SUMMER CLASSES BEGIN JUNE 15

Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:

1 Corinthians 4:3, “But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man’s judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.”

Man’s day is a term used in contrast to the Lord’s day.

Man’s day means that man’s opinion and man’s judgment hold sway.

Man’s day means that it is man’s turn to judge, view, and analyze.

The Lord’s day means that the Lord comes in, as in Revelation 1:10: “I was in spirit on the Lord’s Day.”

On the Lord’s day the Lord came in to walk among the churches to judge them (Rev. 23).

The Lord’s day means that now it is the Lord’s turn to judge.

With this realization Paul says, “Yea, I judge not mine own self.”

He is saying that he is not trustworthy to analyze himself.

Then in verse 4 Paul continues, “For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.”

To deal with our fallen state of subjectivity, we just need to stop ourself.

Do not interpret anything concerning yourself or others.

Do not argue or debate with yourself.

Do not analyze yourself.

Do not trust your view, opinion, and reasoning.

Call a halt to this self that has controlled and lived out its life for so many years.

The way to be transferred out of your self and into the spirit is to stop your self.

Say, “Lord, I open to You with Jeremiah 17:9, ‘The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?’ “

Who can know the heart?

Who can know our real state?

Verse 10 says, “I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind.”

The Lord is the One who is qualified to know you and change you.

In the New Testament, there is a compound Greek word translated “heart-knower.”

The Lord is the Heart-knower.

He is the One who really knows your heart accurately.

Until Tomorrow 

With a Shepherd’s Love 

Pastor

TODAY’S PRAYER LIST

Amy Garner’s Dad

Charlene Palmer

Dr. Don Davis

Freddie May’s Mom

John McClain 

Kathi Mabe

Rose Fuller

Terrell Loyd

Tom Witcher

Ann Sullivan – Paula’s Friend

Bentley Smith

James Garner’s Friend 

Kim McClain’s Mother

Lonzo Christian             

Ashley Burn’s Sisters

Bill Moody 

Charlie Sessom – Waiting  

Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons 

Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother

Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace

Kenny & Nora Allison  

Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister  

Larry Barker  

Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah

Mary Sims  

Marynell Ford

Pastor & Mrs. Driskell 

Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend 

Ricky Stubbs  

Rod Gustafson – Cancer

Roseleigh Osborn  

Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son 

Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend

Sheila Simmon’s Cousin

Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad