The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the heart of fools. ~Proverbs 15:7
Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” ~Matthew 7:19-20 Prayer: Lord, may my heart be open to Your wisdom and may my lips be dedicated only to the wisdom that my heart has acquired. Keep your servant from foolish talk. Give me wisdom to know what needs to be said and what needs to be discarded. I want to be fruitful for You, Lord Jesus. I do not want to be a stumbling block for those who want to enter Your Kingdom. May they find the fruit desirable that you have blessed me to produce so that they will not only come back for more but want to bear it themselves. May my worship today be full of praise and gratitude for all You have done and all You will accomplish because You are still in control. I know that Your Will will be done. Keep my desire strong within me to cooperate with Your plan and not run away in fear or discouragement. “The wrong will fail, the right prevail,” because You are the ruler yet. Amen. Song: This Is My Father’s World
Matthew 20:20-28 , Mark 10:35-45 , Key verse: "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all." Mark 10:43B-44 In our readings for yesterday, in which Jesus outlined what was about to happen to Him, for His disciples, the passage in Luke ends: "The disciples did not understand any of this. It's meaning was hidden from them, and they did not know what He was talking about." ( Luke 18:34 ) Now, we see just how truly clueless they were. Jesus had laid out a plan before them of pain and suffering and death and now James and John are focused on a promotion. The disconnect is so obvious. It's really not important to know whether James and john came up with this request on their own or if their mother put them up to it. The request was made and James and John thought that they could handle the responsibility that would come with it. What is that saying, "Fools rush in where angels fe...
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