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This past month has been a little crazy with Thanksgiving preparations etc.etc. and then everyone in the house being sick. I hope that we have turned the corner...we'll see today.

After Romans, I've been reading, on the suggestion of my husband, through one of the Gospels. I chose Luke, I think because the Christmas story in Luke 2 is the most familiar to me and is almost like poetry. However, I haven't had time to comment on the different chapters, but today! I did get up early enough (thanks to actually sleeping last night) to be able to journal some.

So, what stands out to me today? Luke 8 is a long chapter! And, Luke 8:15 when Christ is explaining the parable of the sower (which Phil did an excellent job preaching a few weeks ago), he says in Luke 8:15

"But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance."


Bearing fruit with perseverance....

1. We should bear fruit.
2. It doesn't just come "easy" - we have to persevere.
3. We will bear fruit if we are true believers.
4. We should (and will) hold fast the Gospel.

Good things for me to think about today - to have the goal in mind to "bear fruit with perseverance."

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