SOAP July 20, 2014

Scripture: For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. (2 Timothy 3:2-5 ESV)

Observation: Look around society and pick an adjective from this passage...it's very easy to see.  This is not in reference to sharing the good news with non-believers.  This list is a list of warnings of people claiming to be Christ followers.

Application: We all have the capacity to be any of these things...yet the shed blood of Jesus ,means that we are set free from that bondage.  In that freedom, we can either embrace it or willingly put the shackles back on.

Prayer: Daddy, give us wisdom to choose goodness, to choose You, no matter the circumstance.  Amen!