Day 34: Monday, April 3, 2017            Hebrews 4:21

 “The word of God is sharper than any two-edged Sword.”

Lawyer = one who has the discernment or knowledge to assess the law to increase or decrease it.  Minimize, maximize – or forgiveness of an offense.

Life as a Christian is to me to live my life with a Bible on one side, and a sword on the other, for both are necessary for life that the wisdom of God teaches. 

For wisdom of life as a Christian does not mean my life is to be a bed of roses or a yellow brick road; for roses have thorns, and brick roads have faults.  The sword teaches me to have discernment of mind to rightly understand false or true teaching on one side and the strength of might on the other.  For thorns have to be plucked, and faults of the roads fixed to ensure safe travel.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:      

2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,          

3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,         

4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,         

5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

Serenity Prayer: God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.  Amen.

Contributed by Roosevelt “Pops” Smith