Jesus asked Peter"Do you love Me?" (John 21:17). If this same question is to us, what would our answer be? We may not consider ourselves grossly sinful. Yet the one thing we were created for - a deep, abiding, consuming love for God - eludes us while we busy ourselves with avoiding greed, pride, lust, anger, impatience and a host of other sinful traits. We mistakenly think that the battle is fought on these fronts - so we spend our energy fighting symptoms when the ultimate source of our sickness is a loveless heart toward God - the most grevious sin of all. May we ask God to rekindle our hearts an abiding love for Him.
Day 183 - What Pleases Jesus Matters Read: Psalm 141; Proverbs 6:12-15; Revelation 2; 2 Samuel 7-8 “Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce My servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols.” Revelation 2:20 NKJV http://bible.us/114/rev.2.20.nkjv I have the privilege to complete two modules of MBA course in Oxford University recently. What impressed me most is the history of this great prestigious University. John and Charles Wesley's prayer meetings held there laid the foundations of the Methodist Church today. The way of teaching is based on the Disputations which was started 600 years ago in the Divinity School where 2 Professors would present their cases to determine who would be more persuasive. Hence, every student In Oxford is expected weekly to prepare 2500 words of essay whereby the lecturer will debate with the students and challenge his...
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