Doing What We Do from the Heart, Part 1 (TMF:1851)

Monday, May 16, 2022
Peace to Live By: Doing What We Do from the Heart, Part 1 (TMF:1851) - Daniel Litton
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       Verse 5: “One person esteems one day as better than another, while another esteems all days alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. The one who observes the day, observes it in honor of the Lord. The one who eats, eats in honor of the Lord, since he gives thanks to God, while the one who abstains, abstains in honor of the Lord and gives thanks to God.” The idea behind what Paul is saying here is simply, “What is our heart attitude toward whatever we are doing?” If we are doing something or not doing something because we believe we are pleasing God, then that’s fair enough. Our heart is in the right, even if our action is weak. If we observe one day as being holy, a day that we devote to the Lord, then that’s okay—we can do that as long as our heart is right before God. If we don’t eat certain foods since we don’t believe God wants us to, again, that’s okay—our heart is right. Now, that’s not to say we can sin deliberately. Practicing sin is not what we’re talking about here.