How Do We Benefit from God?

How Do We Benefit from God?

Merriam-Webster.com defines a benefit as something that produces good or helpful results, effects, or promotes well-being.

What benefit comes to your mind first, given that definition?

Perhaps your mind leaps first to the financial or medical benefits one receives from an employer.

Or are you thinking about healthy lifestyle activities that benefit you physically, mentally, and emotionally?

Maybe a strong network of friends and family struck you first.

What else would you list as a benefit based on the definition above?

King David from the Old Testament reveals his perspective on the greatest benefit of all.

Join me in studying Psalm 16 today.

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Are You an Obedient Exile?

Obedience training

This question is not about physical exile per se.

Rather, it is a question of whether you are obedient to your faith when the stakes become higher than you expected.

Are you aware there are more martyrs for Christian faith today than at any other time in history?

If this startles you, it is probable that you live somewhere where Christianity or being a follower of Jesus is not under outright persecution.

It may also startle you if you are not someone who keeps informed about the state of God’s mission to redeem people from every group across the globe.

Today, we will study the opening two verses of 1 Peter from the New Testament.

I hope these two verses will encourage you to consider deeply what it truly means to be an obedient exile no matter where you live.

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