Willard: no gimmick

Friday, August 14, 2015
    Commemoration of Maximilian Kolbe, Franciscan Friar, Priest, Martyr, 1941
Meditation:
    Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
    —Galatians 5:24-26 (NIV)
Quotation:
    God’s guidance is not a gimmick that we can keep on tap for our own gain. It is not there to enable us to beat our competitors. We cannot invoke it to help us win bets on football matches or horse races or to prove that something is theologically correct. While it is available to every person who walks with God, it is not at our disposal as we see fit without regard to the purposes of God’s government. Nor should it be, for that would be very dangerous.
    ... Dallas Willard (1935-2013), Hearing God, Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1999, p. 70 (see the book)
    See also Gal. 5:24-26; Acts 8:9-24; Rom. 8:4-5,26; Jas. 4:2-4
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, use me for Your purposes. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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