In our neck
of the woods Spring is slowly approaching, but the signs are out there, the
budding of the trees, the greening up of the grass (and weeds,) more and
different birds sharing their voices in the morning.
We actually
hit 62* in Carla’s garden yesterday and the sun, late in the afternoon, shined
down on us. Today we are supposed to see
61*, but as of yet we are still in the 40’s.
It is quiet
this afternoon, no wind, traffic is down and even though we rarely hear much of
it, is as if we have none.
But, the
surest signs of Spring, in Carla’s home, is the little green houses made up of
cookie containers, one on the bottom and the second on the top inverted, with
potting soil and seeds as it sits on her warming mat in front of her picture
window.
Won’t be long
until she starts transplanting and we get the real greenhouse up and
running.
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Galatians 5:22-25 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
24 And they that are
Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and
lusts.
25 If we live in the
Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
KJV
Every
profession I am aware of has a code of ethics.
With very few exceptions every business has a code of conduct in a policy
and procedures manual; even family businesses where there are very few employees
have policies and procedures for everyone to follow whether written down or
not.
These codes,
these requirements of working for an organization are lined out so everyone
knows what is expected of them, what they can and cannot do.
Most have
some kind of uniform or dress code, even if it is only an apron or name tag, so
that customers can readily identify them as part of that team.
Sports teams
have identically designed uniforms so that their players stand out and you can
determine which team is which.
Many of us
men remember the skins and shirts teams we played on the playground as kids;
that way we could tell instantly who was on our team.
As long as
you are employed by a company, in a professional organization, even as a
volunteer, you are expected to behave a certain way, conduct your activity in a
certain way so that the customers, other side, even your own team knows what to
expect of you.
You are
expected to walk the line. Variance from
it may be corrected with a warning or some other discipline if the variance is
not too outlandish, or in more serious or repeated cases you may find yourself
out of that organization and on the street looking in.
Romans 8:4-6 “That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who
walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
5 For they that are
after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the
Spirit the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be carnally
minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”
Verse
14 “For
as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” KJV
God’s code of
conduct is within His policy and procedures manual, His Word, the Bible.
It is filled
with not only the requirements of living a holy life for Him, but how we can
attain that life in Him and what we should avoid if we are to maintain that life
for Him.
While we do
not have a uniform per se, we do have a code of conduct that we need to follow;
conduct that will identify us to fellow believers and the non-believers as a
follower of Christ, a member of His family – a Son of God.
Mathew
7:16 “ Ye
shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of
thistles?”
KJV
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith,
23 Meekness,
temperance:
Lord, you
know how I have struggled to have these fruits in my life and testimony for
you. I need you, every day, to help and
lead me; that I may give you good fruit.
Later, Art
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