Daily Devotion for October 4

This Sunday, October 11, we continue our sermon series on: Changes That Heal.

The focus: Boundaries.,

SCRIPTURE: MATTHEW 21:28 - 31

A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.' He answered; I will not'; but later he changed his mind and went. The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, 'I go, sir'; but he did not go.

Which of the two did the will of his father?

They said, "The first."

Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you."

NOTE

I have no idea why one son said, "no", and did go; and the other son said, "yes" and did not go.

OBSERVATION

However, in life; there are those who do say yes and do not go and others who say 'no' and do go. Sometimes, there are people who say "no" and do go; change their mind out of guilt; whereas others who say "yes" change their mind because they are over committed.

Do you know anyone like this?

QUESTION

Why does this happen?

This Sunday we will look at BOUNDARIES.

Boundaries begin with identity issues. Who am in this relationship?

LAST WEEKS

We look at BONDING and how we are called to "bond" in our relationships.

THIS WEEK

Boundaries is where to draw the line in the "bonding" experience. Without good boundaries, we may fall in to the problem where people control us and our time and then we become over extended and risk burn out and losing our way on the journey of life.

SCRIPTURE TO PONDER

"...choose this day whom you will serve..." Joshua 24:15b