Family of God: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Fw: [FaithatWork] Devotion, Tues. 2/15/11, Our Part

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On Tue Feb 15th, 2011 2:32 PM CST drena brown wrote:

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>From: Stephen C <faithandworklife@yahoo.com>
>To: FaithatWork@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Sun, February 13, 2011 9:51:20 PM
>Subject: [FaithatWork] Devotion, Tues. 2/15/11, Our Part
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>Our Part
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>By: Greg Aitkens
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>Matthew 22:37-40
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>"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all
>your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment." And the second is like
>it: "Love your neighbor as yourself." All the Law and the Prophets hang on these
>two commandments.
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>The word "accountability" is mentioned quite frequently. I hear it uttered at
>small group meetings, in larger gatherings, Annual Conferences, and on Weekend
>Retreats. It's described as "responsibility", "answer-ability", "worthiness" and
>"liability".
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>We come to comprehend the accountability we have to God himself in exchange for
>the very lives we've been given, and to fulfill our specific and individual
>calls and purposes. Someday we'll be asked about how well we truly loved God and
>others and how well we lived out the Great Commission. We will be asked how well
>we utilized the gifts and talents with which God provided us. We are going to be
>held accountable by God himself!
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>Another commonly heard phrase is "iron sharpens iron". We all agree that life in
>the present world can be difficult and busy and exasperating and complex! We all
>have challenges and problems; isn't it comforting to know that brothers and
>sisters all around us will pray, listen, assist, encourage and support us? A
>part of that support from others might be their reminding us when we have gotten
>off track of God's purposes and mentioning something in love which helps us to
>get back. An example in my own life involved a brother encouraging me to seek
>forgiveness from a fellow with whom I'd had difficulties and had written to in
>anger. I really didn't want anything to do with this person, but my brother
>"held my feet to the fire" in great gentleness and love. I became accountable to
>him and thereby accountable to God. The situation was reconciled, and it was far
>easier than I had expected!
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>Another part of accountability is our personal acceptance of the responsibility
>to "do our part". Are we "doing our part", regardless of how small it may seem?
>Are we accountable to that the future holds?
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>In these tough economic times it's good for those who are able to carry the
>water for those who can't. We are the hands and feet of Jesus - the kingdom
>builders he has sent out to bring light to a darkened world. We spur each other
>on in love and devote our time and talents to his work here and now.
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>TAKE THE CHALLENGE: What could you do to make yourself more accountable to God
>and others?
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