August 7

The riches of the Bible are ours, but people continue to argue over interpretation. For those who have not yet accepted the Saviour Jesus Christ, and who are therefore lost, it is the same as having your house on fire, and then having to listen to the firemen argue about which hose to use!

. . . who are you to criticize the servant of somebody else, especially when that Somebody Else is God? It is to his own Master that he gives, or fails to give, satisfactory service. And don’t doubt that satisfaction, for God is well able to transform men into servants who are satisfactory.

Romans 14:3-4 Phillips

Lord, we know it is not our place to decide who is right and who is wrong in any matter. Your promises are there for our salvation, not for our discussion.

J.B. Phillips New Testament—Copyright © 1962 edition by HarperCollins The New Testament in Modern English by J. B. Phillips