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From: "Linda Gosse" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 7:32 AM
Subject: The Word For Today: Wednesday July 18th


> "GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; BUT OF POWER, AND OF LOVE, AND 
> OF A SOUND MIND." ( 2 TIMOTHY 1:7 )
>
>                             A SOUND MIND (1)
>
> In Victor Hugo's Les Miserables, there's a line regarding the priest 
> Myriel, who "was fated to undergo the lot of every newcomer to a little 
> town where there were many mouths that speak, but fe heads that think." 
> The undisciplined mind becomes a lazy mind. And that's dangerous because 
> it easily succumbs to the culture and influences around it. Little of 
> value is ever learned through one way monologue, be it a sermon or a 
> lecture. There are many eloquent speakers today who are relentless in 
> offering their opinions on just about every issue, who weave a spell of 
> thought that relieves the individual of exploring things for themselves. 
> In the Book of Acts we read that the Bereans "examined the Scriptures 
> every day to see if what Paul said was true" ( Acts 17:11 NIV ). Asking, 
> "Why? How? Who says so?" is not an act of rebellion; it's godly wisdom! 
> One walks around today knowing full well that an inappropriate response to 
> a political comment, a doctrinal issue or a matter of
> social policy can lose you friends, a reputation, or even a job. The godly 
> mind, however, resists this cookie cutter approach to thought. It weights 
> every question and asks if Scripture speaks directly or indirectly to the 
> matter. It examines it in the light of history; how have God's people 
> faced this before? It measures the matter in terms of its ability to 
> reflect the redeeming love of Christ. It requires, "Will this bring 
> credibility or shame to the Kingdom of God, which I represent?"
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>
> Linda("The Prayerwarrior/Angel") (\o/)
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