“ Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” James 4:10 ESV
Last night, I went to church despondent. Yesterday, I had a CT scan in the afternoon. It wasn’t the first time that I have gone through the machine, but this time was different. I was very nervous about how the result would turn out.
A CT scan is interesting in that, it can see inside of you and identify things that cannot be seen from outside. It is a shadow of what the Lord can see in us at all times. But a CT scan is limited to just organs and body parts. The Lord sees our bad attitudes and motives and our sin.
My pastor was preaching from Judges 8:22-35 about Gideon and his attitude. As part of his introduction, he spoke about Hebrews 12:1-2 regarding the sin which so easily besets us. The word “beset” is used in the KJV. In comparison, the ESV says, “clings so closely”.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV
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