Thursday; October 2

Last Sunday morning I was walking through the auditorium of the church building and found a centipede. I didn’t really feel like I needed to stomp on it, so I decided I would relocate it outside. As they say, no good deed goes unpunished and as I picked it up it stung me (or bit me or pinched me or whatever centipedes do). Needless to say, I was irritated, but I continued on with my quest of setting it free. I guess that the bug did what bugs do, but that didn’t make me none too happy.

The reason I am sharing this with you is that it didn’t take me too long to see a spiritual application. How many of us are like that insect when it comes to our reaction to God? The Bible instructs us, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16). He saved us from certain spiritual death and destruction. However, how do we react to Him? How many of us fuss at Him, turn our backs on Him, criticize Him for our mistakes, etc.? All the time, He is proactive in saving us and we are finding ways to turn on Him.

Life is never guaranteed to be easy, but with the help of God, salvation is possible. Let’s remember what He has done (and continues to do) for us. When we do that, we are less likely to strike back at Him when things don’t go our way.

Think About It!

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