Cease Striving

Bible Bites

Scott Beyer
11/14/24 - Bulletin

“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.” (Psalm 46:10)

Cease striving is a fancy way of saying ‘stop fighting’. Christians have one goal: exalt God here on earth. If the fight you are having right now isn’t doing that, then stop and move on.

It is that simple. We have to pick our battles because we can’t fight them all. He’s God; let Him handle the world’s problems. The internet has made it possible for you to see everything going on in the world, but it hasn’t made it possible for you to fix everything you see.

Pick your battles, and remember we are God’s army here on earth. We’ve got spiritual battles to fight, and that means we need to focus our resources on souls, not stuff. Don’t waste your bullets on things that moth and rust destroy… and definitely don’t get caught up in friendly fire with other Christians!

We have work to do. Now is the time to rise up and make sure heaven is as full as it can be.

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This Week’s Reading: 2 Chronicles 6-15; Psalm 46; Proverbs 15

This year, #Biblebites are looking at lessons from the history of the Old Testament. Each week reads a section of history with a Psalm to meditate on and a dash of Proverbs to dwell upon. If you would like a copy of the reading schedule, you can view it here: https://eastlandchristians.org/news-events/2024-vision