Wednesday, May 1, 2019
“Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that. But I’ll tell you whom to fear. Fear God, who has the power to kill you and then throw you into hell. Yes, he’s the one to fear. Luke 12:4-5
Getting
something right is important; it’s usually not everything, but
nonetheless an important consideration.
If you’re an astronaut, you’re very concerned that the folks back at
NASA calculated your re-entry angle correctly; otherwise at the critical moment
the shuttle in which you’re riding will skip-off earth’s atmosphere and you’ll
spend the next millennia bouncing off moons and asteroids! If you’re a politician, you can’t get
anything done for your constituents if you don’t get the election thing
right. And in relationships there are
times to speak, and there are times to zip your mouth under lock and key! Some things just need to be right!
In the
interest of getting it right about respect (what and to whom respect is due), I
want to suggest that something this important requires a balcony view. That is to say, if you don’t understand your
place and how you got there, you’ll never understand how to respect the meaning
of, or purpose in your life.
Jesus made
it very plain about respect to the Pharisee who asked:
“Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40
So,
everyone is due respect. But, who is at
the head of that list? The answer to
that is really very simple; it is the one who holds the most power. If we ever expect to get it right in
life about to whom we give our most serious attention, it will be when we
finally come to this most important understanding:
God is God, and we are not!
For You Today
There are
plenty of people calling your name; One is a special voice, and He is the one
you should fear. Step back from life’s
stage; get up on the balcony and look at it all. Keep quiet for as long as it takes to hear
that still, small voice.
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