together in unity, the way God intended the church to function. God is not a CEO handing out cash and tropical vacations, but He is well-pleased when His church comes together in love to serve one another and share Him with a hurting world.

3) Why is having love more important than having any of the other gifts mentioned in this passage? (verses 1-3)
In 1 Corinthians 13:1-3, Paul describes possessing Christ’s love as greater than any other gift from God. He even says all other gifts don’t matter if we don’t first have His love. (1 Corinthians 13) Author, Jon Bloom, explains, “Love is the aim of the spiritual gifts. It is possible to possess and exercise impressive spiritual gifts without love. If we do, we are ‘nothing.’” You have probably experienced someone moving in a spiritual gift without the love of God. Maybe you encountered a preacher who was more impressed with his insights and eloquence than sharing God’s love in his message. Or maybe you have seen someone with so much faith that God will act through their prayer that she blames others when things don’t happen as she believed they would. Perhaps you had a teacher so intent on getting through all the points of her excellent lesson that she overlooked the teachable moments right in front of her. People often get caught up in the gifts God has given them and forget the purpose of the gifts, which is to extend God’s love to others. Quite likely, you have been blessed by a Christ-follower gifted by God who also moves in the love of Christ to minister to your heart. When Christians reach out in love, they are actively being the hands and feet of Jesus, sharing His love and grace with those who need to know Him or be reminded that God is for them. Let’s reach out in love today to those who need Him.

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1) Take this passage (or any other passage).
2) Read it, and the verses around it,
several times
3) Write down your questions
as you think of them.
4) Ask specific culture related questions and be ready to dig around for your answers. Google them, use www.studylight.org, or look them up in a study Bible and read the footnotes (click on the little letters next to a word and it will show you
other related verses!). (www.esvbible.org)
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in your everyday!

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Why Dig Deeper?

Finding the original meaning is a huge deal when we study Scripture and can make all the difference in our understanding as we apply God’s truths to our everyday lives.

In our modern-day relationships, we want people to understand our original intention as we communicate; how much more so between God and humanity?!

Here’s a little bit more on why we take Digging Deeper so seriously.

Study Tools

We love getting help while we study and www.studylight.org is one of many excellent resources, providing the original Hebrew (Old Testament) or Greek (New Testament) with an English translation.

Want to know more about a specific word in a verse? Click on “Strong’s Interlinear Bible” then click the word you’d like to study. Discover “origin”, “definition” and hear the original pronunciation – That Is Awesome!

Want more background? Click “Study Tools”, then pick a few commentaries to read their scholarly approach, keeping in mind that just because a commentary says it, doesn’t mean it’s true. (just like the internet :-))

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Shielded Day 9 Summer Ready Feet: Digging Deeper

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Digging Deeper Days

Finding the original intent of Scripture and making good application to our everyday lives as we become equipped to correctly handle the Word of Truth!

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The Questions

1) Why does Peter write, “do not fear what they fear”? (verse 14)

2) How is “but in your hearts” tied to being “ready at any time’? (verse 15)

3) Why does Peter insert the phrase, “if that should be God’s will” when he writes of suffering in verse 17? How is this tied to Christ in verses 18-19?

1 Peter 3:14-19

But even if you should suffer for righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear or be intimidated, 15 but in your hearts regard Christ the Lord as holy, ready at any time to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you. 16 Yet do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that when you are accused, those who disparage your good conduct in Christ will be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.

18 For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 in which he also went and made proclamation to the spirits in prison

Original Intent

1) Why does Peter write, “do not fear what they fear”? (verse 14)
Peter was actually quoting the Old Testament prophet, Isaiah, when he wrote these words. Isaiah’s original words were, “For the Lord spoke thus to me with His strong hand upon me, and warned me not to walk in the way of this people, saying: “Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and do not fear what they fear, nor be in dread. But the Lord of hosts, Him you shall honor as holy. Let Him be your fear, and let Him be your dread.” In Isaiah’s day, the people of Israel continued to choose their sin over the Lord God. They feared man, so they puffed themselves up and made agreements with nations that didn’t follow God because of peer pressure. They were shallow, anchoring themselves in what was popular at the time, having no anchoring in what was true. They worshipped idols and followed the lusts of their hearts, even sacrificing their children as they caved to the idolatrous demands of foreign gods. Their fear was rooted in the sinfulness of their own wicked hearts; they had to protect themselves at all costs, even if that meant sacrificing everything else. Peter reiterated these words to a new generation with new challenges, yet the message was the same. Don’t fear what the world around you fears. The believers held the truth of the gospel in their hearts and were called to share it with the world around them, despite persecution or being misunderstood. The cost of eternity for other souls was much too high for the believer to back away out of fear.

 2) How is “but in your hearts” tied to being “ready at any time’? (verse 15)
The word “but” signals a transition. Wow, I know. You really needed to know that, didn’t you?! This time, however, it acts as the tie between 2 critical phrases. On the front side, Peter commands “do not fear what they fear”. On the back side, he prompts, “be ready at any time to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.” In the middle is our pivotal phrase with that transition word “but”. “But in your hearts, regard Christ the Lord as holy.” (verse 15) Herein is the anchor to Peter’s command to the believer! Just as Isaiah called the Israelites to anchor themselves in the character of God and His holiness, so Peter insists believers root themselves in who God is as Christ, as Lord of all, and as supremely holy. We don’t need to fear anyone else, only He who is flawlessly holy and holds all power and authority over our souls. The Lord’s desire above all others for all people is that we would know Him, deeply and intimately as Lord, Savior, and Father of our hearts. He wants us to know His kindness, to recognize His grace towards us, and to be aware of His constant presence and work in our lives. When we know Him like this, what matters to us or is said about us, becomes insignificant because we only care about honoring our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. When we know Him like this, we are ready at any time to tell any one why we have the hope we do in Jesus. He is our Lord, He is holy, He is worthy of our worship, He is our personal Savior. Knowing Christ is the all-important key in Peter’s commands to the believers!

3) Why does Peter insert the phrase, “if that should be God’s will” when he writes of suffering in verse 17? How is this tied to Christ in verses 18-19?
Suffering and following Jesus are inextricably linked. If Christ Himself, as God of all, suffered at the hands of sinful humanity while He came to save them from eternity separated from Him, all followers of Christ are also to expect suffering. (1 Peter 2:21) How could we escape suffering when even our Lord did not escape it. Rather, He welcomed it, knowing it was for our good that He humble Himself and be rejected, mocked, scorned, and shamefully murdered so we might be set free from our sin! However, Christians do not always suffer when they follow God. Yes, suffering will happen in the life of the true believer as a direct result of choosing righteousness over sin, but not every instance of right action results in suffering. God allows the suffering because we live in a broken world, surrounded by sinful people and the consequences that sin. He will, however, always use the suffering to bring about His glory. Peter adds this phrasing in his letter to embolden and encourage his hearers. If they suffered for righteousness, it was not without specific intention. The Lord would use their suffering for His glory and advancement of His kingdom. No believer suffers in vain, nor is the suffering wasted.

Everyday Application

1) Why does Peter write, “do not fear what they fear”? (verse 14)
What stops you in your tracks when it comes to sharing the truth of God, His Word, and the hope of eternal salvation He offers? Do you find yourself fearing people over God like Israel did? Our fear of people can look like fear of being made fun of, misunderstood, labeled as religious, or wanting to be so all-inclusive that we begin losing the clear truth of the gospel for the post-modern religion around us where truth is relative and there are no absolutes. Repeat the Lord’s truth to yourself over and over until your heart calls it up instantly when you’re faced with choosing fear of people over trusting God and His heart. “Do not fear what they fear.” The picture Peter paints is one of glory and good in suffering for doing what is right. When we honor the Lord, and love people by sharing the hope of Jesus with them, God is honored. There is nothing to fear because God is the final victor and He has chosen us as His method of expanding His kingdom!

2) How is “but in your hearts” tied to being “ready at any time’? (verse 15)
If knowing Christ Jesus for who He is as Lord, as God, as utterly holy and righteous, and as sovereign King with all power and authority is the key to not only being unafraid, but also sharing the gospel boldly, every believer must ask themselves how they are pursuing this knowing of Him! Knowing Him begins with a humble heart that recognizes He is God, and we are not. Our ways are not His ways. (Isaiah 55:6-9) Our understanding is not even a speck compared to His. Our wisdom is like folly to Him. (1 Corinthians 1:25) He is Lord of all, and our knowing Him better must begin here on this solid foundation. (Proverbs 9:10) Once our hearts are in a place of ready humility, we are ready to pursue knowing Him, without all of our own agendas in the way. We come, ready to bring our questions, but willing to listen to His voice over ours. Then, we ask the Holy Spirit of God Himself to teach us, to open the Scriptures for us so we can understand the heart of God. Only God can reveal Himself to humanity. When we ask with humility, He is ready to show us Himself! The more we whole-heartedly seek Him, studying Him through reading the Bible and surrounding ourselves with other believers to encourage us in our growth, the more we truly know Him and His heart! We will absolutely never come to an end of our knowing of God, we are simply too finite to fully comprehend the infinite Almighty. Yet, He is forever inviting us to discover Him in ever-deepening ways. As we do, fear of everyone and everything else fades away as unimportant, and our hearts are boldly stirred to share what we have discovered with everyone around us! Take the challenge, know your Savior deeply!

3) Why does Peter insert the phrase, “if that should be God’s will” when he writes of suffering in verse 17? How is this tied to Christ in verses 18-19?
We don’t need to seek out suffering in order for our faith to be proven genuine, but we should take note when we struggle comes against us as a result of following Jesus. Maybe it’s family pressure because you make moral choices based on Scripture. Maybe it’s because you spend Sunday mornings at church. Maybe friends make comments about your worship music choices. It could be your decision to honor biblical marriage or protect unborn life or maybe, some friends have left you because you chose Jesus over them. Or maybe you’re living in a location where persecution for the believer is life-threatening for you and your family. Wherever you live, if you’ve never experienced struggle as a believer, take some time to think through how serious you are in following Him. The reality is, the more closely we follow in obedience to Christ, and the longer we walk with Him, the greater the struggle becomes. Why? Because the Holy Spirit is faithfully shaping us more clearly into the image of Christ, which looks a lot more like righteousness, and a lot less like the world. As we become more like our Savior, the world and the enemy of our hearts hates us more, and suffering intensifies. Let Peter’s words remind you that no suffering is wasted, and we don’t walk through it unbeknownst to God. He is faithful and good. He will always use our suffering to expand His kingdom and tenderly teach us more about Himself. The more we suffer for Christ, the sweeter He becomes, because it’s worth it!

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1) Take this passage (or any other passage).
2) Read it, and the verses around it,
several times
3) Write down your questions
as you think of them.
4) Ask specific culture related questions and be ready to dig around for your answers. Google them, use www.studylight.org, or look them up in a study Bible and read the footnotes (click on the little letters next to a word and it will show you
other related verses!). (www.esvbible.org)
5) Check your applications with other trusted Christians that you are in community with and embrace the fullness of God
in your everyday!

Digging Deeper Community

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Why Dig Deeper?

Finding the original meaning is a huge deal when we study Scripture and can make all the difference in our understanding as we apply God’s truths to our everyday lives.

In our modern-day relationships, we want people to understand our original intention as we communicate; how much more so between God and humanity?!

Here’s a little bit more on why we take Digging Deeper so seriously.

Study Tools

We love getting help while we study and www.studylight.org is one of many excellent resources, providing the original Hebrew (Old Testament) or Greek (New Testament) with an English translation.

Want to know more about a specific word in a verse? Click on “Strong’s Interlinear Bible” then click the word you’d like to study. Discover “origin”, “definition” and hear the original pronunciation – That Is Awesome!

Want more background? Click “Study Tools”, then pick a few commentaries to read their scholarly approach, keeping in mind that just because a commentary says it, doesn’t mean it’s true. (just like the internet :-))

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Shielded Day 8 Summer Ready Feet

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Read His Words Before Ours!

Ephesians 6:10-20
Romans 10:8-15
1 Peter 3:14-19

Shielded, Day 8

At the first glimmers of spring, my toes begin to long for the freedom of my summer sandals. All winter long they have been safely guarded by the socks and shoes the cold temperatures my Midwest climate require. The hope of warmer days to come reminds me it’s time to prepare for the adventures that await.

You see, I have summer feet and winter feet. During the winter months, color does not grace my toes and tan lines from my sandals fade away. I fully admit to forgetting about my feet somewhat in the winter other than ensuring they stay warm and dry.

But in the summer, I prepare for them to be seen.
I prepare for them to carry me to both new and beloved old places.  I intentionally select the color I paint my toenails (does anyone else pick the color based on the name of the color? No, just me. Noted.) and consistently apply lotion to moisturize my feet.

As I ponder the reality of my investment in summer feet, I am convicted about the level of investment I place in my spiritual feet as well. In Ephesians 6, the Armor of God is listed as head to toe wisdom for living our daily lives with the Lord. A true warrior would never approach a battle ill-prepared and un-protected, so why do I so willingly walk out my days without seeking the presence and protection of the Lord?

Ephesians 6:15 focuses on the feet element of the Armor of God. In order to understand just what this verse might be conveying, I looked at it in a variety of translations.

NIV: “and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.”
NASB: “and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace.”
AMPC: “and having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.”
CSB: “and your feet sandaled with the readiness for the gospel of peace.”
KJV: “and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.”

As I looked at all the versions, two consistent things (besides the obvious element of feet) stood out to me: shod and preparation related to gospel of peace.

Shod speaks to the reality that we absolutely must put on this piece of the armor. Think back to the last time you went shoe shopping. You didn’t simply look at the shoes and assumed they fit. Pairs were tried on and steps were taken. You put them on with intentionality, looking for a fit that would support you in the manner required for whatever setting you wore them.

So it is with the preparation of the Gospel of peace. Jesus came to save all who were lost and He did so by way of the cross. He took our sin and, in place of its shame and weight, traded us His blameless righteousness. He came to bring us peace with the Lord.
He is our Prince of Peace.

Through His sacrifice, we are invited to become partakers of the gospel and allow Him to shape us to become more like Christ. The Holy Spirit dwelling within us produces fruit (Galatians 5:22-23), especially when we actively submit our will to the Holy Spirit, allowing Him to grow it within us. This fruit enables us to live this life for His glory and with His joy. It is through our relationship with the triune God we are prepared to take the gospel of peace to those around us. It is through that relationship we are prepared to face everything that comes our way.

My mind drifts to the last time I had a professional pedicure. How I loved the feeling of soaking my feet in the warm water and feeling the water bubbling around my toes. The heat and moisture prepared my feet for their beautification. The pumice stone removed the rough edges of my heels, and the nail polish brought a pop of color to my toes. My feet were summer ready and prepared to journey through the coming months.

As delightful as that sounds to experience right now, I am more drawn to spending time with the Lord in order to prepare my spiritual feet.

Lord, would you soften my heart to hear Your voice?
Would you use the truth of Your Word to remove the rough edges still so evident in my life? Would you breathe upon the fruit of the Spirit within me to add beauty that draws others to You?

Today I’m choosing to shod my feet with the preparation of Your gospel of peace.

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