03-05-2020, 10:29 AM
RESTORATION TODAY
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020.
TOPIC: *AVOIDING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES [2]*
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5.
*MESSAGE*
*2. Thinking That God Owes You Something*
This is another negative attitude. Jesus told a parable in Matthew 20 where we saw a group of people with this attitude. A land owner went out to hire some workers by 9am, hired some more at 12 noon, then again at 5pm—just one hour before the day's job is over. He agreed to pay them a day's wage. When the time came for payment, the workers who were hired at 5pm got a full day's wage so the ones hired first expected that their payment will be higher (Matthew 20:1-15).
Don't you ever get to a point where you believe that you deserve more than what God is giving you, or deserve what God is giving someone else (who seems less deserving). That mind-set is wrong. Why would anyone be jealous because God is being generous? If you will learn to celebrate God's goodness and faithfulness in others, you are are acknowledging His wonder-working ability and since He is the same yesterday, today and forever, you are inviting that limitless ability to manifest in your situation, too.
We see this again in the story of the ten lepers that Jesus healed (Luke 17:15-19). Ten men were healed; only one returned to say "thank You" to Jesus (a Samaritan). The other nine (all Jews) probably considered it to be a right because Jesus, after all, is a Jew. He was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. If He didn't heal them, who will He heal? But that is a negative attitude and mindset. God owes no man! He is God. Be like the one leper that returned to Jesus; such people get what others don't get—while others were healed, he was made whole (Luke 17:19). May that be your testimony.
*ACTION POINT*
God owes no man; submit to His Lordship and He will beautify your life.
*SCRIPTURES*
Luke 17:15-19; Matthew 20:1-15.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord, thank you for reminding me of Your love, power and sovereignty;
2. I acknowledge You for Who You are, Lord, help me to not allow my thinking to cripple my faith in you in the name of Jesus;
3. Lord, help me to continually grow in developing the attitude of Jesus in the name of Jesus.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
Exodus 24; Psalm 68; Acts 13:26-52
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020.
TOPIC: *AVOIDING NEGATIVE ATTITUDES [2]*
"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." Philippians 2:5.
*MESSAGE*
*2. Thinking That God Owes You Something*
This is another negative attitude. Jesus told a parable in Matthew 20 where we saw a group of people with this attitude. A land owner went out to hire some workers by 9am, hired some more at 12 noon, then again at 5pm—just one hour before the day's job is over. He agreed to pay them a day's wage. When the time came for payment, the workers who were hired at 5pm got a full day's wage so the ones hired first expected that their payment will be higher (Matthew 20:1-15).
Don't you ever get to a point where you believe that you deserve more than what God is giving you, or deserve what God is giving someone else (who seems less deserving). That mind-set is wrong. Why would anyone be jealous because God is being generous? If you will learn to celebrate God's goodness and faithfulness in others, you are are acknowledging His wonder-working ability and since He is the same yesterday, today and forever, you are inviting that limitless ability to manifest in your situation, too.
We see this again in the story of the ten lepers that Jesus healed (Luke 17:15-19). Ten men were healed; only one returned to say "thank You" to Jesus (a Samaritan). The other nine (all Jews) probably considered it to be a right because Jesus, after all, is a Jew. He was sent to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. If He didn't heal them, who will He heal? But that is a negative attitude and mindset. God owes no man! He is God. Be like the one leper that returned to Jesus; such people get what others don't get—while others were healed, he was made whole (Luke 17:19). May that be your testimony.
*ACTION POINT*
God owes no man; submit to His Lordship and He will beautify your life.
*SCRIPTURES*
Luke 17:15-19; Matthew 20:1-15.
*PRAYER POINTS*
1. Lord, thank you for reminding me of Your love, power and sovereignty;
2. I acknowledge You for Who You are, Lord, help me to not allow my thinking to cripple my faith in you in the name of Jesus;
3. Lord, help me to continually grow in developing the attitude of Jesus in the name of Jesus.
*THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR*
Exodus 24; Psalm 68; Acts 13:26-52