The unimportance of things (2)

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“God chose things despised by the world, things counted as nothing at all, and used them to bring to nothing what the world considers important.” 1 Corinthians 1v28 (NLT)

What are the things you consider important? Who do you put your trust in? Are you always seeking for the assistance or approval of man? Is that what is considered most important for you? Do you find that you always worry and think you have to worry? Are you of the “tit for tat” school, whereby anyone who offends you must pay dearly for it? What does the Lord say about these issues?

Trust: “It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust and take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.” Psalm 118v8-9 (AMP).

The approval of man: ““Don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot touch your soul. Fear only God, who can destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10v28 (NLT).

Life: “Anyone who loves his life loses it, but anyone who hates his life in this world will keep it to life eternal. [Whoever has no love for, no concern for, no regard for his life here on earth, but despises it, preserves his life forever and ever.]” John 12v25 (AMP)

Enemies: ““You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may children of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and unrighteous.” Matthew 5v43-45 (NIV)

How to find rest: “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls. For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good – not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne.” Matthew 11v28-30 (AMP)

Supplementary Text

“This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the LORD.” Jeremiah 9v23-24 (NIV)

Prayer

Our Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your Word. Father, we pray that we will not copy the behavior and customs of this world, but will let God transform us into a new person by changing the way we think. Then we will learn to know God’s will for us, which is good and pleasing and perfect, in Jesus name, amen.