Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 4 (TMF:2162)

Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Peace to Live By: Our Attitudes While We are Waiting, Part 4 (TMF:2162) - Daniel Litton
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       We want to actually transcend, to rise above, and not descend, or go up with our heads hanging in shame or disappointment. That’s no fun. We don’t want Jesus to feel ashamed to receive us. We don’t want him to have negative emotions about our coming because we weren’t ready. Next, we read, “Do not grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.” There is a great cross-reference verse here, and I want to consider it. This is from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, when he said, “Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:14-15, ESV). So, this action of not grumbling from both James and Paul shows that we are a people in God acting in a way that is supposed to show better behavior than others—those who don’t reverence God.