Thoughts in Worship

Message Magazine's Online Devotional for Sabbath, August 31, 2019

Audio Link: http://bit.ly/ThoughtsinWorship

Today’s Scripture Focus: 1 Timothy 4:7–8

We are focusing on sin recovery principle number 10 of 12: “We continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.”

Time is a valuable, unredeemable commodity, which is why we need to learn how to maximize it in every way. While the Lord can help us to recover in areas we wasted time in the past, He will not give any of us more hours in the day to be used to recover that which was lost.

Our bodies are of great value too, which is why we should do our best to live a healthy lifestyle. Daily exercise is one way we can do that. The more we exercise, the more efficient we become at building strong muscles and optimal heart health.

The time we invest in healthful practices, while very profitable, pale in comparison to the time we invest in developing our spiritual health and wellbeing, which transcends this life. If as we develop spiritually we recognize times we have been wrong, it is imperative that we admit it immediately and do our part to rectify the situation. Then we will continue to grow in our relationships with God and others. Many of the interpersonal problems that have been highlighted in the news recently could be somewhat amended if guilty or offensive parties would simply admit they were wrong as they aspire to growth. This is a good way to begin the process of building bridges and overcoming pride.—L. David Harris (http://bit.ly/BQuotable)

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