June 4, 2024 – Those People Bug Me

Those People Bug Me
June 4, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 14:4-7
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. A faithful witness will not lie: but a false witness will utter lies. A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    I once heard a man say, “It’s not really church that I dislike; it’s all those people!” If we all told the truth, there are times when we might all feel the same way, sometimes to the point of not wanting to go to church at all.

    We begin thinking about that one person who always says something that rubs us the wrong way or the one who makes too much noise during the service. Then there are all those babies crying in the nursery, and their cries are audible during the preaching. Oh yes, and the preacher, whom I know has heard something about me again this week and is going to preach right at me. We start thinking, “I’d be better off watching a TV preacher and worshiping by myself.”

    Why does this happen? Because the devil wants to destroy the church. The fact is, you can’t have a church without people. People are the church. It will always be true that where there are people, there are going to be problems. However, it’s also true that where there are people, there are going to be the blessings of God.

    Proverbs 14:4 tells us that without cattle, you can have a clean barn. However, at the time, the oxen produced milk and pulled the plow in the fields. What may seem good for today is often the most destructive for tomorrow. We need people in our lives. Even more importantly, people need you in their lives.

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    God wants you in His church. He created you to be a part of His church. So, come on, let’s go to church this week. The crying babies need your love, and you can be a testimony to them. The preacher only delivers what God gives, and it’s the Holy Spirit who speaks to the hearts of people. Perhaps it’s time for you to make some noise and say “Amen” occasionally. Oh yes, and as for the person who annoys you, LOVE THEM. It will drive them crazy!

Where will you be when God’s church meets this week?

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage, and todays Devotion?

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

  

GOD TALKING TO ME: June 4, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
    Nehemiah 10-13
    Proverbs 14:4-7

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
   2 Kings 16-17
   John 12:23-50