{"id":53192,"date":"2025-12-26T21:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m9\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:29:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:29:40","slug":"m9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m9\/","title":{"rendered":"General principles of living for God&rsquo;s children"},"content":{"rendered":"<font face=\"verdana\"><strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b9'>Matthew 7:13 ~ 7:29<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>13-14. Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it.\r\nBecause narrow is the gate and constricted is the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>General principles of living for God&#8217;s children<br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>God&#8217;s children should be people who mean business.  They seek out God; take the constricted way and carry out Father&#8217;s will.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>People in the world tend to take the easy way, but God&#8217;s life within us requires that we take God&#8217;s way in a serious manner.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Lord, grant us a will to please You, lest we follow the worldly tide which leads to destruction.<br\/><\/font>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/cn\/hymn\/h\/438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">438 I&#8217;ve turned my back upon the world<\/a><br\/>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-53192-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0438-Far-behind-me.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0438-Far-behind-me.mp3\">http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/e0438-Far-behind-me.mp3<\/a><\/audio><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_53192\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"53192\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1aMatthew 7:13 ~ 7:29 Key Verse\uff1a13-14. Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter through it. Because narrow is the gate and constricted is the way that leads to life, and few are those who find it. Topic\uff1aGeneral principles of living for God&#8217;s children Emphasis\uff1aGod&#8217;s children should be people who mean business. They seek out God; take the constricted way and carry out Father&#8217;s will. Meditate\uff1aPeople in the world tend to take the easy way, but God&#8217;s life within us requires that we take God&#8217;s way in a serious manner. Prayer\uff1aLord, grant us a will to please You, lest we follow the worldly tide which leads to destruction. 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