Thoughts for another day
July 20, 2010
Today's verse: Zeph. 1:12. And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
Men have a tendency to develop bad habits. Somehow, as we move on in life, we take to something that isn’t good, we know it isn’t good, yet we take to it and refuse to shed it and slowly but surely it grows on us and then takes control of us. One of them is the habit of being complacent or not worried about what’s to happen and be content with what you are or what you have, not thinking about what you can be and what you could have. While complacency per se may not be such a problem, it can be adverse if not dealt with and can cause major attitudinal malfunction because you tend to reconcile with evil too, being complacent and unconcerned.
The biggest danger is complacency when wickedness floats around. Complacency makes a person accept evil knowingly and stops a person from speaking the truth when needed. This complacency can also mar one’s relationship with God to the extent that slowly a person is led to think that God doesn’t exist. This can be dangerous and GOD DOESN’T LIKE IT.
God is very clear He doesn’t like fence-sitters. He loves pro-active people and works beautifully in their lives because they respond to the Graces He sends them and they shine where they are unlike complacent people who are nothing but a drag; dragging down others and killing their enthusiasm. Our Scripture tells us is that complacency makes people think that God will not act either with good or evil at the way they behave; suggesting that God too is complacent. But that is not it. God is not complacent and will act swiftly and punish these people. Then they will know that being complacent doesn’t serve His purposes.
July 20, 2010
Today's verse: Zeph. 1:12. And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)
Men have a tendency to develop bad habits. Somehow, as we move on in life, we take to something that isn’t good, we know it isn’t good, yet we take to it and refuse to shed it and slowly but surely it grows on us and then takes control of us. One of them is the habit of being complacent or not worried about what’s to happen and be content with what you are or what you have, not thinking about what you can be and what you could have. While complacency per se may not be such a problem, it can be adverse if not dealt with and can cause major attitudinal malfunction because you tend to reconcile with evil too, being complacent and unconcerned.
The biggest danger is complacency when wickedness floats around. Complacency makes a person accept evil knowingly and stops a person from speaking the truth when needed. This complacency can also mar one’s relationship with God to the extent that slowly a person is led to think that God doesn’t exist. This can be dangerous and GOD DOESN’T LIKE IT.
God is very clear He doesn’t like fence-sitters. He loves pro-active people and works beautifully in their lives because they respond to the Graces He sends them and they shine where they are unlike complacent people who are nothing but a drag; dragging down others and killing their enthusiasm. Our Scripture tells us is that complacency makes people think that God will not act either with good or evil at the way they behave; suggesting that God too is complacent. But that is not it. God is not complacent and will act swiftly and punish these people. Then they will know that being complacent doesn’t serve His purposes.
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