A Little Harsh Honesty

I was feeding my son Drannan one night last week while the t.v. was playing in the background. It just so happened at the time that “The Biggest Loser” was on and while I’m all up for watching other people work out as I enjoy the comforts of the living room, I admit I’ve rarely seen the show. What surprised me the most was the verbal beating that some of these people took. But even more surprising was the fact that often times it was a little harsh honesty that actually helped them accomplish their weight goals. Some times we need a little harsh spiritual honesty. Are you giving your all for Jesus? If the answer is no, here’s the harsh honest truth: SOMETHING’S GOTTA CHANGE.

Giving God the Credit

How often do you find yourself doing a good deed for someone and then, as your walking away, you realize that the one you helped probably doesn't even know your a Christian?  The reason that they are oblivious to this fact is because you have forgotten to give God the credit that is due Him.  Let's talk just a couple of minutes today about this subject because I think it can be a very practical one. 

In Chapter 12 of Exodus we see God carrying out the last miraculous plague on Egypt (the death of the first-born) and we find Moses leading the people out. Then listen to Moses’ words in verse 3 of the next chapter, “Remember this day in which you came out from Egypt, out of the house of slavery, for by a strong hand the LORD brought you out from this place.” And then again within just the next few verses He emphasizes the LORD and not himself a couple of more times. Verse 8, “You shall tell your son on that day, ‘it is because what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt.’” And then again in verse 9, “For with a strong hand the Lord has brought you out of Egypt.”