Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Start Time: 6:15 AM

End Time: 6:56 AM

Title: A Selfish Person

Scriptures: Proverbs 23:6 - 8

God’s Message/Promise/Commands:

Amazing day with Jesus!  Today, God is speaking in Proverbs 23:6 - 8.  The word of the Lord says, 6 Don’t eat with selfish people. Control any desire you have for their finest foods. 7 They might tell you to eat and drink all you want, but they don’t really mean it. They are the kind of people who are only thinking about the cost. 8 And if you eat their food, you will get sick and be embarrassed.  One thing that caught my attention here is when God says that these selfish people are the kind of people who are only thinking about the cost.  Normally, when we think about selfish people, if the scenario is about food, then we would think that the selfish people wants all the food for himself.  But here God says that the selfish people thinks of the cost and not the food.  So it's not an issue for them if you eat and dine with them but the issue is how much food you're eating.  At times, they pretend to say that others haven't eaten yet and so they didn't like that one person who ate too much, but in reality, they just don't want to give or order more food so the hungry will be satisfied and others who are still on their way can still eat.  Wow!  This is another great revelation.  Because today, it is not about the actual food that the selfish wants but the value of the food and how much they're losing that God is telling us that these selfish people are thinking about.  Hallelujah!

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, Great and mighty God!  I am amazed of a great revelation today.  Today I learned that selfishness is not always wanting to have it all...selfishness could be not wanting to give at all!  And today Lord, I am grateful for this new lesson.  I pray that you teach my heart and mold it in a way that all selfishness will be removed.  Give me the opportunity to give and share at all times and teach my heart Lord to be willing and humble and cheerful in doing so.  In Jesus' Name, Amen!

Memory Verse Share today

Proverbs 23:6 - 8 (Easy to Read Version)

6 Don’t eat with selfish people. Control any desire you have for their finest foods. 7 They might tell you to eat and drink all you want, but they don’t really mean it. They are the kind of people who are only thinking about the cost. 8 And if you eat their food, you will get sick and be embarrassed.

I find this verses interesting because God tells us that a selfish person does not want to have all the food, he actually shares his food to others and invites them to eat but he has a limit of the food he wants to share because he is thinking of the cost.  So I learned today that a selfish person is not always the person who wants it all but a selfish person could be one that doesn't want to give it all. 

Happy Tuesday!