Scripture for today: Job 35; Job 36; 1 Corinthians 7; 1 Corinthians 8 (New International Version)
Scripture-My special verse today: 1 Corinthians 8:1 Now about food sacrificed to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge.[a] Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2The man who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know. 3But the man who loves God is known by God.
Observation: The letter seems to indicate that others are acting knowledgeable about things in which they do not contain knowledge. They are unable and unwilling to love but seem to know alot about nothing. Therefore, Paul tells them a man who loves God is know by God.
Application: Am I known more for love or for knowledge? Can I be accused of loving God so much that others can see it? I need to be aware that my knowledge is only as good as my own understanding. However, God is at work and I might not have all the facts. I must be careful to love more than I try to tell people what I know.
Prayer: Let me be accused of knowing you because of the love I have.
Categories: 1 Corinthians
Tagged: Love
Scripture for today: Ezekiel 1; Ezekiel 2; Ezekiel 3; Revelation 2
Scripture-My special verse today: Revelation 2:3You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. 4Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.5Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.
Observation: John is telling the things God has laid on his heart to tell them about. Each church has things for which God is not happy. For them, he is proud of the things they have done well and the fact that they have persevered and not grown weary. However, he rebukes them for losing their first love and not remaining true to the gospel of Christ. They have given their heart to something besides the Lord.
Application: Have I lost my first love? Do I truly persevere for the Lord in all things? So many times I find it hard to recognize who I am doing it for, me or the Lord. That is why it is so important for me to stay connected to him daily in the Word.
Prayer: Let me stay true to you, my first love. Show me my fallacies when I turn to others besides you.
Categories: Revelation
Tagged: Love
