Friday the 27th

2 Corinthians 10:18

 

¹⁸For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

 

I had a CEO tell me one time, that is did not matter what kind of job I thought I was doing, the only thing that really mattered is what kind of job he thought I was doing. It was a pretty humbling experience to say the least. Well it is the same when it comes to our relationship with the Lord. We are all blind, searching around in the darkness for the light. When we find it we are so joyful, and so happy the first thing we want to do is take off in a run and cover as much ground as possible. The problem is that we do not allow our eyes to adjust to the light. Our hearts are ready, but we are not processing everything yet, because while we can see better, we cannot see enough yet. The result is us running a race, and we think we are at the front on a well lit path, but in reality there is a group ahead of us, and shadows that we cannot see. We end up thinking that we are well on the way, and we are being great Christians, but the Lord knows there is more work to be done. Each day that passes is another day that the path becomes clearer, hopefully you are working on your spiritual course daily, and you see that the more you learn…..the more there is to learn! Do not allow yourself to be fooled, and become comfortable where you are. You will find yourself over confidant, and not as far down the path as you thought. You end up boasting about your progress, and your righteousness, not realizing that there is still more work to be done. The runner who is running forward does not have time to boast, he is saving his oxygen for the task at hand. The large group wandering all over the path, talking, and bragging wildly……they will find that they have a ways to go. They think they are doing great, but their progress is not as far as they think it is! Remember that you are working for the Lord’s approval, not your own, or the approval of others. In the end the Lord will not be overly concerned with what everyone thought about you……He knows the truth!

 

Peace,

Brian