Today’s Daily Lesson comes from Luke chapter 6 verses 20 through 26:
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said:
“Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 “Blessed are you that hunger now, for you shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are you that weep now, for you shall laugh.
22 “Blessed are you when men hate you, and when they exclude you and revile you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the Son of man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets.
24 “But woe to you that are rich, for you have received your consolation.
25 “Woe to you that are full now, for you shall hunger.
“Woe to you that laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.
26 “Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets.
Today’s Lesson reminds us that those who lose out shall not lose forever — for God is on the side of righteousness. And it is a warning to those who win — for the terms which may make them winners in this world today now may well be reversed and make them losers tomorrow.
Such is life.
“For the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor riches to men of understanding; but time and chance happen to them all.”
So what is left then in all the blowing of the wind, here one day and gone the next?
To be people of decent character and integrity.
To keep humble and Lord nothing over anyone.
To not take vengeance into our own hands, but to wait on the justice of the LORD.
To remember that we are to treat our neighbors the way we would wish to be treated, and give the measure unto them which we would wish to be given.
To do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.
To rejoice not in success — for such a thing is fleeting and contingent and given to the wind — but to rejoice rather to rejoice only in that we’ve done what was asked, acted in good faith and conscience, and that our names are written in the Book of Life.
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