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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Monday, May 15, 2017
Today's Passage : Subject:The Conceit of Our Thoughts Bible Verse:Romans 12:16[b] (ESV) "Never be wise in your own sight." Message:
Here is a message we can understand, because we see it so often in other people! The King James translation adds a dimension to it: "Be not wise in your own conceits." And The Message really gets to the point: "Don’t think that you’re so smart."
The sin of pride is embedded in human nature. We think that whatever is in our mind is true, no matter how it got there. If others think something different, they are wrong. If somebody tries to teach us something that we don't want to be true, we refuse to listen to them. We are all, in a word, closed-minded.
And unfortunately, nowhere is this phenomenon more pronounced than in reading the Bible. To paraphrase an old joke, most people use the Bible like a drunk uses a lamppost: For support, rather than illumination. But God knows what is true and what isn't; and if we apply our closed-mindedness to the Bible, we sin.
And it is not just us laymen. No church that I know of is free from this problem. Every church either ignores, or "interprets" beyond recognition, the plain meaning of some part of the Bible, and most often will omit embarrassing passages from worship services.
People will tell you that the Bible says what they want it to say rather than what it actually says. But we must read it for ourselves. And we should not read it seeking to justify our preconceptions, but with an open mind. Our purpose, first and foremost, is to learn where we are wrong or ignorant.
This is what Christ meant when he said "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." [Matthew 19:14], or the first words of the Sermon on the Mount, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." [Matthew 5:3] We must strive to be like children, our minds emptied of preconceptions and eager to be taught, for this is the opposite of being "wise in our own sight".
Meditation : Prayer : May the Passion of Christ be ever in my heart. May your law and your goodness guide my every thought, O Lord. And may the power of your Holy Spirit flow through my words and my actions. Walk with me, so that I may not be alone as I face this day, but always in your presence. Your joy is a lighthouse in a world often dark with sin, and I pray that I may inspire others as I have been inspired. In the name of Christ, bless me this day, and all whom I may meet. Amen. |
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