Day 4
December 10th, 2005 by Carl Thomas.December 10 2005 Psalm 4, Proverb 4, Acts 4
(Psalm 4) I recently had a somewhat heated discussion with someone. The crux of the debate centered around what he called love. In his mind, forgiveness and love dictate that we are able to fellowship with all and if we are not capable of doing that then we need some inner healing or need to be able to sin. But verse 4 says to be angry and sin not. This is the righteous anger we are to have against sin and false doctrine. The next verse says that we are to offer the sacrifice of righteousness. There is a manner in which we are to behave and people should be confronted who willingly decide not to follow these instructions.
(Proverb 4) The writer hear is inviting the reader to have a relationship with wisdom. You really get the feeling that this has to be cultivated. It has to be nurtured, not taken for granted. It is so easy to allow other things to enter our minds or have other things occupy our priorities but we are to actively seed wisdom and be sure to keep it as the forefront of our desires and motivations. Solomon says that the wicked do not know what makes them stumble. They have no idea because they have no wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and they do not have that.
(Acts 4) Peter and John were filled with the Holy Ghost. There they were in the midst of all the religious rulers and nothing could be said because it was evident that they had been with Jesus and they had power. This is the testimony we should all have.
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