Romans 12:9-13
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Last Friday after my wife, Joyce had been dismissed from the hospital, I had to go by the pharmacy and pick up her prescriptions. There was a large crowd waiting to be served and my number was well down the list. A teenager and his mother were sitting near me. She asked the boy if they needed to pick up his sister.
The young man mumbled a snarly reply and continued playing a game on his cell phone. The mother asked him a second time and received an even more rude and disrespectful reply. I wondered how the mother would respond to such a rude and inappropriate reply. Rather than showing concern, she became wrapped up in her own cell phone game.
It is sad that we have not been taught the importance of politeness. One generation after another is wrapped up in their own little world of cell phones, laptops, and hand held devices that isolates them from reality.
Spiritually we can become so preoccupied with the minute details of our life that we are rude to others, but far more critical, we are rude to God. Rather than paying attention and listening to His voice, we snarl and become rude. Forgive us Lord!
Blessings, Dear Hearts, draw near to God today, trust Him completely, and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil