Day 197

Scripture: Ps 78:1-16 and Exodus 17:1-7; Philippians 2:1-13; Matthew 21:23-32


Scripture standout: Phillipians 2: "³ Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, ⁴ not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

 ⁵ In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:

 ⁶ Who, being in very nature^[a] God,
   did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
⁷ rather, he made himself nothing
   by taking the very nature^[b] of a servant,
   being made in human likeness."

Philippians 2: "¹³ for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose."

His Deed/The Day: I did something of vain conceit last night. With everyone out doing their thing, I sat on the couch with a half-eaten bag of healthy cheese puffs and a cold glass of chardonnay and watched Housewives of NJ and Beverly Hills reruns until 10:30 p.m. Do I feel like I accomplished something the morning after? No. But it was fun at the time for sure! Today, God help me be a better servant and a lesser Housewives Fan. Or, at least, let me think "bless her heart" instead of "Holy crap I can't believe she just said that," when I'm indulging myself. Today, I will make a donation to Pace Center for Girls. They have a fund for birthday parties to help program girls celebrate their big days. I will do it in honor of the friend who is celebrating her big day tomorrow.