Day 173, or June 22nd.
Know your own limitations.
Our thoughts today are from Psalm 111, verse 10.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
All who follow his precepts have good understanding.
And now the big picture surrounding this verse.
We have a selection of Psalms today.
They include a clearly prophetic one about the coming Messiah, Psalm 110, and two powerful
ones, 111 and 112, which are all about giving God His proper place in your life.
And now our action step for today.
Did you hear about the self-made man who went through life worshipping his Creator, Himself?
Psalm 111 tells us that acknowledging God and following His teaching is the beginning
of wisdom.
Far from being self-centred, we need to be God-centred.
Matthew 12, verse 30, reminds us that Jesus said, anyone who isn't with me opposes me,
and anyone who isn't working with me is actually working against me.
There is no neutral ground.
Bob Dylan summed it up beautifully in his song, Gotta Serve Somebody.
It went like this.
You may be an ambassador to England or France.
You may like to gamble.
You may like to dance.
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world.
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Yes, indeed, you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Well, it may be the devil, or it may be the Lord, but you're gonna have to serve somebody.