My Daily Pause

Philippians 4:5Philippians 4:5
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV
5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.  

- Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. (KJV)

The Lord is coming soon, our life in this place is short even if he doesn’t come before we die, so we really have no reason to live any other way than to be patient, kind and gentle of spirit.

We know from 1 Corinthians 13 that Love suffers long and is kind, Doth not behave herself unseemly, seeketh not her own. The word moderation is how the King James translators summed up the meaning behind this verse that captures the same ideas. Being kind and gentle in all situations is an outstanding way to teach our worldly friends what being a Christian is all about.

Paul reiterated this to the Romans in Romans 13:10-11Romans 13:10-11
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. ¹¹ And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.  

and James 5:7-9James 5:7-9
English: King James Version (1611) - KJV
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. Be...: or, Be long patient, or, Suffer with long patience ⁸ Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. ⁹ Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door. Grudge not: or, Groan, or, Grieve not  

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reinforces this notion saying …Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh … or strengthen your heart. We are to relax and be kind, for we are reassured over and over again that Christ is coming soon and this notion is coupled with kindness and love over and over again in Scripture.

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Filed under: Butch Adams, Devotional on July 7th, 2008