My entry of 10/26 entry touched on the wonderful truth that, as Christians, we have the freedom and confidence to be able to go to God directly. No earthly intercessor is necessary. That is an exciting truth, but is of little consequence if I fail to take advantage of it.
Yesterday there were two or three tough situations at work. Did I utilize that "freedom and confidence" to take the challenges to the Lord? Not so much. I did my best to deal with the situations on my own strength. The author of James writes in chapter 1 22Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror 24and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. Yesterday, I was that man.
My prayer for today is that I will not only read God's word, but put it into practice in my life. Paul writes in Ephesians 6:23a to "pray in the Spirit on all occasions will all kinds of prayers and requests." If I can just remember to do this one thing, I will be way ahead of yesterday.
What are your thoughts on today's reading?
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