It's nice to be home...
Albeit on MC. :( Thank goodness I'm not often sick. Heh.
And just a day reading His Word is great.
To proclaim: NO more subjecting myself to coming back late!
JUDGING:Matthew 7:1
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged.
2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?"
The traits in others that bothers us are often the habits we dislike in ourselves. Judge yourself first - and then lovingly forgive and help your neighbour. "Do not judge" is a call to be discerning rather than be negative.
Luke 6:38
38"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."
Parable of giving an exact measure of rice using a measuring cup -- "with the measure you use, it will be measured to you".
TITHINGDeuteronomy 14:22
22"You shall surely tithe all the produce from what you sow, which comes out of the field every year."
To put the Lord first, as all that we have belongs to Him, for a proper perspective on all that we have.
LEADERSHIPLuke 6:39-40
39"And He also spoke a parable to them: "A blind man cannot guide a blind man, can he? Will they not both fall into a pit?
40A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher."
To follow the right leadership and teachers, as you will go no farther than they do. Look for leaders who will show you more about faith and whose guidance you trust.
DO NOT BE A HYPOCRITEMatthew 6:4-6 (The Message)
4"Just do it--quietly and unobtrusively. That is the way your God, who conceived you in love, working behind the scenes, helps you out.
5And when you come before God, don't turn that into a theatrical production either. All these people making a regular show out of their prayers, hoping for stardom! Do you think God sits in a box seat?
6Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace."
A hypocrite is a person who puts on religious behaviour in order to gain attn, approval, acceptance or admiration fr others, is not someone who tries to do the right thing but fails, or fulfill their duty when they don't feel like doing it, nor is it someone who is weak in faith.
Take heart. :)
Proverbs 3:5
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
7Do not be wise in your own eyes;
Fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
8It will be healing to your body
And refreshment to your bones.
