Like the unlit head of a match, evil men will flame up against rigid opposition.

Live it
Not all religion is good, even if intentions are good. All you need to prove it is to look at what the Scribes, Pharisees and Sadducees did to the law passed down from God through Moses to the Israelites. Through years of human interpretation of Divine proclamation, these learned men became harsh lawyers who profited from their work, demeaned the people they served and criticized anything they didn't pre-approve or ordain. Their condemnation included Jesus, God's Son, who answered all their questions, but didn't satisfy their understanding. That's something when you stop and consider that they expected God to seek their approval for what He said!

Thank about this: Some people are ready to react to something or someone else as soon as they're "rubbed the wrong way." But when their way is the wrong way and the one doing the rubbing is the right way, then what you have is resistance to instruction and correction. Continuing in that way leads to hardening of the heart where a person couldn't see the Truth even if He was standing in front of them. If you've gotten to the place you rigidly deny God's word, you have the potential to flame up, but may have to wait a while for your fire.

Pray it
The first rule of education is to have a teachable spirit, but the second is even more important and that's to listen to the right instruction. You O Lord, ARE Truth and my one aspiration in life is to go Your way and not my own. Thank you Holy Spirit for being my faithful and patient Instructor.

Resources
God is looking for a person, not a group of people, to make an impact on the world.(2000)
For the Christian, Thanksgiving is just another day to praise God for His goodness. (2003)
Are you closer to the Lord today than you were yesterday? (2004)
Only a Believer thanks God for something that hasn't happened yet. (2005)
Devotional (2006)
Someone who belittles another person makes himself smaller than them. (2007)
Everyday should be an movement toward God and not away from Him. . (2008)

1. One-minute Devotionals began on January 2, 2006 and are the original creation of James R. Green, Prayertower Webservant Content is derived from his alternating and sequential survey of both the Old and New Testament to offer insight on Scripture.
2. Resources are derived from daily devotions of James R. Green called, Just Thinkin'... (2000-2003), Read the Bible Thru in 365 Days (2004), Pray Thru the Word in 365 Days (2005) and One Minute Devotional (2006-2008).
3. Scripture: God's Word Translation (c)1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All Rights Reserved.

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