Word for Today, Tue, 6 Mar 2001: What is Right?
Posted by: masinick <masinick@...>
This is a good message which ties together several useful points,
and even quotes additional scripture, beyond those which are
explicitly mentioned. For those of you who read these messages
regularly, see if you can find any scripture passages whose
reference has not been given. Can you give the reference? (Just
a "side quiz" for fun).
Dear Lord, you have shown us what is right in Your Word. From
the ancient scrolls to the messages we hear today, You have
always reminded us to seek You first in all things, in a humble
manner, and You have taught us to be kind and just to others,
just as You have been to us, always preferring mercy over
judgement. You have reminded us to share with one another,
taking care of the sick, being fair in all of our dealings, slow
to anger, quick to forgive, just as You are toward us.
Lord, I know how weak I am in these things, in spite of Your
consistent ways. Please help me today, that I may draw on Your
resources, rather than trusting in my own thoughts and ways. I
desire to be obedient to You today, especially realizing the
great gift You have offered to me in Christ. I pray in His
Precious Name. Amen.
Brother Brian
From: PCCWeb Daily Devotional <daily@presbycan.ca>
Subject: Daily Devotional for Tuesday, March 6, 2001
PCCWeb Daily
Tuesday, March 6, 2001
Today's Devotional
Involved And Advancing
James 2:14-18 - What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to
have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a
brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of
you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,"
but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In
the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by
action, is dead. But someone will say, "You have faith; I have
deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my
faith by what I do." (NIV)
Springtime is recruiting season for the Boy Scouts. Each February
and March, Cub Scout dens that are ready to cross over and join
the Boy Scouts will visit various Scout troops to check out their
programmes, see how the troops function, and generally get some
idea of what they will be joining. As part of the process, we
will meet with the parents to explain what Scouting and our troop
in particular are all about.
In addition to talking about our camping schedule, advancement
programme and community service projects, we stress the need for
parental involvement. It is a well-established fact that, in
order for a boy to advance in Scouting and stay with the
programme, his parents must be actively involved as well. Simply
buying the boy a uniform and camping gear, and dropping him off
for most of the meetings and campouts, is not enough. The boy
will not advance, and sooner or later -- usually sooner -- he
stops coming to the meetings and ultimately drops out. As in all
aspects of raising children, parents need to keep after their
sons, checking their handbooks and encouraging them to complete
the various requirements for advancement.
However, even more is required. The boys who are successful --
the ones who stay in the programme, are active workers and
leaders, and advance -- are the ones whose parents are involved
in the troop themselves. They may be Scoutmasters, committee
members, merit badge counsellors, or they may simply give of
their time by driving to and from campouts, going camping with
their sons or in some other way helping with specific
projects. The key element is that they are present and
participating in the activities of the troop. It is this
participation, more than any amount of badgering, that tells
their sons that Scouting is important.
Our faith is not different. If it is important to us, then it
will guide our actions. It will lead us to become involved: to
feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to give shelter to the
homeless, to comfort those in despair, and to speak out against
injustice. If it is only a set of words to be mouthed at
appropriate occasions, it will quickly become a dry and
meaningless thing that blows away with the wind.
Prayer: Gracious Lord, open our hearts so that your faith may
guide us in all we do. Let it drive us to "do justice, to love
kindness; and to walk humbly with (you) our God" as you commanded
through the prophets and apostles. Amen.
David Gellatly dagellat@rmc.com
Midlothian, Virginia, USA
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