Nashville, Tennessee, United States - The Upper Room Daily Devotional "The Small Stuff" for Thursday, 5 June 2014 - Read Romans 14:19 So then, let us follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up. 20 Don’t overthrow God’s work for food’s sake. All things indeed are clean, however it is evil for that man who creates a stumbling block by eating. 21 It is good to not eat meat, drink wine, nor do anything by which your brother stumbles, is offended, or is made weak.Take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak.(1 Corinthians 8:9 (NRSV))
A few years ago, I bought a big, new TV and decided that I would use a more expensive optical cable in order to enjoy the maximum clarity in picture and sound. After setting everything up, I was not at all impressed with that “super-duper” cable. It would hardly even stay plugged in to the TV. Some days later, I was in the store again, looking for something else and overheard someone complaining about their TV cable. The salesperson asked, “Did you remove the cap from the cable?” Hmm, cap. What cap? I wondered. Back at home, I got the cable out again and, indeed, there was a tiny, almost invisible, plastic cap on the cable. Of course, with the cap removed, the cable worked superbly. That experience made me wonder about the spiritual life. What small, seemingly insignificant barriers interfere with our Christian life and with our showing Jesus to those around us? I resolved to constantly look for the small things that get in the way of our functioning superbly as Christians.
The Author: Ted Beemer (Cortes, Honduras)
Thought for the Day: How can I more clearly show God’s love to others today?
Prayer: Dear heavenly Father, thank you for all your blessings. Help us to examine ourselves and remove all the little things that prevent us from showing your love to others. Amen.
Prayer focus: Salespeople
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