September 5. We were ready somewhat early to head for the girls’ house this morning. After we arrived, and I had put some food away in the fridge, I sat outside and finished my prayer time. Then I started to do some walking, but found it hard walking on all that debris that the animals have been chewing off the tree above the other side of the driveway. So instead of walking, I got my morning exercise sweeping up most of that debris. Then I went inside and started making myself a smoothie when the Mages showed up. It was good to see them. Bro. Joe picked up the old yellow fridge that the girls had outside and took it to the dump. Mary came in to visit a few minutes, and I showed her the three paintings I had completed and let her choose one for herself. She had Joe come in to help her choose, and they both agreed on the swan picture. After they left, Daddy and I checked II Corinthians chapter 11. We are so thankful for God’s wisdom from which we can draw in this task of translating. By the time I had made the corrections in the computer file and set everything up in the print file, it was lunch time. In the afternoon, I made our shopping list for tomorrow, worked on more outreach lessons for MTP, had a before-supper snack, and washed the dishes. Then I had a bit late supper after the dishes were done. Pastor Ogle continued his teaching (from the book of Esther) on pride this evening. We must recognize pride and its danger in order to avoid destruction. 6) 5:9,13—Pride causes me to concentrate on what I don’t have, rather than what I do have. We should concentrate on all that God has given us and not on what God has not given us. 7) 5:10-12—Pride uses people to brag to rather than serving them. Proud people usually view others in terms of what others can do for them. Proud people believe that life is all about them. 8) 5:14—Pride assumes the future. James 4:13-16. 9) 6:6—Pride assumes everything is about me. Daniel 4:34-37. 10) 6:7-9—Pride answers questions with self in mind. We all have a tendency to think too much about ourselves and too much of ourselves. 11) 7:9,10—Pride will cause others to quickly turn on you. Haman's pride led to thousands of people’s lives being destroyed. “23Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?... 32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.” Ezekiel 18:23,32 The Lord is… not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (II Peter 3:9)
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