Truth and Love Belong Together Fresh Manna by Pastor Tim Burt

Fresh Manna with Pastor Tim Burt    A Note from Pastor Tim Greetings and thank you for reading. I pray that Fresh Manna is a blessing to you and helps you launch your day in the Lord. If you are blessed by what you read, please share it with a friend. There is a link in this box and  at the bottom of each devotional that says:  "Forward this email to a friend." Click on it, and put in their email and it will go to them. Thanks in advance for sharing! God bless you and thanks again for reading! *NewLink Forward this email to a friend Truth and Love Belong Together September 16, 2026 by Timothy Burt We hear a great deal about tolerance today. We’re told that we should respect people who think differently, believe differently, and live differently than we do. And you know what? There is something very biblical about treating people with dignity and respect even when we strongly disagree with them. But have you noticed something strange? Sometimes the same culture that celebrates tolerance has considerably less tolerance when someone’s beliefs come directly from the Bible. We hear, “We must tolerate people who believe differently.” Yet sometimes it seems there is an unspoken exception: “Unless their beliefs are biblical.” Now, before we point fingers at anyone else, we, as Christians, need to examine ourselves too. God never gave us permission to be rude, arrogant, cruel, or hateful simply because we believe we’re standing for truth. Having biblical convictions doesn’t excuse ungodly behavior. Jesus was full of both grace and truth. He never compromised God’s truth to make people comfortable, but neither did He use truth as a weapon to humiliate people. That’s an important distinction. Some people seem to believe that loving someone means agreeing with them. It doesn’t. If someone you love is walking toward danger, love doesn’t stand silently and applaud. Love cares enough to speak. At the same time, truth without love can become harsh and self-righteous. We’ve probably all encountered someone who was technically right about something but delivered it in such an unloving way that nobody wanted to listen! God calls us to something better. Imagine a doctor discovering something serious during an examination. Would we call that doctor loving if he hid the diagnosis because he didn’t want to upset the patient? Of course not! We would expect him to tell the truth, but we’d also hope he would tell it with compassion, wisdom, and a desire to help. That’s a wonderful picture of how Christians should handle biblical truth. There is another side to this that we shouldn’t overlook. Sometimes Christians become frustrated or even rude because we know what we believe, but we haven’t learned God’s Word well enough to explain why we believe it. When we can’t articulate the truth clearly, it’s easy to fall back on trying to “slam dunk” the other person instead. But winning an argument isn’t the same thing as reaching a heart. Part of growing spiritually is learning God’s Word well enough that we can communicate His truth accurately, thoughtfully, and effectively. Peter tells us to be ready to explain the hope that is within us, but then he tells us how to do it: “But do this in a gentle and respectful way.” (1 Peter 3:15 NLT) That’s part of God’s plan for our growth. We should continually be getting better, not only at knowing what we believe, but at communicating it in a way that gives someone else the opportunity to understand it. We don’t have to surrender our convictions to demonstrate love, and we don’t have to surrender love to demonstrate our convictions. This becomes especially important when biblical beliefs become unpopular. There may be times when standing upon God’s Word costs us approval, friendships, opportunities, or acceptance. Jesus never promised that following Him would always make us popular. But our goal isn’t to win arguments. Our goal is to represent Jesus well. So when someone disagrees with your biblical beliefs, resist the temptation to become angry or defensive. Listen. Be respectful. Show kindness. Know God’s Word and learn how to communicate it effectively. And when the opportunity comes, don’t be ashamed of what God’s Word says. You can disagree without being disagreeable. You can have conviction without condemnation. You can love someone deeply without pretending that truth doesn’t matter. God never asked us to choose between truth and love. He showed us how they belong together: Ephesians 4:15 NLT  “Instead, we will speak the truth in love…” Prayer: Father, help me to represent You well in a world where biblical truth is not always welcomed. Give me courage to stand upon Your Word and the humility and compassion to treat every person with dignity and respect. Help me grow in my knowledge of Your Word and in my ability to communicate Your truth effectively. May my words and actions always reflect both Your truth and Your love. In Jesus’ name, Amen. ‍ ‍ Forward this email to a friend Support This Work © 2026 Tim Burt Ministries. All rights reserved. Change email address You’re receiving this email because you opted in at timburt.org.

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You’ll Never Work Another Day Fresh Manna by Pastor Tim Burt

Fresh Manna with Pastor Tim Burt    A Note from Pastor Tim Greetings and thank you for reading. I pray that Fresh Manna is a blessing to you and helps you launch your day in the Lord. If you are blessed by what you read, please share it with a friend. There is a link in this box and  at the bottom of each devotional that says:  "Forward this email to a friend." Click on it, and put in their email and it will go to them. Thanks in advance for sharing! God bless you and thanks again for reading! Forward this email to a friend You’ll Never Work Another Day September 14., 20206 by Timothy Burt “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 NIV There’s an old saying that has always intrigued me: “The person who does what he loves for a living will never work another day in his life.” Of course, that’s not literally true. Every calling has difficult days, and every worthwhile pursuit requires sacrifice. But there is a profound truth hidden in those words. When you discover what God has uniquely designed you to do, even hard work can carry joy. You come alive because you are doing something He created and equipped you to do. I believe that’s one of the great secrets to discovering our spiritual gifting. Too many Christians spend years wondering, What is my spiritual gift? They read books, take inventories, and analyze themselves, hoping for some dramatic revelation. But God often reveals our gifting, not while we’re sitting still trying to figure ourselves out, but while we’re faithfully responding to the opportunities He places before us. Think about some of the people God used in the Bible. Joseph simply served faithfully in Potiphar’s house. David tended sheep and later delivered food to his brothers. Gideon was threshing wheat in hiding. Moses was tending sheep. Peter was fishing. Matthew was collecting taxes. None of them fully understood what God was preparing them for. They simply responded to what was in front of them, and along the way, God began uncovering the treasure He had placed within them. Little did they know that they were being prepared for things God would later have them do for His plans and purposes! The same can be true for us. Many opportunities God brings our way can feel intimidating. They stretch us beyond our comfort zone and tempt us to say, “Someone else could do this better.” But those opportunities often become God’s classroom. Sometimes we step into something and discover, I love this! I come alive doing this! I could do this for the rest of my life! Other times we discover, This isn’t how God wired me. Both discoveries are valuable. One can reveal where God wants us to invest ourselves, while the other frees us to let someone else serve where they are better equipped. (I could never drive a Taxi!) God has placed unique desires, abilities, burdens, and passions within each of us. As we delight ourselves in Him, He shapes our hearts and gives us desires that can become clues to how He intends to bless others through our lives. Looking back over my own life, I can see that pattern clearly. I loved coaching people through life. I loved helping people connect through small groups. I loved preaching and teaching God’s Word, discipling men and coaching them to be the best they could be, praying with hurting people, visiting hospitals, officiating weddings and funerals, and creating ministries that filled unmet needs in the church. And of course I loved writing devotionals to help people grow in God! Even when ministry became exhausting, there was a deep satisfaction in knowing I was doing what God had shaped me to do. Now, in retirement, that same kind of joy has found another expression. I love gardening. I enjoy helping neighbors with their lawns and flowerbeds, solving problems, and creating beauty where there was neglect. It rarely feels like work because I genuinely love doing it. I’ve come to believe that many of those God-given desires are not accidents. They are His fingerprints. Many people die with money in the bank they never spent. I sometimes wonder if Christians can do the same thing spiritually. God deposits gifts, passions, abilities, burdens, and opportunities into our lives, yet some may remain undiscovered because we were afraid to step through the doors He opened before us. What a tragedy it would be to reach the end of our lives with God-given gifting gone untapped! Don’t spend your life wishing you had someone else’s gift. Walk closely with God. Say yes to the opportunities He brings your way. Pay attention to what fills your heart with joy as you serve. You may discover that's the place where God’s calling, your abilities, your passions, and the needs of others intersects and is exactly where He intended you to spend your life. And when you find that place, you’ll understand that old saying. The work may still be hard. There will still be sacrifice, challenges, and days when you’re tired. But there can also be tremendous joy because you know, "This is what God shaped me to do." And it will bring an abundance of joy! Ephesians 2:10 NLT “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.”  Prayer: Father, thank You for creating each of us uniquely. Help me recognize the desires You have placed within my heart and give me the courage to step through the opportunities You bring my way. Reveal the gifts You have deposited within me so that I might serve Your Church and bless the world around me. May my life become a joyful expression of Your grace, and may I never leave unused the treasure You have entrusted to me. In Jesus’ name, amen. ‍ Forward this email to a friend Support This Work © 2026 Tim Burt Ministries. All rights reserved. Change email address You’re receiving this email because you opted in at timburt.org.

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