INSPIRATIONAL NEWSLETTER

MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023

SPIRIT OF LIFE MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

The giftings of the fivefold ministry should have one purpose, and that is the equipping of the saints until we come into unity.

We pray that this newsletter and its contents that we share will help you on your daily journey with Christ, causing you to grow in the ways of the Lord.

Russell and Helen Sanders

TODAY'S

BIBLE VERSE

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

Matthew 5:16 KJV

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RUSSELL SANDERS

5-15-2023

PURE MOTIVES

Jesus was in the Temple where he observed wealthy Jews casting their offerings into the Temple treasury. He also saw a very poor widow woman cast two mites into the offering box. Jesus then spoke a truthful teaching to those around him.

In Luke 21:3-4 He said, “Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all (combined), for all these (others) have of their abundance (wealth) cast in unto the offerings of God. But she of her penury hath cast in all the living she had.”

Penury means extreme poverty; destitute; and utter lack. A mite was the smallest unit of money. It would compare to one cent in today’s money. It was everything she had. She withheld nothing for herself.

Why did Jesus say that her two mites (two cents) amounted to more than the thousands of (today’s) dollars given by those who gave out of their wealth? It was a matter of the heart. 

God looks upon the intentions of the heart that motivate our actions. The widow had purposed in her heart to give everything she had to God. The others gave an offering from their abundance, and quite possibly either for a show, or from a sense of obligation.

Man makes value judgments of other people based on their actions or words. God sees the thoughts and intentions of the heart. That is why we must keep a clean and pure heart and have just motives and how God sees us and brings blessings to us.

Follow God’s word and listen to the prompts from the Spirit in obedience, and God will reward you for having pure motives.

HELEN SANDERS

5-15-2023

THE FIREFLY

Have you ever seen a firefly? They are quite extraordinary. I had never seen any until I was an older adult. One night our backyard where we lived had hundreds of them. It was fascinating to watch them. Many times, people capture them and put them into jars. They are drawn to the firefly’s light and don’t want to let them go.

In a sense that is what Jesus told us to be. In Matthew 5:16 it says, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

Jesus was telling his disciples and the crowd that our light is to never be hidden. We must be like a firefly so that wherever we go our light is seen. By being seen, we attract others to what we are and have. Just like we are drawn to the light of a firefly, people will be drawn to us when they see our good works. They will want to know more about the “light” in us.

Shine for Jesus. Someone is waiting to see that light in you!

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