Day 82

Scripture: Ps 80, 77, 79; Deuteronomy 8:1-10; James 1:1-15; Luke 9:18-27


Scripture standout: Deuteronomy 8: "² Remember how the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands. ³ He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. ⁴ Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. ⁵ Know then in your heart that as a man disciplines his son, so the LORD your God disciplines you."


James 1: "² Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, ³ because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ⁴Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."


Luke 9: "²³ Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. ²⁴ For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it."


Morning thoughts: Too busy worrying, I guess, to have thoughts.


His Deed/My Day: After all this talk about being humble, I'm going to change things up to the way they should have been from Day 1. As this experiment gets into its 80th-something day, I want to make it clear how aware I am that this is not about me — but about being more open to God's direction. And I'd hate if there was a perception or assumption that it's me who's doing the do-gooding. So I'm going to change the verbiage a little bit to reflect that very important, key point. It's His deeds, not mine.


OK, so yes — His deed today was more wounded foot cleaning.