2: This verse is meant to restate and clarify the previous one. The standard by which you judge others will be the standard used for you. It is thus safest to judge others only when absolutely necessary, and then only by the perfect measure of God’s Word. Caution in our judgment of others will bring mercy upon us.
Daily Bible Reading: Song of Solomon 5:1-Isaiah 1:31
Daily Memory Verse: Jude 1:12 “These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;”
Daily Tidbit: Jude 1:12 seems to make yet another confusing statement by saying that a fruitless tree is “twice dead”. However, this is actually not confusing at all. A tree is called “dead” if it is fruitless, and is then literally dead when it is uprooted due to its fruitlessness. Thus, it is, in this sense, dead twice. This parallels with the lives of vain professors of belief in Christ. They claim to be His, and yet, produce no fruit. Thus, their lack of fruit shows that they are not His, and they are given over to destruction.
Praise Journal: Heavenly Father, thank You for another day to serve You! You are the One Who challenges me to be more than I am. You encourage me to take life as a workshop rather than a prison. You help me to see that my daily tasks are not a drudgery, but a delightful blessing from Your hand. May I always see Your Providential hand at work in my life. If ever You stop working in my life, that would be a dark day indeed! Oh Father, thank You for Your intervention in our day-to-day lives. Thank You for making life so much more than it could otherwise be. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.
Prayer Journal Highlights: Pray for a young couple with some aches and pains. Pray for two families that just recently lost loved ones. Pray for a man who just moved into a new apartment.
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