Today’s Thought “With Me In Mind” G. Ward

“Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him. In love...” Ephesians 1:4

There’s a great prefacing heard throughout the many auditoriums of worship taken from Psalm 122:1, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” The psalmist was elated due to great reprieve from life’s woes only generated from the Lord; then desirous for others to experience the same.       His mindset wasn’t with boasts in self-absorption, but echoed a greater sentiment of generosity and hospitality.

We’ve been introduced to another mantra, “sweep around your own front door first” mentality. While sounds in prudence presumably stem from such, the transcendence in usage is entirely antithetical to what Jesus Christ modeled (Phil.2:4). Why not take better ownership of personal conviction in Christ’s redemption for/in you this week by honing in with one needing recompense? It must begin by praying for uninterrupted opportunity, then receptivity, unto a concise presentation of the gospel’s indiscriminate desire to transform any feeling incomplete. Inactivity from this basic reality (Ro.12:1) in believer-ship may reveal lack of trust in personal redemption (cf.Mk.10:17-27).

Happy Monday!