“Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good yes He is good and He is worthy!” Those are the words to one of my favorite praise songs. The last few days basking in the presence of family and a new grand-baby, it has been very emotionally tiring and humbling. For a moment I was going to try to have a pity party, but I turned my focus to Jesus and everything fell right back in line. I have a lesson for us all today.
Today’s Prayer
Father, There’s a little silly song I’ve heard that goes like this: “Oh Lord, it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way…” Well, people may laugh at that little “ditty,” but the truth is too many of us think of ourselves more highly than we should. I’m sorry for when I’ve been guilty of that. I’m not always right, and usually admit when I’m wrong, but there are times when my attitude has been too “high and mighty” or “holier than thou.” I don’t want to be that way. I’m not better than my brothers and sisters in Christ. We are all human, sinners saved by grace. The rich are not better than the poor, or the supervisor better than the supervised. We all serve a different, but important, function. Please help me remain humble and appreciative of all and most of all, appreciative of You and Your mighty works. I praise You, Lord, for Who You are. I sit here, humbled in Your presence. With love, in the name of Jesus, Amen.
Let’s eat.
FOCUS ON WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE
The Bible teaches that there is a visible material world and there is an invisible spiritual world, and these two co-exist side by side. We would be foolish to deny that there is an unseen spiritual world just because we cannot see it with our physical eyes. A blind man would be foolish to deny the radiant splendor of a sunset simply because he cannot see it.
If you were to take my great-grandfather and bring him back to this world and tell him that this room right now is full of music, sports, drama, action, automobiles crashing, and news from all over the world, he’d say, “No, that’s not true, you’re telling a lie.” But we know that it is true. If we turn on the TV, it could draw all of these images out of the air. We cannot see them right now simply because we’re not tuned in to them, but we know that they’re there. This gives us a wonderful illustration of another world in this age in which we live that our great-grandfathers did not have.
And Jesus is here now, but unless you have your antennae up and tuned into station J-E-S-U-S, you may not know it. You may say, “These people are just conjuring up things and talking about things that are not reality.” But there is more to life than what you can touch, what you can taste, what you can smell, what you can see, and what you can hear.
- How have you experienced the unseen spiritual reality of the world?
- How does this reality exist in support of God and in opposition to Him?
Spend time today reflecting on the reality of the unseen spiritual world.
Quote of the Day
The curvature of the moral spine is an affliction which only the Great Physician can cure. -Anonymous