Monday, February 05, 2007
Lunch time Bloggie

Its lunch time for Orange.. just eaten and saw this Daily Wisdom that I had subscribed to my yahoo email. I guess i'm also guilty with this sometimes... Do read and tell me ur thoughts? ^^


Emotional Involvement with God - February 04, 2007

Ever have difficulty getting acquainted with certain folks? Somehow they seem cold
to you. When you try to open up to them, they do not open up to you. A relationship
therefore never develops. Paul experienced the same thing with a church. "O
Corinthians, our heart is open wide. You are not restrained by us, but you are restrained by
your own affections" (2 Corinthians 6:11-12). Paul was emotionally involved with
this church. He had gone through many trials so they would hear the gospel. The
Corinthians, however, were cool toward Paul. They were holding their emotions in check.

God often gets the same cool reception from each of us. Moses said of God's people,
"The Lord set His affection to love them" (Deuteronomy 10:15). The people did not
reciprocate. They refused to become emotionally involved with God. As a result, Moses
admonished the people, "Circumcise then your heart, and stiffen your neck no more"
(Deuteronomy 10:16).

These people had a heart problem. We often have the very same heart problem today.
We get emotionally involved with basketball, baseball, and football. Will we get
emotionally involved with God? Not on a bet. A cold shoulder irritates us. It saddens
God. He says, "An ox knows its owner, and a donkey its master's manger, but Israel
does not know, My people do not understand" (Isaiah 1:3).