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Thursday, March 26, 2009
The Golden Life
"Do to other people the same things you want them to do to
you. This is the meaning of the law {of Moses} and the
{teaching of the} prophets."
-- Matthew 7:12 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
The Golden Rule! That's what it's called, but Jesus isn't as concerned
that we know the "rule" as much as he is that we live the "golden
life." In many ways, this concept of doing for others what we would
want done for us summarizes Jesus' teaching to his disciples about how
to live for others. It also captures the spirit of the Old Testament
Law and the teaching of the prophets. In other words, living to bless
others is God's will for us in all of our relationships. We are not
here to live for ourselves, but to bless others in the name of Jesus.
This kind of life is transformational. God can use it in ways we would
never anticipate to touch the lives of others.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Almighty and enabling God, help me focus less on my needs and my
desires. Instead, dear Father, please help me hear the heart cry of
those around me and then use me to serve them in your name and do for
them what I would want done for me. Through the precious name of the
Lord Jesus I pray. Amen.
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