Worship Changes Us

Wisdom Hunter Devotional, 5/4/2017
 
“The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of human hands. They have mouths, but they do not speak; they have eyes, but they do not see; they have ears, but they do not hear, and there is no breath in their mouths. Those who make them and all who trust them shall become like them.” Psalm 135:15-18
 
Would you consider yourself an idol worshipper? Likely not. Outside of church contexts, “idolatry” isn’t a common cultural phrase. The closest we come is perhaps the way in which we glamorize musical stars as “pop idols,” though perhaps this association is more significant than we might initially assume. Thousands of people pack into a stadium or concert hall to see something in these stars, these idols, that they desire.

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Gratitude Develops Humility

Wisdom Hunter Devotional, 4/26/2017
 
“Once more the humble (meek) will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah 29:19
 
Gill in his commentary on the verse above says, “The “meek / humble,” are such who are made sensible of sin, and become humble under a sense of it; who see the insufficiency of their own righteousness, and submit to the righteousness of Christ; who attribute all they have, and are, to the free grace of God, and quietly submit themselves to Him.

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Do You Have Room for Jesus?

Wisdom Hunter Devotional, 4/6/2017
 
“I know that you are Abraham’s descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word.” (John 8:37)
 
I’m a person who craves order and predictable rhythms of life. I thrive on detailed planning and the consistent execution of a plan. Unexpected interruptions and spontaneity threaten to throw me into a tailspin of anxiety or confusion- they aren’t accounted for, can’t be controlled, and might change my planned outcome!

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