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April.28.05: Light for the Day - "The Bible - God's Opinion"

-- 1 Kings 18:21 
Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, "How long are you going to waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him! But if Baal is God, then follow him!" But the people were completely silent.

-- Joshua 24:15 
 ......  But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD."

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I don't know the secret to success 
but the key to failure is to try to please everyone

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The story is told of a painter who desired to produce one work which would please the entire world. she drew a picture which required her utmost skill and took it to the public marketplace. She posted directions at the bottom of the piece for spectators to mark with a brush each portion of the picture that didn't meet their approval. The spectators came and, in general, applauded the work. But each, eager to make a personal critique, marked a small portion of the picture. By evening, the painter was mortified to find the entire picture had become a blot.

The next day the painter returned with a copy of the first picture. This time she asked the spectators to mark the portions of the work they admired. The spectators again complied. when the artist returned several hours later, she found every stroke that had been panned the day before had received praise by this day's critics.

The artist concluded, "I now believe the best way to please one-half of the world is not to mind what the other says."

People will always have an opinion about what we say or do. That is why we live our lives according to the words of the Bible - God's opinion. Then we will not fret over the opinions of others.

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-- Romans 12:2 
"Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect His will really is."

-- Exodus 23:2 
"Do not join a crowd that intends to do evil. When you are on the witness stand, do not be swayed in your testimony by the opinion of the majority."

-- Romans 6:16-18
16 Don’t you realize that whatever you choose to obey becomes your master? You can choose sin, which leads to death, or you can choose to obey God and receive His approval.
17 Thank God! Once you were slaves of sin, but now you have obeyed with all your heart the new teaching God has given you.
18 Now you are free from sin, your old master, and you have become slaves to your new master, righteousness.

-- John 8:31,32,36
31 Jesus said to the people who believed in Him, 
"You are truly My disciples if you keep obeying My teachings.
32 And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
36 So if the Son sets you free, you will indeed be free.

-- Hebrews 3:14 
For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ.