Morning Meditation
Understanding self is a hard task. Often times I find myself in limbo between what I want to be and what I am trying to leave behind. I understand what Paul was saying about the good he wants to do, he doesn’t do, and what he doesn’t want to do, he constantly finds himself doing.
Paul was an apostle, prophet, and trainer of good things, evangelist, and an eternal testimony. Most of all he was honest. I love this very real nature of disciples. They were regular men doing extraordinary things for and in the name of God. But sometimes when I’m reading the Word I get the feeling that it’s just the guy next door telling me how he’s making it over.
I think the book of James says it best: Elijah was a normal man like you and me but he prayed and it did not rain for 3 1/2 years. James the brother of Jesus must have had a very deep insight to how a person aught to live. He had an upfront view of our Messiah’s daily life. My prayer is that I would push into this type of believing and living and by that encourage others to do the same.
