Rightly Related

8/24/2020

Matthew 7:9 “Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?”

Today, Chambers is challenging me to right the wrongs in my life, as these hinder me from walking fully in the light as a child of God. Have I not paid a debt, but I am asking God to provide something financially? Have I withheld forgiveness from someone, yet expect mercy? Have I been unkind, yet expect kindness? Is my prayer life stunted because I have an unresolved issue with another? In my prayer, I must be rightly related to God. If I am so, would I persist in these acts that do not glorify Him?

I can detect when I am out of alignment with the will and word of God. Unfortunately, stubbornness and pride often get in the way when it comes to these delicate areas of my life. Am I not justified in my injury when someone hurts my feelings? Don’t I have the right to not give an offering or pay a bill if I am struggling financially? I don’t need to love the person who has hurt someone I love, do I? There is no wiggling out of anything when I am a faithful child of God. He gives no caveats for my human frailty in any of these areas, and expects me to be Christ-like always. When I come before Him in prayer, I must do so with confession for my sin, for unrepentance creates a chasm in my soul. Chambers writes, “If we turn up the index, we will see very clearly what is wrong—that friendship, that debt, that temper of mind. It is no use praying unless we are living as children of God. Then, Jesus says—‘Everyone that asketh receiveth.’” A difficult standard to live up to for sure, but I am always supposed to be living up to my utmost for His Highest.

Different – Micha Tyler

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