Devotional for Wednesday, January 21, 2015 Two Standards Todays Scripture: Matthew 22:40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. Read it online at the Bible Gateway: (NIV) (NASB) (KJV) (The Message) Want a challenge everyday? Ponder this Have you thought about what it means to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (Matthew 22:37, NIV)? Here are a few obvious aspects: you seek fellowship with him and long to gaze upon his beauty (Psalm 27:4). You rejoice in meditating on his Word and rise early to pray (Psalm 119:97; Mark 1:35). You always delight to do his will (Psalm 40:8). A regard for his glory governs and motivates everything you do (1 Corinthians 10:31)—eating and drinking, working and playing, buying and selling, reading and speaking, even driving. Youre never discouraged or frustrated by adverse circumstances because youre confident God is working all things together for your good (Romans 8:28). Youre always content because you know hell never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5). Or look at what Jesus called the second commandment: love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:39, NIV). Among other things, this would mean that you never show selfishness, irritability, peevishness, or indifference in your dealings with others. You take a genuine interest in their welfare and seek to promote their interests, honor, and well-being. You never regard them with prideful superiority or talk about their failings. You never resent any wrongs they do to you, but instead are always ready to forgive. You always treat them as you would have them treat you. Do you begin to grasp some of the implications of what it means to obey these two commandments? Most of us dont even think about them in the course of a day, let alone aspire to obey them. Instead we content ourselves with avoiding major outward sins and performing accepted Christian duties. (Excerpt taken from The Gospel for Real Life) The text for this devotional comes from devotional book Holiness Day by Day by Jerry Bridges. Visit The Navigators Resources website for more devotional resources. Get Holiness Day by Day in your inbox . . . Subscribe here to receive Holiness Day by Day each day Copyright 2015 The Navigators. All Rights Reserved. PO Box 6000, Colorado Springs, CO 80934-6000 by Jerry Bridges You are receiving this daily Holiness Day by Day devotional email from The Navigators at rosebudsteacup@msn Manage your email subscriptions
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