AUGUST 29, 2018 CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE : TOPIC - HEART OF THE MATTER
CAC LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018
TOPIC - HEART OF THE MATTER
Read 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
MEMORISE
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble (1 Corinthians 8:13).
EXPOSITION
As the Corinthians quarrelled about eating food offered to idols, Apostle Paul sought to make peace by going into the heart of the matter. The heart of the matter was not so much about what to eat or what not to eat. The heart of the matter was whether the church has love for one another. Hence, the advice was that if eating meat sacrificed to idols causes my brother to stumble, then let me choose not to eat even if it doesn't matter to my own soul.
Am I prepared to give up my "rights" in order that others can benefit from the sacrifice? Do I even think about these "rights" in the first place? When I come back from home after a tired day at work, I have the right to rest. Yet, when my children occasionally ask me to play with them the moment I come back home, will it benefit them to insist on my rest or could I have my rest later? The real issue is, "Do I really love them and want them to know that Jesus is helping me to love them?" Paul facilitated Timothy's circumcision so that the Jews would not be offended (Acts 15:19-22; 16:1-4). Paul refused to be a burden to the brethren to strengthen their faith (1Thess.2:9,10; 3:7,8). Jesus paid tax so as not to offend some people (Matt. 17:26,27).
The choice is clear, but so many of us still struggle. As the Lord wills it, may He who is able, help us to deny our own rights for the benefit of others. Amen. That is the heart of the matter.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, give me wisdom to decipher the truth, no matter how deep it is.
2. Lord, save me from the danger of claiming and sticking to my so called rights always, at the detriment of Your eternal purpose.
3. Lord, help all Christian leaders to make the sacrifice that you expect of them for the furtherance of the gospel in the land.
Click to read yesterday and previous days C.A.C Living Water Daily Devotionals Guide Here
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY:
Psalms 85-88
CAC LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018
TOPIC - HEART OF THE MATTER
Read 1 Corinthians 8:1-13
MEMORISE
Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble (1 Corinthians 8:13).
EXPOSITION
As the Corinthians quarrelled about eating food offered to idols, Apostle Paul sought to make peace by going into the heart of the matter. The heart of the matter was not so much about what to eat or what not to eat. The heart of the matter was whether the church has love for one another. Hence, the advice was that if eating meat sacrificed to idols causes my brother to stumble, then let me choose not to eat even if it doesn't matter to my own soul.
Am I prepared to give up my "rights" in order that others can benefit from the sacrifice? Do I even think about these "rights" in the first place? When I come back from home after a tired day at work, I have the right to rest. Yet, when my children occasionally ask me to play with them the moment I come back home, will it benefit them to insist on my rest or could I have my rest later? The real issue is, "Do I really love them and want them to know that Jesus is helping me to love them?" Paul facilitated Timothy's circumcision so that the Jews would not be offended (Acts 15:19-22; 16:1-4). Paul refused to be a burden to the brethren to strengthen their faith (1Thess.2:9,10; 3:7,8). Jesus paid tax so as not to offend some people (Matt. 17:26,27).
The choice is clear, but so many of us still struggle. As the Lord wills it, may He who is able, help us to deny our own rights for the benefit of others. Amen. That is the heart of the matter.
PRAYER POINTS
1. Lord, give me wisdom to decipher the truth, no matter how deep it is.
2. Lord, save me from the danger of claiming and sticking to my so called rights always, at the detriment of Your eternal purpose.
3. Lord, help all Christian leaders to make the sacrifice that you expect of them for the furtherance of the gospel in the land.
Click to read yesterday and previous days C.A.C Living Water Daily Devotionals Guide Here
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY:
Psalms 85-88
AUGUST 29, 2018 CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE : TOPIC - HEART OF THE MATTER
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August 29, 2018
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August 29, 2018
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