012Page Title or page information goes here

Do you ever feel like quitting God and all the Christian stuff? Get away from God’s commands—just for a day? If so, you’re in good company. Jonah ran away—as far as he could so that he wouldn’t hear the Lord. But in the end, he did what the Lord told him. What a ride he had! Did his ocean experience in a fish’s belly save him from obeying the Lord? Check out a kid’s Bible study in Jonah. It’s a short 4 chapters of real adventure.

As followers of Jesus, we are urged not to receive God’s grace in vain. Paul says, "In the time of my favor, I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you." This means God gives us His grace each day sufficient for our needs. Every single new day. So Paul’s warning to us is to not reject God’s grace. We are to grab hold of hit and live our best every single day.

We’re to stand erect. Alert and unswerving. Following Jesus is seen in the details of our lives. God gives us power—the very strength we need and the testimony we are meant to model is seen in our daily trials. Today is the day of the Lord’s favor. Today is the day of salvation.

This power provides us great endurance to work hard each day. We are to exhibit purity, understanding, patience, and kindness. Troubles, hardships, and troubles are to be responded to in truth. From God’s Word. God’s strength is our strength. We’re to use this strength as weapons of righteousness every day.

People see our actions day in and day out. No one will call us fakes, because we remain steady and even from one day into another. Through all trials, we remain constant. We may be frustrated, but not beaten. Angry but not withholding affection. Sorrowful, but rejoicing deep inside our hearts.

We can do this by keeping our eyes on the big picture. We have assurance that our Father is in control of everything.

There will be difficult times in our Christian walk. God won’t take us away from hardships, but He will walk with us through them.

Take Home Nugget

Paul begs the saints in Corinth, "don’t squander God’s grace". What do you think he meant by that?

Here are some illustrations: when kids are joking around by mocking a kid who’s disabled, you laugh with them. When taking a quiz, your neighbor leaves her test paper open, and you sneak a peek. You snatch the last of the cookies and then feign ignorance when confronted. These seem small. They don’t seem important.

But God is watching. His grace is stretching around all our missteps. If we push the edge of His grace too far, one day His patience could end. The rubber band could snap. We’d rather be in His grace than in His judgment.

Dear Lord forgive me when I do wrong.
Only Your strength will make me strong