LIFE..... Jesus says, Therefore I'm telling you Ed, stop being perpetually uneasy, anxious or worried about your life. What you shall eat. What you shall drink. Your body and what you shall put on. He's much braver than I am as I would never tell Ann Marie that she should stop being perpetually anything when it comes to her body and what she should wear. Just trying to lighten things up a bit.
Now it's my opinion that either this is a trick question or Jesus is being sarcastic. He asks, "Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?" My immediate answer is "OF COURSE!" Life is... a job, transportation, circumstances, situations, decisions, a honey due list, meetings, and the list goes on. I absolutely agree that life is much more than just eating , drinking, and clothing. But I don't agree that I am worried about any one of those three things He has specifically mentioned. Now having studied this before I am very much aware that Jesus is talking about more than just those three things. So I'm trying not to jump the gun.
Following my pattern of study I must personalize these last words. Last time I did this exercise I was working on a specific area of my life. See if you can guess what it was. So this was then. "Is not Ed's life greater in quantity than position and Ed's body far above and more excellent than recognition? I am happy to say that I have achieved some success in overcoming those things. This time I will have to see what God is pointing out for me to focus on which just happens to make a great application.
Application - I know that I said this whole week was the same so this will have to be for a bonus reward. Each of you personalize Jesus words.
Just fill in the blanks by making comment on this blog. Is not ______'s life greater in quality than _________________ and ________'s body far above and more excellent than __________________? Here's another example. Is not life greater in quality than a promotion and the body far above and more excellent than a new car?
Is not Nickel's life greater in quality than the opinions of man and Nickel's body far above and more excellent than a stereotype?
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Is not Todd's life greater in quality than being right and Todd's body far above and more excellent than superiority?
ReplyDeleteIs not Hayley's life greater in quality than what a person thinks and Hayley's body far above and more excellent than following the crowd?
ReplyDeleteNickle you have light for next week.
ReplyDeleteTodd you have light for next week and a wild card misting.
Hayley you have light for next week.
Manny you have light for next week.
Megan you have light for next week.
Is not Megan's life greater in quality than selfish desires and Megan's body far above and more excellent than compromise?
ReplyDelete(i know its late) Is not andrea's life greater in quality than the need for approval and andrea's body far above and more excellent than compromise?
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