Time to fire up the blog again, I have found a book that I
think is very good, a book that besides the Bible I can use as a daily
devotional. The book is Note to Self by Joe Thorn, so each day I will share the
scripture passage a expert from the book and a few of my own thoughts.
Scripture passage Matthew
10:28
28 “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
Section from the
book
The problem with this kind of worldly
fear is that it will lead you to toe party lines instead of correcting and
challenging the people you are close to. It will compel you to try to live a
safe life, free from risk or danger instead of being willing to make the hard
and “risky” choice of following Jesus in a culture that rejects him. It will
lead you to so prize the good gifts of God that they mutate into idols that you
are unwilling to let go of.
Simple thoughts
I have never been to a movie
that I would call scary. What horror movies I have been too I usually end up
laughing at the so called scary parts. The
reason is I know nothing in the movie can harm me. But I do not do so well when
it comes to life. I am afraid of what people might think of me, I am afraid of
being challenged for what I believe, I am afraid of conflict. The sad thing is
these things are not even close to killing me like Matthew 10:28 says. However
if I’m not careful these things could dominate my life. The idol I fight
against everyday is comfort. I too often try to live safe from the risk or
danger of speaking up for what I believe in. I need to ask myself if I won’t
stand up for it do I really believe in it. Following Jesus is risky as far as
the world is concerned, but consider the danger of not following Him, that is
where the fear of God has to overcome the fear of man.
