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Monday, June 23, 2008
Not One of Us!
Then John said, "Teacher, we saw a man using your name to
force demons out of a person. He is not one of us. So we told
him to stop, because he does not belong to our group."
-- Mark 9:38 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
Isn't it amazing how quickly we can split up into our own little groups
and begin to arrogantly do as a group what Jesus had just challenged
his disciples not to do as individuals when he told them that the
greatest must be a servant to all? (Mark 9:30-37) We all want to
picture ourselves as "insiders" in the Kingdom of God -- those who are
righteously superior and correct. When others appear to be doing God's
good work, we feel threatened rather than delighted. How shallow, how
petty, and how unlike Jesus such arrogance is! God forgive us and
change us from our petty ways.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father in heaven, I love you. However, I have to admit that I frustrate
myself with my own selfish and petty loyalties and pride. Even though I
hate that trait in others, I need your help, Father, to hate it in
myself and remove from my own heart. Please help me be more open just
as your Son was while on the earth. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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