Daily Wisdom

 2Ki 10:16 “And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the Lord.”

Is my heart right? This is a question we should often put to ourselves (vs 15). I can make a fair profession, I can gain a reputation among men, but is my heart, right?  An upright heart approves itself to God, and needs or seeks no more than his acceptance, but if we aim at the approval of man, we stand on a false foundation. Let your zeal for the Lord speak to the hearts of others, not for approval but for a witness.  Make sure idolatry is rooted out of our own hearts and replaced with the zeal for the Lord, and in return it'll create a zealous spirit in others for the Lord.

The effects of Christianity are limited without zeal to know, delight in, live in Christ-likeness… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

1Th 1:6 “And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost (7) So that ye were examples to all that believe”

In Paul’s letter to the church in Thessalonica he applauded the zeal they fostered for Christ and their example to all about them. Christianity cannot be contagious without zeal. A man knowing anything about intimacy with Christ cannot stop speaking of it. (Rom 12:11 “Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord).  Paul described their zeal as being an example by using the Greek word (tupoi) – meaning (to stamp, instrument to make a mark with). Christ did not come to impress us, but He was the instrument that made the impact for our eternal good.

Don’t look to make an impression, it will fade. Instead make an impact with Christ, it’s permanent… HSAY