Titus
Paul said that God brought us salvation that gives us the ability to have self-control, to live godly lives while we wait for the return of Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to purify for himself a people that are eager to do what is good (Titus 2:11-14). I read that, and it sounded great, but am I eager to do good? Not all the time! Sometimes it is such a chore. Why do we always have to put others ahead of ourselves?
In the end, it is more rewarding to do good. Proverbs has tried to teach us that over and over again. I think the desire has to be consciously cultivated, though. So that's something I'll be praying about - being eager to do good!
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Eyes let in the light
Luke
Today I read about the story of how the eye is like a lamp, and when the eye lets in good light, the whole body is good, and when it lets in darkness, the whole body is dark (Luke 11:34). Some commentaries try to liken the eye of the body to the eye of understanding. To some degree, that is okay. But I think we could just let the eye be the eye in this story. For example, when you look on good things in life, and revel in nature, you can be drawn to God because you see the work of his hands. When you read the bible, you're letting in light. These sorts of visual activities bring light into the body. But when you watch trash on TV, or see bad movies, or read inappropriate things, or go see inappropriate things, you're letting darkness in. So we must make sure we let our eyes rest on the things of God, and that leads to bringing in more and more light to our understanding. It's a tough thing to keep our eyes pure today, but we've got to rise to the challenge.
Today I read about the story of how the eye is like a lamp, and when the eye lets in good light, the whole body is good, and when it lets in darkness, the whole body is dark (Luke 11:34). Some commentaries try to liken the eye of the body to the eye of understanding. To some degree, that is okay. But I think we could just let the eye be the eye in this story. For example, when you look on good things in life, and revel in nature, you can be drawn to God because you see the work of his hands. When you read the bible, you're letting in light. These sorts of visual activities bring light into the body. But when you watch trash on TV, or see bad movies, or read inappropriate things, or go see inappropriate things, you're letting darkness in. So we must make sure we let our eyes rest on the things of God, and that leads to bringing in more and more light to our understanding. It's a tough thing to keep our eyes pure today, but we've got to rise to the challenge.
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