Some of you will remember the instructions you received from your Mom as you prepared to leave for a date, or go on a trip, or when you left to go to college… One tidbit of final instructions after another (in “rapid fire”)! … “Remember!… Don’t forget!… Now be sure… Be careful!…” 
Well, I read a passage this morning written by Apostle Paul by the Holy Spirit’s inspiration designed to prepare us to live the way God want us to in “community” – “in the last days” before the Lord returns… (I counted 7 general instructions)…
1. HONOR AND ESTEEM HIGHLY YOUR SPIRITUAL LEADERS!
“Respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you! Esteem them very highly in love because of their work.”
2. GET ALONG WITH EACH OTHER!
“Be at peace among yourselves.”
3. HELP EACH OTHER ALONG AS YOU LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE!
“And we urge you, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with them all.”
4. DON’T TRY TO GET EVEN FOR WRONGS YOU’VE EXPERIENCED – INSTEAD DO GOOD TO EACH OTHER!
“See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another – and to everyone.”
5. BE A PRAYING, PRAISING, …A GRATEFUL CHRISTIAN… ALL OF THE TIME!
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
6. WELCOME THE HOLY SPIRIT’S ACTIVITY AMONG YOURSELVES – TEST AND AFFIRM ONLY WHAT IS GENUINE!
“Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast to what is good.”
7. STEER CLEAR OF ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT WOULD DISPLEASE THE LORD!
“Abstain from every form of evil.”
Good stuff it seems to me! And I sure don’t want to do with these what I sometimes did with Mom’s advice… “Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” (and then ignore what she said). I want to be READY when He comes!
Coffee With The Lord 