Well, when I wrote it I didn't even see it
It was a story about a cat. A little silly, perhaps, because two grown people are doting on a cat.
It's been a week of things that just aren't for sharing, except to say that earlier in the week I prayed a small prayer that God would use me to glorify Him, at my expense. He did. And that's OK with me.
I wrote about doing to others as you would have them do to you. Interestingly, the book of Matthew isn't the only place that admonition appears in Scripture. You can find it in the book of Luke.
Last night at work, I came to realize something I hadn't before. There were a couple of lessons in my little story about the pussycat. Luke 6:26-36 will serve as a guide for what you can learn.
First off, that I felt comfortable telling that story should explain something. God expects us to be His humble servants. A proud man never would have told that story; admitted to catering to a cat, one that he used to hate.
Second, caring for the cat is living the scripture. I'm just treating the cat the way he's been treated his whole life. I'm not doing this for anyone but Jesus.
Third, when you accept Christ as Savior, He changes your life, starting with your heart. I hated this cat. I knew too well what his life had turned into and the challenges of caring for him. I told June but I don't think she realized what age had done to Ba. We're so happy to have him here and he's happy to be home. I don't hate Simba anymore. It's a joy to have him back at home.
Fourth, it's not just those we care for, those we like, who we're supposed to apply "do unto others". Simba was my enemy. He hated me. I hated him. And I have compassion for him in his old age. If I feel this way about a cat, how much more for people?
This story answers that little prayer I told you of in the beginning of the post. It brings Glory to God, at my expense, and I'm really happy to share this with you.
What about you? Do you apply the "golden rule" to everyone? Is it selective? Are you the vindictive type that feels you're entitled to do anything and everything so someone that's wronged you? If you can't answer "yes" to the first question and call yourself a "Christian", then you really need to read the scripture verse for the day.
I need to say this, too. The story of me and the cat has nothing to do with the story of me and the cat's rightful owner; save for this: Do to others as you'd have them do to you. It applies not just to the cat's owner but to everyone I meet.
I gotta tell you, that when I wrote that story about the cat, I never saw any of this. Why I'm sharing this with you is just for one purpose, that you'll see this and take something away from the story. Do to others and you'd have them do to you. Apply it to everyone. Read the verses and live them. Three things will happen if you do.
First, Glory comes to God for you living His word. Second, you'll experience the joy of living for Christ. Third, you make the world a little better place for all of us.
It's been a week of things that just aren't for sharing, except to say that earlier in the week I prayed a small prayer that God would use me to glorify Him, at my expense. He did. And that's OK with me.
I wrote about doing to others as you would have them do to you. Interestingly, the book of Matthew isn't the only place that admonition appears in Scripture. You can find it in the book of Luke.
Last night at work, I came to realize something I hadn't before. There were a couple of lessons in my little story about the pussycat. Luke 6:26-36 will serve as a guide for what you can learn.
First off, that I felt comfortable telling that story should explain something. God expects us to be His humble servants. A proud man never would have told that story; admitted to catering to a cat, one that he used to hate.
Second, caring for the cat is living the scripture. I'm just treating the cat the way he's been treated his whole life. I'm not doing this for anyone but Jesus.
Third, when you accept Christ as Savior, He changes your life, starting with your heart. I hated this cat. I knew too well what his life had turned into and the challenges of caring for him. I told June but I don't think she realized what age had done to Ba. We're so happy to have him here and he's happy to be home. I don't hate Simba anymore. It's a joy to have him back at home.
Fourth, it's not just those we care for, those we like, who we're supposed to apply "do unto others". Simba was my enemy. He hated me. I hated him. And I have compassion for him in his old age. If I feel this way about a cat, how much more for people?
This story answers that little prayer I told you of in the beginning of the post. It brings Glory to God, at my expense, and I'm really happy to share this with you.
What about you? Do you apply the "golden rule" to everyone? Is it selective? Are you the vindictive type that feels you're entitled to do anything and everything so someone that's wronged you? If you can't answer "yes" to the first question and call yourself a "Christian", then you really need to read the scripture verse for the day.
I need to say this, too. The story of me and the cat has nothing to do with the story of me and the cat's rightful owner; save for this: Do to others as you'd have them do to you. It applies not just to the cat's owner but to everyone I meet.
I gotta tell you, that when I wrote that story about the cat, I never saw any of this. Why I'm sharing this with you is just for one purpose, that you'll see this and take something away from the story. Do to others and you'd have them do to you. Apply it to everyone. Read the verses and live them. Three things will happen if you do.
First, Glory comes to God for you living His word. Second, you'll experience the joy of living for Christ. Third, you make the world a little better place for all of us.
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