Oh my, Father, what an absolutely beautiful day! A warm, bright sun… still some color on the trees…thank You, Father, for the gift of Your majesty!
Matthew 5:25-26 (<<click here to read the passage)
I’ve been trying to break an old habit. In order to keep relatively even wear on the slacks I wear to work, I rotate them, but the old habit I had was not hanging them up right away when I took them off. For years I would lay them down nicely, first one pair, then another, then another. Quite often I wouldn’t hang them up until the next rotation started. Bad, bad habit!
But I must say that for the most part that habit has been replaced! I am now a regular hang-’em-up guy! I also put my shoes back into my closet daily, and I keep the top of my dresser clear of clutter! Yay! (Karen appreciates it, too!)
It is much easier to deal with things when they are small, before they get bigger and out of control. In today’s mini-parable, Lord, Your advice is to take care of things before they get any bigger; if not, they can get out of control quickly – with tragic results. My Life Application Study Bible states,
‘In Jesus’ day, someone who couldn’t pay a debt was thrown into prison until the debt was paid. Unless someone came to pay the debt for the prisoner, he or she would probably die there.”
Way too often, we are too embarrassed, stubborn, or maybe even apathetic to deal with confrontational things when they are small. It just seems easier to avoid them altogether. But, Lord, Your way is based on love. And love wants to address things right away – to make amends while things are easier to mend. Following Your way keeps things moving along. May we make a habit of fulfilling Your will here on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
(Nov 8th, 2017, Wed, 10:49 am)
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