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Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

1 Timothy 1:3-4, “As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine,  Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do.”

God’s economy refers to His plan with various arrangements.

Creation was an arrangement.

The choosing of the people of Israel was an arrangement.

Incarnation was an arrangement.

Jesus’ human living was an arrangement.

Crucifixion and resurrection were arrangements.

Ascension and the pouring out of the Spirit were each an arrangement.

And then regeneration was another arrangement.

These are all part of God’s economy.

Now in your daily living, even the disagreeable expression on someone’s face is an arrangement.

Or your disappointment because of an unmet need is also an arrangement.

All these arrangements in our environment are intended by God to bring us on in His economy.

We are all linked to one will, one purpose, and one economy, with many arrangements.

If I see this and you see this, we can only bow down and say, “Lord, I repent for all my murmuring. I only want to do one thing in my life–to love You through all of the sovereign arrangements of Your economy.”

All families have little problems, big problems, and even sometimes storms.

Yet, through it all, when we see God’s economy we have a new set of values.

Our one desire is to experience Christ.

We want Christ.

We see that every kind of situation in our environment is for the dispensing of His life into our mind, emotion, and will.

For example, the best marriage fellowship you could receive is according to God’s economy.

It is to be counseled that your marriage is an arrangement that God has given you to experience Christ.

The marriage life is one of the divinely appointed arrangements in God’s economy.

It is an area where conformity to the image of Christ is happening in our daily life.

Until Tomorrow

With a Shepherd’s Love

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Amy Garner’s Dad

Dan Haines

Darlene Wiggins Mom

Dr. Don Davis

Freddie May’s Mom

John McClain

Sollie Hicks

Tate Allgood

Terrell Loyd 

Tom Witcher

Bentley Smith

James Garner’s Friend

Kim McClain’s Mother

Lonzo Christian

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Bill Moody 

Charlie Sessom – Waiting  

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Fredna Cook

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace

Kenny & Nora Allison  

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 

Ricky Stubbs  

Rod Gustafson – Cancer

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad