And some of the scribes answered and said, “Teacher, You have spoken well.” For they did not have courage to question Him any longer about anything. …While all the people were listening, He said to the disciples, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love respectful greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at banquets, who devour widows’ houses, and for appearance’s sake offer long prayers; these will receive greater condemnation.” Luke 20:38-38, 45-47
Meditate
on Freedom and Tolerance.
Jesus
tolerated the Pharisees. They were trying to catch Him in some error…but Jesus
had all the right answers. He said and did the right things…but not always
right in the eyes of the Pharisees and scribes, the Jewish
rulers. Do we accept the things that others say…and thus tolerate
their words and actions? Are they leaders of our country…or rulers of other
nations?
Before
you watch the fireworks with your family tonight…or shoot off some fireworks
together…discuss the freedoms we have in our nation…and that other people in
other nations lack. Freedom to speak freely, freedom to bear arms (carry guns),
freedom to get together and discuss things (right to assembly together),
freedom to worship when and where we want, freedom for liberty and the pursuit
of happiness, among other things. Then, as the fireworks are set off, say this
one is for…our freedom to worship God however we want. This one is for the
freedom of speech. This one is for the freedom to assemble together…and so on.
Consult the Bill of Rights for a more complete list of our freedoms.
It is
always fun to dedicate a round of fireworks to each family member or friends
with whom you are watching the display. This one if for you…_________. This
next one is for you, Dad! BOOM! Wow—that was great! The next one is for
you, (insert name), for the way you tolerate xxxxx
(name or behavior) and the way you show love to (insert name).
Honor each other for their words and actions.
Prayer
– Lord Jesus ~ help the United States of America to see that individually
and collectively we should treat others in the way that we want to be treated.
Verses
of Salvation ~ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is
our salvation. Selah God is to us a God of salvation; And to GOD the Lord
belong ways of escape from death. Psalm
68:19-20 NASB20
Glorious
July 4th to everyone in the USA
250
Years of Freedom
Praise
and Thank the Lord!
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