Joseph was the youngest song of Jacob, who gave his a luxurious coat made up of many different colors. Joseph’s story is one of envy, guilt and forgiveness.
Nim: I want my master to dye my fur. I want some of it red, some blue, some pink and maybe even some chartreuse!
Con: Why in the world would you want to do that, Nim?
Nim: Then I could be like Joseph and have a coat of many colors!
Joseph's brothers were envious of his coat of many colors.
It’s easy to let the stress of today’s world get you down. But instead of complaining, say a prayer today asking God to help you recognize your blessings.
Matthew 19:26 says With God, all things are possible. So Nim knows whatever challenge he must face, he can accomplish anything because God is with him.
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John 10 tells us the Parable of the Good Shepherd. Jesus foreshadows the sacrifice he’s about to make with a shepherd willing to die to protect his sheep.
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Jerry: I am so stressed out!
Abby: Don't let it get to you, Jerry. Although anxiety is a normal response to stress, we should view it as sin because it shows we lack faith in God. Remember the story of the Good Shepherd.
Jerry: But I'm not a Shepherd. I'm a Dalmatian!
Trust in the Lord to fulfill all your needs and desires.
There are many resources for learning about God on the web, but you don’t need a search engine to find Him. Just open your heart and speak to Him today.
Abby: I did a search for Heaven on Google Maps, but even they couldn't find it. If Google doesn't know where it is, it must be really hard to find!
Con: It's not hard to find. Just trust in God, and you'll find it very easily.
Abby: Okay, but how do I get to God's search engine?
Finding God is even easier than using a search engine.
In chapter 5 of his letter to the Galatians, Paul describes the Fruits of the Spirit, which are gifts from God that make us better people. Now Nim thinks he can make some improvements.
22 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,23 gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.
26 Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.
Nim: I've been thinking about the Fruits of the Spirit Con talked about yesterday. God could really take it up a notch if he used some fusion.
Abby: God doesn't need any of your advice!
Nim: But it's the biggest thing in product branding now. You mix two tastes together. It's just like a mash-up, but with flavors.
Abby: Nim, you don't understan...
Nim: Something like Fruit-Of-The-Spirit-Mango-Blast!
You can find out about the Fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5.
God gave us 9 gifts to help us become better people called The Fruits of the Spirit. Read about them now in Galatians, then take a moment to memorize them.
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Con: In Galatians, Paul talks about the Fruits of the Spirit.
Nim: They're the nine gifts given to us by God to help us become better people: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Nim: That's cool! You need to tell everyone about this!
Con: It's not really a secret.
Nim: Come here, Abby! Con's talking about the Holy Vegetables!
You can read about the Fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22
It features God telling the people of Israel He will never forget them, saying "I have engraved you on the palms of My hands."
Now...what proof did Jesus offer His disciples that He had returned from the dead? The holes in his palms. Those holes were a symbol of God's love and the fact that He will never forget us.
And what's cool is that Isaiah was written 700 years before Jesus!
You could say that the holes in Jesus' hands represent the names of those He died for.
Matthew 9:9-13 shows us that we should seek out those who need God the most. Abby misses an opportunity to tell a non-believer about the love of Christ.
9 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow me and be my disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.
10 Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners.
11 But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
12 When Jesus heard this, he said, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick people do.”
13 Then he added, “Now go and learn the meaning of this Scripture: ‘I want you to show mercy, not offer sacrifices.’ For I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners.”
Abby: I went to a dinner party last week and was seated next to an athiest.
Jerry: How did that go?
Abby: We had nothing in common so we didn't say a word to each other.
Jerry: You should have used it as an opportunity to witness. Jesus ate with the tax collectors and sinners. Remember his words: "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick."
Abby: Oh, he wasn't sick. He was just an unbeliever.
Matthew 9:9-13 shows us that we should seek out those who need God the most.
Proverbs 6:16-19 tells us the six things God hates and number 6 is a person who stirs up dissension in the community. Have you ever said things that caused trouble or had other say things that caused trouble for you? Read Proverbs and pray for God’s wisdom in dealing with these issues.
