Satan Must Be Dancing in the Leaves With Delight

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 Even after being chosen by God to go on a mission Paul and Barnabas still ended up fighting and going their own separate ways.  Remind me of a Christian i know with whom i'm doing battle these days.  To me she breeds contempt and corruption as she conducts her business irresponsibly, favoring creepy characters who won't comply to the No Smoking rules, endangering themselves and putting us all at the threat of being displaced out of our "homes" by fire, which seems to be happening quite a lot in these days and hours.  Satan must be dancing in the leaves with delight.

Yet the story of Barnabas teaches me the adage that actions speak louder than words, walking the walk and not just talking the talk.  i must step aside, like Barnabas did concerning Paul, and let this woman have her way.  i have no intention of being the one to change her.  She's God's now!  Now i've got to walk the walk and find ways to be like Barnabas, being a "son of encouragement."  i like that thought and i like the thought of the role.  Perhaps that's my God-given mission given to me so late in life now.

Lord, help me be a blessing to others, even if Barnabas isn't my new name written on the white stone.  Bless me as an encourager, whether my name be Barnabas or not.  Bless me, even though i have strayed away from the established church and have slipped into sin, help me find ways to encourage the next generation of Christians so that they may establish a true-blue Christian church that flourishes through these end times.  In Jesus' name,

Amen

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