Daily Journaling Devotionals
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Dale Cresap is a Certified CWG Facilitator posting daily devotional blogs of two-way journaling. (What is two-way journaling?) Enjoy and be encouraged!
Vengeance is mine, I will repay. Does it seem to you that I am depriving you of an activity that would give you great satisfaction? You may long to settle scores with those who have wronged you, and may feel that you are justified in doing so.
Your justice system starts with the presumption of innocence. This is appropriate for a system administered by people with limited reasoning and access to information. The burden of proof is on the prosecutor, but a case can still be made to convict and punish the guilty.
Have you ever heard of thinking outside the box? This implies a release from the restraints of arbitrary convention and tradition. How about putting God in a box?
Why do the righteous perish? My word says they die and no one takes it to heart. Why do the wicked prosper? The Psalmist pondered this and was disturbed at this apparent injustice.
Do you enter a church with a sense of reverence? This is appropriate for entering my house. Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house that you would build for me?
Do you keep your valuables in secure places under your control? This is a good precaution to keep them from being stolen. You keep your money in your own pockets. Is it possible to rob me?
Are you frequently tired? This is the normal effect of exertion, and the exertion can be emotional or spiritual as well as physical. I too was tired from ministry.
Do you live in a place you think of as home? Not everyone does. Students go off to school and soldiers go to fight in distant lands and do not think of these places as home.
Do you look forward to going to heaven? You should, even though you may not be eager to depart right away. What do you look forward to? Gold and jewels? These things represent material wealth on earth, but you will have no need of material wealth in heaven.
Have you ever heard it said that God works in mysterious ways? This is true, and some people have a problem with that; those who will not accept anything that cannot be explained to their comprehension and satisfaction.
