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Friday, June 12, 2009
No Middle Ground
"If a person is not with me, then he is against me. The
person that does not work with me is working against me."
-- Matthew 12:30 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
So often as human beings, we want to do what I call "play in the gray."
Rather than seeing issues as black and white, right and wrong, good and
evil, we often say, "Well, it's not all that cut and dried. It's not
really a black and white issue; it's really more a gray issue." Jesus
does not allow us to "play in the gray" about his identity. If we are
not for him, we are against him. Being lukewarm, undecided,
noncommittal, is simply another way of opposing Jesus. So let's begin
today to daily live with unabashed dedication in our service to the
Lord Jesus Christ!
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Loving and Almighty God, I confess that sometimes I do not want to take
a stand on a controversial issue that might get me criticized or
ridiculed. But today and each day that follows, Father, I want to serve
Jesus without compromise. I don't want to hedge on my devotion and
loyalty to him. As I commit myself to his service, please further
empower me by your Spirit with boldness to clearly, yet sensitively,
proclaim my allegiance to Jesus Christ as my Lord. In Jesus' holy name
I pray. Amen.
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