Lord, I did say that I would spend some time with You. I also think I need to talk to You about the church discipline event expected tomorrow. I have already looked at the Matthew 18 passage; now I wonder about the Ananias and Sapphira passage in Acts. Where is that? Acts 5. In that case, A&S lied to the church. It was very clear that they could have kept some of the profit from their property sale for themselves. That was not the infraction. The problem was the lie.
And what harsh consequences! Whew! I wonder whether they were older and already infirm. This might be reasonable to consider (not assume) since they had property to sell. They also wanted to keep a cushion for themselves, which might be another reasonable consideration if they were older and no longer working. I don't want to gentle the problem in their hearts, though. Sin is still...sin.
Still, Lord, I am loathe to subject myself to church authorities whose judgment I don't trust. Help me, please, not to think more highly of myself than I ought. Help me to be brutally honest with You in all things. It is ridiculously easy to explain away some of my own behaviors, and sometimes I might even make sense. Oh, to have someone like the therapist/mentor/life coach that I try to be for my clients!! :)
Julie's going to call soon. I promised, Lord! And I kept my promise. Bless my daughters and my sometimes-weird husband. (More on that another time~~not always logical!!) In Jesus's name~~Amen.
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