A beautiful and meaningful time with family yesterday and a laid-back day today! Thank You, Father, for Your many blessings!
John 8:12-20 (<<click here to read the passage)
In many situations, there is nothing much worse than an ignorant individual telling experienced individuals what they are doing wrong. To multiply insults is to imply that they will talk with the experienced individual’s superiors about the incident because the ignorant individual has so much power and influence…at least in their own eyes. And more often than not, the superiors may be nodding their heads on the outside but rolling their eyes on the inside. Unfortunately, I’ve been in both positions and there’s not much one can do about it but grin and bear it…literally!
The audacity! The bloated self-worth and self-esteem! Windbags! And all that is really accomplished is a waste of time on everyone’s part!
Audacious and bloated fit the Pharisees to a “t”! They were in charge after all! The temple and all things of importance were in their more than capable hands. This young upstart most certainly did not know a lick about what He was talking about! And no matter what Jesus said, they weren’t about to listen or take to heart any of it! They knew better!
When the time comes for them to stand before God on that great day of judgment, they will see and fully understand the fools that they were. And at that point, there will be nothing they can say or do to get themselves out of the situation that they, and they alone, put themselves in! There will surely be Hell to pay for their audacity. Their only hope will be if they realized the error of their ways and acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah, confessing their sins, and asking for the forgiveness, that He so freely extends to each of us, regardless of our transgressions!
I don’t think I mentioned it recently but why is it that on more occasions than I care to admit, I am right there alongside those infamous Pharisees?
Jesus! This is my life, You know?! I know what I’m doing! Yeah, I know when I accepted You as my Savior, I said You were in charge but…I don’t like what You are suggesting. I’m the one in the situation and I think that I should make the call. Thanks for Your advice and all but, I’ve got this!
Audacious and bloating fit me to a “t” in those times! My Creator knows best. I may not be so audacious as to verbalize those things or even think them so clearly and blatantly but, that’s my attitude far too often. And when I crash and burn, when my life is a mess, only then does it come into fresh focus that I was wrong. If I had just listened and followed His guidance the mess wouldn’t exist!
Lord Jesus may that title – Lord – not just be a word I use, but may it be a mindset I set forth and lifestyle I live day in and day out! You know best! You know everything about me and my circumstances. Help me to deliberately put my trust in You! Amen.
June 27th, 2021, Sun, 7:30 pm
