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I will charge my soul to believe and wait for Him, and will follow His providence, and not go before it, nor stay behind it.
- Samuel Rutherford
(Following the lead of the Spirit . . . this day!)
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Jas 4:1-10; Ps. 55:7-8, 9-10a, 10b-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37
R. Throw your cares on the Lord, and he will support
you.
And I say, "Had I but wings like a dove,
I would fly away and be at rest.
Far away I would flee;
I would lodge in the wilderness."
"I would wait for him who saves me
from the violent storm and the tempest."
Engulf them, O Lord; divide their counsels.
In the city I see violence and strife,
day and night they prowl about upon its walls.
Cast your care upon the LORD,
and he will support you;
never will he permit the just man to be disturbed.
UCCB Lectionary
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Reflection on the Scriptures |
Jesus, himself, is our model. He came not to be served, but to serve (Matthew 20:28). Paul the Apostle states that Jesus emptied himself and took the form of a servant (Philippians 2:7). Jesus lowered himself (he whose place is at the right hand of God the Father) and took on our lowly nature that he might raise us up and clothe us in his divine nature. God opposes the proud, but
gives grace to the humble (James 4:6). If we want to be filled with God’s life and power, then we need to empty ourselves of everything which stands in the way - pride, self-seeking glory, vanity, etc. God wants empty vessels so he can fill them with his own glory, power, and love (2 Corinthians 4:7). Are you ready to humble yourself and to serve as Jesus did?
“Lord Jesus, by your cross you have
redeemed the world and revealed your glory and triumph over sin and death. May I never fail to see your glory and victory in the cross. Help me to conform my life to your will and to follow in your way of holiness.”
DailyScripture.net
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The Cloud of Unknowing, by Anonymous
Of some certain tokens by the which a man may prove whether he be called of God to work in this work.
I say not that it shall ever last and dwell in all their minds continually, that be called to work in this work. Nay, so is it not. For from a young ghostly prentice in this work, the actual feeling thereof is ofttimes withdrawn for divers reasons. Sometime, for he
shall not take over presumptuously thereupon, and ween that it be in great part in his own power to have it when him list, and as him list. And such a weening were pride. And evermore when the feeling of grace is withdrawn, pride is the cause: not ever pride that is, but pride that should be, were it not that this feeling of grace were withdrawn. And thus ween ofttimes some young fools, that God is their enemy; when He is their full friend.
- Chapter 75
(The term, "ghostly" = "spiritual".)
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