Above Rubies Daily Encouragement Blogs
ARE YOU A SLAVE?
I know you are not. But let’s think about these words of Charles Spurgeon: "Are we not in Christ made kings to reign upon the earth? How then, can we be the servants of custom, the slaves of human opinion?”
It is adhering to God’s truth that sets us free (John 8:32). Do you live by God’s principles or the customs of this world? Are you allowing God to transform your mind with His thoughts or are you letting the “world around you squeeze you into its own mould” (Romans 12:1-2, J. B. Phillips)? May God save us from being squeezed into its mold.
When people say derogatory remarks to you about having more than the usual two children, don't be intimidated. You are not living by humanistic standards but by the eternal truths of God's Word. When folks ridicule you for homeschooling, don’t be intimidated. You are not going to allow your children to be brainwashed with transgenderism, leftist ideology, and Islamic lessons which are now all part of the public school system.
You have a higher plan than the world’s plan. Your thinking is dictated by God’s words, not by human reasoning (Isaiah 55:8, 9).
Never be ashamed of God’s plan. It’s better than man’s ways (Isaiah 1:22).
Blessings from Nancy Campbell
Picture: “The First Lesson” by Samuel Baruch Halle (1824-1889). German painter.
