Morning by Morning,
November 11 - Confronting Compromise
Good morning, Lord Jesus. I
lift up my eyes and open up my heart, as I watch and watch for the leading of
Your Spirit. ...
"Woe to the world because
of stumbling blocks! Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to the
one by whom the stumbling block comes! If your hand or your foot causes you to
stumble, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for to enter life maimed or
lame than to have two hands or two feet and to be thrown into the eternal fire.
And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away; it is
better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown
into the hell of fire" (Matthew 18:7-9).
Lord, You are serious about
confronting compromise in the world. And You call us to be serious about
confronting compromise within ourselves.
Your Word and Your Spirit
have that way of always leading us to look at ourselves first, before looking to
others and to the world around us to identify the stumbling blocks on our
journey in the pursuit of happiness. You didn't say, "If your neighbor's eye
offend thee, pluck it out!" Rather, You said, "If your own eye causes you to
stumble, tear it out."
Those were bold and
dramatic words to express Your bold and dramatic point of just how seriously You
take the issue of confronting compromise, shunning temptation, and courageously
addressing the true issues that threaten our destruction. This is true, whether
in our personal lives, our nation, or any other aspect of our lives.
Woe to the world that does
not heed the voice of Your Word and Your Spirit, but no less is the warning of
woe to the one who is not willing to boldly confront the tendency to compromise
within. How need Your power and Your grace, working within us by Your Spirit, to
enter into life that honors You (Philippians 2:13). In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love
of Jesus, Tommy
Hays
Friends, I
pray that by the grace and power of the Holy Spirit of our loving God, you will
stand firm in the face of every temptation to compromise with the principles of
the Kingdom of God. I pray the same for our nation. Please pray the same for
me. God bless you, my friend.
Tommy Hays | Messiah
Ministries
Healing from the Inside
Out
2800 Tates Creek
Road
Lexington, Kentucky
40502
