Archive for November, 2023
Two Gates: Humility or Self-Exaltation?
Walking the difficult path of the Narrow/Humility Road requires constant communion with God. It requires us to be involved in His Word; reading it, memorizing it and repeating it to ourselves. Walking down the path of humility means we think of ourselves last or better yet, not at all as we submit to Him and His will at every turn. Anyone who says this is not difficult is either lying to themselves or deceived because it is sometimes tremendously difficult to live out, practically speaking. Self yearns to be exalted and hates to admit failure. Refer to Luke 22:39-44 to remind yourself of Jesus’ own struggle, yet without sin.
A Burdensome Stone
I’m not going to try to pretend I know what all of this means that’s occurring now in the Middle East. My heart goes out to all the innocent people on both sides. However, at the same time, many of those innocent people in and around Gaza celebrated when Hamas went into Israel and began massacring innocent people. Throughout the world right now, there are massive protests favoring Hamas’ position against Israel, calling for the mass extermination of all Jews. Anti-Semitism is at an all-time high, not necessarily seen since Hitler and WW2. This is all part of the “burdensome stone” that Israel has become. It will likely get worse even if this current situation seems to die down. I don’t think it will and many are already warning that WW3 is approaching and could easily involve nuclear arms.
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