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Matthew 10 is a crazy chapter. Thinking today about the end of it, and how you honor a prophet or a righteous man to receive their reward.
Why? seems like a strange connection.
As Im running my brain - I think its strange because we live in a $$ transaction society or worldview. If this person has this thing, I can access that by giving up some level of $$. We have transaction. Nothing wrong, just how the world goes round.
I think the Kingdom has an honor transaction worldview, which is in contrast to a $$ transaction worldview and can be very confusing when we run up against it. Primarily because it's free and has no strings attached to it.
Think about God creating us. He simply made us in His image and does not require anything of us, but rather invites us into relationship. When we choose to honor and follow Him, we receive the reward (so to speak) of what God is. At the same time, when we honor the people around us for the nature of God that they carry, we then receive the benefit of what they have on their life. Maybe it's as simple as the joy or peace that they carry, or something more tangible.
I'm challenged by this in that when I walk into a room, or some public place, my mind functions way more in critique or judgement, then it does in honor.
I think as God has gone before me (see the post from a few days back) I am going to try and stop the judgmental thoughts, and try and practice honor thoughts as I go about my day today. Join me in it, lemme know how it goes for you 😂😂😂 this one may take awhile...
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Mark 4 on tap for my soul
Reading proverbs 17.3 this morning. My hearts motives will get put out before the Lord to be judged...someday? Sure sure we will all stand before a judgement seat - in the meantime we exist in the today.
Just how much do we really want our motives to be seen and known? To a degree, we can add some churchy language to situations in our lives and make everything seem dandy - try and manage or control the externals around us so that people around us have the idea that we have great lives. And we will all see just how long we can hold that up...
But really whats the driver in your soul. And how will that end? Is it monies? health? reputation? Trying to work out the grind of life so that I feel secure, satisfying my internal need for whatever the thing is.
A free heart has no need for external validation, no need to be proven, it experiences the fire of life and is out on display come what may. Its proof of trust in a God that is in control.
Check proverbs 17.3
Then check out Phil 2. ...
a pretty good indicator of your thoughts and attitudes getting the day going.
That first thing, first word could be to a family member, a text, an email, a co worker, the coffee barista...irregardless take a moment and look at it.
Most of us, myself included have some sort of routine greeting informed by our experiences, culture, friends around us - its generally trite, creating minimal connection, and continues us on our day.
My invitation is to spend that moment with intention and allow Hebrews 3:1-14 to guide you. That first word could be so much more...
The author is giving a recount of the Israelites allowing their hardness to be. He runs the hardening through the redemption of hope in Christ, and then challenges us to understand we are no different than the Israelites apart from Christ.
And then verse 13...the solid therefore. take a moment and read it.
The exhortation is not a trite you can do it, but a calling of the reminder of the hope in the Cross, the person of Jesus, the ...
