Welcome to the in touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Wednesday August 7th.

We hear people say, God bless you, a lot.

But only rarely do we think about what it really means. Let's reflect on how you should

respond to the blessings of God as the Life Principal Series continues.

Turn over to the 6th chapter, 1st Timothy, and if you'll notice what he says in the 6th chapter

and the 17th verse, he says instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceded or to fix their hope on the uncertainty

of riches but on God who richly supplies us all with good things to enjoy. Then he says, instruct them to do good, to be

rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share. So in thinking about that, I want us to think about this whole idea,

that God has blessed every single one of us. One of the things he had in mind when he blessed us

is that you and I would be a blessing to someone else.

Now what I want to do is I want to give you a list of things that Jesus has done for every

one of us.

And then I want you to see in each one of these that he said,

now on the basis of what I've done for you, this is what you to do.

So let's start with the fact that he saved us.

And look at this. He saved us from our sins and he said to us now, it's my responsibility and

yours to go into all the world and preach the

gospel to all creatures. Now that doesn't mean that you have to go to China or Russia

tomorrow but it means listen where you live you and I are responsible for sharing the truth of the gospel for

the people who are in our circle. Now some circles are way out yonder and some are

up close. Some have a few friends you have people you work with and

then on and on it goes. Doesn't make a difference. Wherever we live we have a

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