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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. Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:The Philosophers at Athens Bible Verse :Acts 17:16-21 "ow while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. " Message:
As indicated in the final verse, Athens was still the center of philosophy in 50 A.D.; men gathered outside on a hill called the Areopagus to discuss ideas. It was the most concentrated center of philosophical discussion in the history of the entire world. So Paul has made it into the big time. His walking into the Areopagus of Athens was like a baseball player walking into Yankee Stadium.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius, the
great Roman stoic
Although Epicureanism has come to be associated with overindulgence, in fact, the opposite is true. The Epicureans believed in stringent moderation as one key to perfecting human life. They believed that human beings had souls, which survived their deaths. Although they believed that gods existed, they thought that these gods were not interested in life on earth and certainly would never intervene in earthly affairs.
The Stoics, remarkably, came very close to agreeing with the fundamental truth of John 1:1 -- “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God. And the Word was God.” Although they did not call him “God,” they believed that the Word, or logos, was not simply a force, but a reasoning person; and they had true morals based on the laws of the Word. They were ethical, tried to live good lives, and believed in the human soul. But they lacked an essential ingredient: a living relationship with the Word and worship of him as God, which the Jews were given in the Old Testament. They had no life in the spirit, as we call it.
And so, as close as they had come to truth by using their sheer intellect, the Greeks worshipped statues, to which they had ascribed a vast, rich mythology. But intellect cannot find God; as they are to discover, only the spirit can find God.
There are a considerable number of people in the Western world, and probably all over the earth, who unwittingly practice a modified (and watered down) version of these ancient philosophies.
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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