READ: Micah 6:1-8
What does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8
Sports team names have a variety of origins. They come from history (Spartans, Mountaineers), nature (Cardinals, Terrapins), and even colours (Orange, Reds). One even comes from the mollusk family.
In the 1980s, the University of California at Santa Cruz was just starting to get involved in competitive sports. UCSC had a bit of disdain for the overemphasis some big-time schools place on athletics, so the student body sought a team name that would reflect a somewhat different approach. They decided on the Banana Slug, a yellow, slimy, slow, shell-less mollusk. It was a clever way for UCSC to give a balanced perspective on the relative worth of sports.
I have always loved sports, but I know that they can easily become more important than they should be. What matters most in life is what Jesus said is most vital loving God with all of our hearts and loving our neighbours as ourselves (Matt. 22:37-39). Micah listed Gods requirements this way: do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God (6:8). For believers in Jesus, it is vital that nothing else takes top priority over Gods expectations for us.
What matters most to you? The Spartans? The Red Sox? Or loving God in thought, word, and action? Bill Crowder
Lord, what matters most to You today?
What can direct us in each thing we do?
Could it be to let nothing at all
Interfere with our deep love for You? Branon
Beware of spending too much time on matters of too little importance.
Source : OUR DAILY BREAD
What does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8
Sports team names have a variety of origins. They come from history (Spartans, Mountaineers), nature (Cardinals, Terrapins), and even colours (Orange, Reds). One even comes from the mollusk family.In the 1980s, the University of California at Santa Cruz was just starting to get involved in competitive sports. UCSC had a bit of disdain for the overemphasis some big-time schools place on athletics, so the student body sought a team name that would reflect a somewhat different approach. They decided on the Banana Slug, a yellow, slimy, slow, shell-less mollusk. It was a clever way for UCSC to give a balanced perspective on the relative worth of sports.
I have always loved sports, but I know that they can easily become more important than they should be. What matters most in life is what Jesus said is most vital loving God with all of our hearts and loving our neighbours as ourselves (Matt. 22:37-39). Micah listed Gods requirements this way: do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God (6:8). For believers in Jesus, it is vital that nothing else takes top priority over Gods expectations for us.
What matters most to you? The Spartans? The Red Sox? Or loving God in thought, word, and action? Bill Crowder
Lord, what matters most to You today?
What can direct us in each thing we do?
Could it be to let nothing at all
Interfere with our deep love for You? Branon
Beware of spending too much time on matters of too little importance.
Source : OUR DAILY BREAD
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