October 23, 2024 – We’ll Fix Their Wagon

We’ll Fix Their Wagon
October 23, 2024

DAILY PROVERB:

Proverbs 25:21-24
 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee. The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.

 

OUTLOOK ON THE IN BOOK:

    Alright, today is the day we embrace honesty. Take a moment to think about that one person who truly gets on your nerves. No need to speak their name aloud; you should probably keep it to yourself. You know exactly who it is—the person who makes you want to hide when you see them approaching. The individual who always seems to be incredibly irritating. Maybe they have made you angry, hurt you in some way, or perhaps they have caused you so many problems it’s not even funny. So, do you have that person in mind? Well, today is the day we fix their wagon. Finally, after all this time, we are going to make things right. Jesus has shown us precisely what to do when dealing with people who treat us like this. Are you ready for the remedy? Here it is: Treat them as Jesus treated you.

 

    Think back to those moments when you did or said things that must have hurt Jesus. What did He do in response? He willingly laid down His life to save you. Can you recall all those times when you neglected Him, insulted one of His children, or made fun of Christians? Well, He certainly showed you. How? He loved you unconditionally. That ought to teach you not to be unkind to Him.

 

    Yes, Jesus instructs us to treat our enemies with respect and love. It might seem like a tall order, and you may be wondering, “What do I gain from it?” Remember, God promised to reward you. Perhaps, as you demonstrate the love of Jesus to someone else, God might even bless you with a new saved friend.

 

THE WORD WALKING IN ME:

    Remember the Sundasy School song? “Jesus loves the little children, ALL the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.” 

 

Can Jesus manifest that love through you today,
or is there something hindering it?

 

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: October 23, 2024

THROUGH THE BIBLE WITH A DAILY PROVERBS
  Luke 12 – Luke 14
  Proverbs 25:21 – 24

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
  Jer. 1-3
  2 Thess.3