Jeremiah 9:23-24
The Lord says:
Don’t brag about your wisdom
or strength or wealth.
If you feel you must brag,
then have enough sense
to brag about worshiping me,
the Lord.
What I like best
is showing kindness,
justice, and mercy
to everyone on earth.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
On
the rare occasion that I am sick and need a doctor, I don’t mind seeing
his/her diplomas hanging on the wall. It doesn’t bother me to know
what schools this person attended – or that they belong to an honor
society or even a fraternity or sorority. But what I really want to
know is whether this person knows what he/she is doing with regard to my
health. So I ask questions…I “shop around” and ask others what their
experience was like with this physician. I listen in the clinic and the
ER to the chatter of nurses and other staff and note when they readily
volunteer, “He/she is good! You will be well cared for"...and I note
when the references are NOT so glowing!
At the end of the day, it
doesn’t matter to me what color or gender a doctor is…his/her country
of origin…and most certainly his/her sexual orientation, economic level,
or political preferences. All I care about are: 1) is he/she
knowledgeable about medicine and how to treat my condition, and 2)
whether this care can be administered with kindness, concern, and a
decent bedside manner!
And so it is for us in our fellowship with
God. He wants us to have a profound knowledge of Him and His word - and
such an intimate relationship and communion with His Holy Spirit - that
we exude confidence, hope and courage in our daily living. He wants us
to operate with a good “bedside manner” toward others. God wants us to
dispense kindness, justice and mercy to everyone…just as He gives these
things to us. When we demonstrate these things rather than bravado or
our own narcissism, God draws nearer to us…and we feel His presence and
peace.
When you boil it all down, nothing in life is all about
us. We are merely God’s vehicles to deliver love, grace, mercy,
kindness, wisdom, forgiveness and the message of salvation through Jesus
Christ to others. When we get caught up in how wonderful we are or
what we have accomplished, we essentially shove God into a closet and
press against the door...and nobody benefits. Will this be the day that
you open that door and usher God to the forefront? Will this be the
day that you start to consider the other guy more than yourself…and in
doing so, truly feel God’s presence? Don’t you think it should be?
©2015 Debbie Robus
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