{"id":7426,"date":"2021-01-04T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7426"},"modified":"2022-05-07T13:33:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T13:33:28","slug":"an-audience-of-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communitychurchministry.com\/?p=7426","title":{"rendered":"An Audience of One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>An Audience of One<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTherefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dI Corinthians\u202c \u202d10:31\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don&#8217;t pretend to be an expert on social media: posting, tweeting, snap chatting and the like&#8230; But, I&#8217;m still learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A few days ago, I posted something on my daughter&#8217;s timeline on Facebook. I had to change the setting to where the post only went to her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That worked, but I forgot to reset it back to &#8220;public.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, for a couple of days, all my posts, including the daily Bible reading and a post I wanted my son to see, only went to her timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She was&#8230; An audience of one!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul is challenging us today to make God our audience of one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His list covers anything we do.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTherefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dI Corinthians 10:31<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul tells us in Colossians:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dColossians\u202c \u202d3:17\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do all in the name of Jesus. If I follow this verse, then it would help me to NOT do some things. There are some things that I can&#8217;t do &#8220;In the name of Jesus.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, he reminds us to give thanks to God.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paul tells us to do it with gusto&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dColossians\u202c \u202d3:23<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s a reward when we do this&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colossians 3:24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s something very freeing when we do all we do for God. We don&#8217;t have the stress of worrying about performance. It doesn&#8217;t matter if others don&#8217;t notice that I&#8217;m doing a good job. What matters is that I&#8217;m doing it for the King. This gives us a laser sharp focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think the main reason to do whatever we do for God is that He&nbsp;&nbsp;loved us first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We love Him because He first loved us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dI John\u202c \u202d4:19\u202c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because we are loved, we walk by, and live this life, by faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dGalatians\u202c \u202d2:20\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We do whatever we do for God, and He works in us to help us do these things!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u202d\u202dPhilippians\u202c \u202d2:13\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.&#8221; Philippians 4:13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May the love of God motivate and empower you today to do whatever you do, for Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Audience of One \u201cTherefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.\u201d \u202d\u202dI Corinthians\u202c \u202d10:31\u202c \u202d I don&#8217;t pretend to be an expert on social media: posting, tweeting, snap chatting and the like&#8230; But, I&#8217;m still learning. 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