Give me an appetite for your words of wisdom,
and not for piling up loot.
Divert my eyes from toys and trinkets,
invigorate me on the pilgrim way.
TITUS 2:7-8 (MSG)
But mostly, show them all this by doing it yourself, trustworthy in your teaching, your words solid and sane. Then anyone who is dead set against us, when he finds nothing weird or misguided, might eventually come around.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Seek to enrich yourself with God's wise words, matched with consistetly wise living.
DAILY FODDER
How would an objective observer describe the kind of "loot" you are piling up?
PRAYER
Gracious God, your message is the doable and sustainable source of life, for which I'm grateful. However, I live as though I'm hedging my bets, pouring some of my energy into the pursuit of pleasurable toys and trinkets. Help me to focus all my energy on living into your word. I want to be known as a wise-living follower of Jesus. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
