Solid Joys Daily Devotional Seek Your City’s Good
Apr 23, 2025
The discussion revolves around the importance of Christians actively pursuing the welfare of their communities, even while feeling like exiles in a secular world. It emphasizes the dual responsibility of prayer and community engagement to foster both material and spiritual prosperity. Listeners are encouraged to recognize the eternal suffering that their cities face and to take a proactive role in creating positive change.
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Seek Your City's Welfare
- Seek the welfare of the city where God has placed you by doing ordinary productive tasks.
- Build houses, live in them, plant gardens for God's glory, not just to please people.
Pray for City's Ultimate Good
- Pray earnestly for your city's good, asking God to bring great and good things.
- Remember the ultimate good your city needs surpasses material prosperity: eternal well-being.
City Welfare Reflects Self Welfare
- Christians care deeply about all suffering, especially eternal suffering, which is the greatest danger cities face.
- Loving your city aligns with loving yourself, as your welfare is tied to the city's welfare.
