Scripture Reference: Luke 18:9-14
Remember the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican?
The one where the Publican asked God for Mercy, while the Pharisee thanked God for the ability to pay his tithe and pray?
The Comparison Trap.
LOVE IS NOT TOUCHY
1 Corinthians 13:5 PHILLIPS)
I watched a short film by Juwon Odetayo on youtube early hours of this morning titled “FADING”. It was short and very intriguing. This film is a motivation to today’s blog post.
I’ll put the link to the film at the end of the blog post.
We have one silent entitlement. Okay, let me not generalize. Most of us do. and it is this: We think we are “entitled” to be offended when we are offended by people. I do it too. So, you are not alone.
BREAK DOWN THESE WALLS
I think the story of Jericho’s wall and its fall is probably one of the most common stories in the Bible. Almost everyone has an idea of what happened that fateful day. We have sung about it, prayed with the verse, encouraged ourselves with it, and so on. Today, however, we will be looking at it from another perspective.
The Israelites were faced with a problem. They had a promise and a land to conquer. However, the land was surrounded by walls. There were walls they needed to overcome. No one could enter or leave Jericho because of this wall.
