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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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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 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. Friday, March 8, 2019
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:The Example of Christ Bible Verse:Romans 15:1-6 "We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. " Message:
People, especially when they are young, tend to look upwards when they think about their future. The very phrase “look up” has come to have a second meaning of “respect” or “admire,” as when we say we look up to a certain person. We concentrate our attention on people who are above us in some way — a skill or ability, education, a trait of character, respect of others, etc. We plan and strive to become more like them.
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But no matter where we find ourselves in the hierarchies of life, we tend not to look very hard at the people behind us. Paul is telling us to do exactly that; for often we pay them little attention. We want to interact with people who are richer, more beautiful, more accomplished than us, or at least our equals. But we do not do this for them, or for God; we do this to please ourselves. We do it out of pride, to keep alive within ourselves our sense of our own status.
But Christ and Paul both lived and taught the opposite. Christ, stronger than any other human in history, placed himself between the weak and their punishment; he was like a man who lies on top of a person being beaten, so that the blows would fall on him rather than on the weaker person.
Nor did he say that we should only help those who “deserve it.” There is a strong tendency in our nature to judge those in trouble, according to the degree they have caused their own problem. The British once called them the “deserving poor”; they would reserve their charity for those of whom they approved, and deny it to drunkards, criminals, the sexually immoral, etc. But Christ died for all sinners, and all of them caused their own problem. Our duty is one of love and acceptance, not one of judgment. It does not change if the person is obnoxious, or has illegitimate children, or has some other trait that we judge intolerable. Our obligation is to bear with them, “not to please ourselves.”
Meditation : Prayer : Oh God, hold me in the palm of your hand. I pray that you will mold me into what you want me to be. May I joyfully fill the role you have given to me and feel your peace deep in my soul, today and always,....Amen |
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