Sorry for the late entry today. Had a good time of ministry this morning and then Josh had two basketball games in Oxnard this afternoon. They lost both, but he played pretty well and is getting better all the time.
Here is the Bible reading for today: Genesis 18:20-19:38; Matthew 6:25-7:14; Psalm 8:1-9; Proverbs 2:6-15.
Matthew 6:34 (NIV)
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
This verse has been very real to me of late. I can get so wrapped up in worrying about tomorrow (which is totally counterproductive) and miss living today. Worry is completely incompatible with faith, and without faith it is impossible to please God. So, worry is not in any way honoring to God. It is sin, and it must be confessed as such. Let me just say that with this truth, I’ve got a lot of sin in my life. God is working on me. How about you?
Like the Apostle Paul, I want more than anything to know Christ (Phil. 3:10). I do not want to simply know about Him. I want to know Him-- personally, intimately, and experientially. It is not enough for me to hear about Him. I want to see Him with my own eyes.
With My Own Eyes 
Ruth
January 8, 2012 at 7:20 pm
All I can say is, Amen to that!
Lori Lincoln
January 8, 2012 at 8:14 pm
I do not believe I have ever been this acutely aware of any sin in my life, as I am right now: fear. And I am facing it, and dealing with it before God. Just when I think it is GONE, HEALED, wiped out forever, it rears it’s ugly head. Thankfully, it is quickly realized, and does not become paralyzing anymore. Thanks be to the Father the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Jesse Clark
January 8, 2012 at 8:41 pm
God’s really been hitting me with the reason for my worry… It goes by a couple names but my favorite is pride. I am worried that somehow I am so special that the work Jesus did in the cross isn’t enough. My pride convinces me that the only way God is pleased with me is by keeping His standards. Is anyone else tired of chasing this illusion from hell?? The bible teaches that the only One who could keep the law wants to impart His acquittal to me, not because I was born in Ojai, not because I am a good person (questionable at best) and its not because I sit in church Sunday and sing songs. He saved me for eternity because of HIS love. God is faithful even when I am not, and I am so thankful for that. I need to remember that me worrying about what the day holds is like asking a stream why it flows in its’ direction. We’ve got no business trying to change or explain things like gravity or inertia, so why do I worry about where God wants to well up a spring in my life?