Heart Meditations 4 - Whatever is Right - David Mitts
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. (Php 4:8-9 NASB) Last chapter we spoke about meditation on honor. Honor is defined by who or what we listen to. We honor those to whom we have opened our hearts to. In a similar fashion dishonor is a state of disregard for the preciousness or value of another. The scriptures speak of vessels that are honored and contrast them with those that are common. Or does not the potter have a right over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for common use? (Rom 9:21 NASB) An analogy would be the things we reserve for special and important occasions. You might hold back in reserve certain special china o...