Everybody has a worldview. Even if you don’t know what a worldview is. In simple, non-technical terms, your worldview is how you see and interpret the world around you and in you. A definition from the New Oxford American Dictionary says it is a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world. Your worldview is a creature of your mind. What you think and what you believe about the world around you and about yourself.
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Dealing with the devil is always a touchy subject. CS Lewis wrote: There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence. The other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves (the devils) are equally pleased by both errors and hail a materialist or a magician with the same delight. CS Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
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Many Christians struggle with praying prayers that they can have confidence God will answer. Or simply, is it right that I pray for this or that?
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We’ve all heard the phrase, “Consider it done.” It’s a phrase we like to hear. Whatever we were concerned about, the person telling us to “Consider it done” has taken full responsibility for whatever “it” is. The phrase allows us to go on with other important matters and not get stuck on whatever “it” is. This is the essence of how we are to deal with our own propensity to sin.
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Lots of people are experiencing bad effects from the lockdown that many have experienced due to government mandates in an attempt to control COVID-19. Fortunately, it is beginning to look like we are seeing the end of this plague in our midst. This week the governor of Texas opened up the state 100% from any restrictions on his citizens. Other governors appear to be ready to do the same soon.
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You are a saint. I think I made that clear in my last post. In addition to being a saint, our text today gives us two additional points of identity in Christ.
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