This week the update from Life Action Revival dealt with honesty. They stressed the need to be honest with God and with others. Isn't it odd that we have a tendancy to try to spin our behavior before God? He knows our hearts better than we do so honesty is certainly the best policy. We weren't the first to try to spin our behaviour. Remember Adam's response to God after the fall? He said, "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate. (ESV)." Adam trys to spin it so that he can blame the woman first, then blame God's for giving her to him, then at last he admits that he ate it but who could blame him?
When we follow that path of being dishonest with God we buy into the lie ourselves. Once I was studying Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." I was wondering what good being poor in spirit would do. Why would that be a key to the kingdom? I did a word study on "poor in spirit" and came to understand that it was a reference to those who ask and know they are needy. God was saying, "blessed are those who know their need and keep on asking for they will receive the kingdom of heaven"
Life Action Revival made the point that we can become like the Laodician church (rich and increased with goods, and in need of nothing). Of course they were naked, poor, and blind. The best way to keep honest about our need is to keep our vision of God fresh. I pray that God will use our current study of "Don't Waste Your Life" to keep this knowledge of your need awake in your lives.
When we follow that path of being dishonest with God we buy into the lie ourselves. Once I was studying Matthew 5:3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." I was wondering what good being poor in spirit would do. Why would that be a key to the kingdom? I did a word study on "poor in spirit" and came to understand that it was a reference to those who ask and know they are needy. God was saying, "blessed are those who know their need and keep on asking for they will receive the kingdom of heaven"
Life Action Revival made the point that we can become like the Laodician church (rich and increased with goods, and in need of nothing). Of course they were naked, poor, and blind. The best way to keep honest about our need is to keep our vision of God fresh. I pray that God will use our current study of "Don't Waste Your Life" to keep this knowledge of your need awake in your lives.
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