September 18 – What We Want To Hear
People hear whatever they want to hear. They will read whatever they want to see. The truth is less important than the spin their favorite media sources will put on it.
If we were to read it with a more accurate understanding of some of the idioms and metaphors… let us just say this would not get a PG rating. Solomon was channeling his inner DH Lawrence, not his inner Shakespeare.
I love Jesus, and I love the Church, and I love religion. If anyone is truly doing the first, the other two will naturally follow.
Read: Ezra 1:1-2:70, 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5. Psalm 27:7-14, Proverbs 20:22-23 Instead, God chose things the world considers foolish in order to shame those who think they are wise. And he chose things that are powerless to shame those who are powerful. (1 Corinthians 1:17) Relate: He was too tall. He wasn’t all that good looking. He was…
When it comes to money, I don’t think Jesus cared much about it.
I don’t need a lot of faith to see God do the miraculous in my life. All I need is to attempt the impossible.
Today, I’ve already made more than a few decisions. Each one of them has felt completely insignificant. Each one of them has drastically changed the world.
When the final tally is counted will I be part of that thirteenth tribe? Will I be one of the ones who doesn’t count?
Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1)
Following Jesus is not a private affair. If people that I know are surprised to find out that I am a Christian, then I am probably not.