Covenant Church at Creekside | Weekly Inspiration for Christian Living

On the Day of Atonement, the High Priest could pass beyond the veil into the very presence of God—but not before he performed a variety of cleansing rituals and sacrifice. Simply put, sin cannot exist in God's presence. But through Jesus' sacrifice, the very veil was torn in two. He has taken our sin upon His shoulders and no longer must we exist separately from our Holy Father but we are welcomed into His presence.

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God is working in you for His pleasure and it is entirely good. He is working in you to impart new desire. It is no longer about us. This new desire is to value others above oneself. God is working in you... the Kingdom is here and now. Receive the Holy Spirit.

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How do you act when no one is watching? Culturally the Church is seen as full of hypocrisy. How do we combat that image? 1. we need to come in full humility and brokenness—as people in need of a Savior. 2. we need to walk our life of faith INTENTIALLY striving to imitate Christ. The humble posture of our hearts leads to spiritual practice, as we "work out" our salvation. We have salvation in Jesus Christ but we are working alongside God towards our holiness (sanctification). Let us respond, "Here I am. Work in me. Let my life be so reflective of You that the world will know you through my life."

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Though we will surely fall short because of our human nature, we should seek truth, not our version of the truth or the world’s version of the truth, but God’s truth. We cannot let our feelings rule the way we live, rather we must use wisdom and discernment to live a life according to the Word.

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Timothy has been given a gift that is to be used for the Kingdom and Paul is encouraging him to foster that gift and grow in it—train it—because by doing so, the Kingdom will grow. What are your gifts? Don't hide them away, train in them for God's glory.

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