Here are some more biblical “duties” for you today:
3. WALK AS JESUS WALKED
This is a tall order isn’t it? 1 John 2:6 says: “He that saith he abideth in him ought to walk, even as he walked.” The word “ought” means “it is our duty.” Our life must match our confession. If we confess that Jesus is Lord and abides in us, His life should be revealed through us—in our homes and in our family lives.
4. LAY DOWN OUR LIVES FOR OUR FELLOW BELIEVERS
1 John 3:16 says: “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought (it is our duty) to lay down our lives for the brethren.” The NLT says it very clearly: “We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.” Do you think we must be a long way off the true picture of Christianity?
5. SHOW HOSPITALITY AND PROVIDE FOR TRAVELING MISSIONARIES
3 John 1:5-8: “We therefore ought (it is our duty) to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.” As we show hospitality and financially support those who are preaching and teaching the gospel of truth, we will be co-workers with them and with the Holy Spirit. We will be companions with them for spreading the truth.
Romans 15:27 (NLT): “Indeed they are indebted to the Jerusalem saints. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual things, they are obligated also to minister to them in material things.” The KJV states that it is their “duty.”
Is this enough for you to take in today? I certainly think it is enough for us to put into practice, don’t you?
More tomorrow.
Blessings from Nancy Campbell