Sunday review: March 7-12
Just like dinner every evening, daily nurture from God gives us strength to live another day for him. If you missed one of this week’s posts, find its link and take in the spiritual nutrition it provides.
March 7
When we are in a conversation and have a disagreement, hunkering down and fighting about who is right probably won’t change anyone’s mind. What we can do is continue to love the person we disagree with; one day love might change the conversation. We can also move on to share the good news with someone God places in our path who is ready to listen. The church will grow more through love than through argument.
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March 8
Do I sometimes try to minimize the role of Jesus in my life? Yes, I will call him Savior. Like most people, I know I have my sin, my flaws, my failures. For that we need the Savior. But to declare him King and Lord is often another thing. To declare Jesus Lord of our lives requires that we continue to allow him to tear away the pride, the power, and the control we so desperately attempt to exert over self and others.
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March 9
I wonder if sometimes we read past some questions Jesus asked for the same reason the Pharisees did. We don’t want to think or act differently. We are too content with our preconceived way of thinking. To answer the questions Jesus asks might mean big changes. But we don’t want to change.
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March 10
In Psalm 44 the psalmist suggests several important lessons to be passed down; each one confirms that God is our provider, protector, defender, and victory. The question that keeps coming to my mind is, “What happens if we don’t do our job passing down spiritual truth to our children and grandchildren? What if we fail to share how God saved us, helped us through difficult times, and provided for us when there was nothing left?”
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March 11
It might be scary to consider that we cling to beliefs and behaviors that have been passed down to us and reinforced by culture even though they reflect neither the thinking nor the love of God.
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March 12
Faced with the senseless tragedy of this terrible war, we may be tempted to give up on God, to question how he could let this happen, to add this horror to our own personal list of complaints against him. But sometimes such a reaction isn’t a matter of weak faith any more than inadequate preparation.
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