February 15, 2019 CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE : TOPIC - DO NOT BE A WICKED NEIGHBOUR
THE LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Friday, February 15, 2019
TOPIC - DO NOT BE A WICKED NEIGHBOUR
Read: Leviticus 19:13-18
[13]Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.[14]Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.[15]Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.[16]Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.[17]Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.[18]Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD
MEMORISE: _The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes_ (Proverbs 21:10).
EXPOSITION
When you live next to, or near another person, you become his or her neighbour and vice versa. Those people you share boundary with in the market place, are your neighbour, as you too have been their neighbour. Today, God has this massage for you that you should avoid being a wicked neighbour. In a very simple term, a wicked neighbour is the one who is morally bad to the people around him or her. According to our memory Scripture, a wicked neighbour always desires evil to the people around him; he is always suspicious of them and never sees anything good in the people. A wicked neighbour is a great calamity, just as a good one, is a great advantage. Who are you? (Read Ex. 20:16-17; Lev. 19:13; Deut. 19:14; Ps 15:3; 28:3; Pro.3:28).
Assuming you are one of the fifteen people sharing boundaries together in a particular street as co-landlords, and you always complain about the remaining fourteen people, you are the one to check yourself very well. If you are a kind of person other people find it difficult to live with, you need to work upon your character. Being a wicked neighbour is a costly game everyone needs to do away with. It can cost one his reputation, protection, dignity, and most importantly, it can cost one his own very life. If you are wicked to everybody around you, who will keep you aware when evil thing is coming to you? It is the will of our Lord Jesus Christ to love our neighbours *(Mark 12:31).* Do not forget your neighbours could be anybody. John Calvin in his Golden booklet of the True Christian life says, _“The Lord commands us to do good unto all men without expectation, though the majority are very undeserving when judged according to their own merits…_”.
As a Christian, you must see yourself as a mirror to your neighbours, and in that mirror, they must see the reflection of Jesus, if that mirror is cloudy or distorted, Jesus’ reflection will be so vague, and hardly be seen. Therefore, always take care of your character to reflect Christ well in your neighbourhood. A normal Christian life should be an extension of heaven on earth
PRAYER POINTS
1. I refuse to be a wicked neighbour where I live, work and play in Jesus’ name.
2. Lord, grant me ability to be a good example for the unbelievers in my environment, so that we will be good representatives of You among unbelievers.
3. Lord, give us all the enablement to love our neighbours as ourselves.
Click to read yesterday and previous days of CAC Living Water Daily Devotionals here
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Leviticus 7:1 – 8:26; Matthew 27:6 – 27:27
Author: CAC WORLDWIDE
Remain Blessed!
THE LIVING WATER
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
Friday, February 15, 2019
TOPIC - DO NOT BE A WICKED NEIGHBOUR
Read: Leviticus 19:13-18
[13]Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.[14]Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD.[15]Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.[16]Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the LORD.[17]Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.[18]Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD
MEMORISE: _The soul of the wicked desires evil; His neighbor finds no favor in his eyes_ (Proverbs 21:10).
EXPOSITION
When you live next to, or near another person, you become his or her neighbour and vice versa. Those people you share boundary with in the market place, are your neighbour, as you too have been their neighbour. Today, God has this massage for you that you should avoid being a wicked neighbour. In a very simple term, a wicked neighbour is the one who is morally bad to the people around him or her. According to our memory Scripture, a wicked neighbour always desires evil to the people around him; he is always suspicious of them and never sees anything good in the people. A wicked neighbour is a great calamity, just as a good one, is a great advantage. Who are you? (Read Ex. 20:16-17; Lev. 19:13; Deut. 19:14; Ps 15:3; 28:3; Pro.3:28).
Assuming you are one of the fifteen people sharing boundaries together in a particular street as co-landlords, and you always complain about the remaining fourteen people, you are the one to check yourself very well. If you are a kind of person other people find it difficult to live with, you need to work upon your character. Being a wicked neighbour is a costly game everyone needs to do away with. It can cost one his reputation, protection, dignity, and most importantly, it can cost one his own very life. If you are wicked to everybody around you, who will keep you aware when evil thing is coming to you? It is the will of our Lord Jesus Christ to love our neighbours *(Mark 12:31).* Do not forget your neighbours could be anybody. John Calvin in his Golden booklet of the True Christian life says, _“The Lord commands us to do good unto all men without expectation, though the majority are very undeserving when judged according to their own merits…_”.
As a Christian, you must see yourself as a mirror to your neighbours, and in that mirror, they must see the reflection of Jesus, if that mirror is cloudy or distorted, Jesus’ reflection will be so vague, and hardly be seen. Therefore, always take care of your character to reflect Christ well in your neighbourhood. A normal Christian life should be an extension of heaven on earth
PRAYER POINTS
1. I refuse to be a wicked neighbour where I live, work and play in Jesus’ name.
2. Lord, grant me ability to be a good example for the unbelievers in my environment, so that we will be good representatives of You among unbelievers.
3. Lord, give us all the enablement to love our neighbours as ourselves.
Click to read yesterday and previous days of CAC Living Water Daily Devotionals here
EXTRA READING FOR TODAY: Leviticus 7:1 – 8:26; Matthew 27:6 – 27:27
Author: CAC WORLDWIDE
Remain Blessed!
February 15, 2019 CAC LIVING WATER DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE : TOPIC - DO NOT BE A WICKED NEIGHBOUR
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