I have just spent the last hour or so "chasing" blogs about a new book that was just released by one of my favorite authors, Tony Jones. Mr. Jones has written a book (found here) that is causing quite a stir! I won't bore you with details, but I spent an hour reading praises for the book as well as many criticisms. The major argument is that Tony Jones sits outside of traditional "orthodoxy" (here). I have read so many "big" words in the last hour that I have come down with a severe case of tired head. The blogs are all written by people with a lot of letters after their names and so that gives them some sort of street cred! After looking in my theological dictionary for the fourth time in an hour I decided I needed to blog about today's passage…
We get so uptight about other people. We spend so much of our time worried what others are doing and saying that we forget about ourselves. I want to learn to love the Lord, walk in his ways, and to keep his commands. I want to do these three things really well before I start to look at how well you are doing. I want to leave behind this arrogance that I have it all together and take with me my own brokenness. I want to be able to say "…the Lord is my life." (v.20)
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Why is it that we so often read passages like this and think, "Those poor sinful Israelites. Why couldn't they just pay attention." Thank you Shane for reminding me that loving God and obeying Him is a matter of life or death for me too.
Which will we choose? Life and Prosperity, or death and adversity?
What a question? Of course we choose life and prosperity. But what does this mean? In this day of some prosperity preaching and "just claim it" discussions, is there more to this than just praying for God to show "His favor" on me?
We must come to Him Just As We are.
With every barrier broken down, a sinner praying for pardon.
As Psalms 51 says "Be gracious to me, O God, according to Thy loving kindness;According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin; Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And sustain me with a willing spirit.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise."
Paul in Romans 12 says this way,"I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."
Yes, this is life! This is prosperity!!
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