From My Utmost for His Highest
Judge not, that you be not judged —Matthew 7

This Scripture is hard for us now, and likely always has been. There's something deep within us that just wants to separate and quantify the life of a person.

Years ago, my son was assigned to a sports team at random. Parents talked for weeks about which team their son joined. We were really excited to begin, but every time that we'd respond to the question, "Whose team is your son on," our reply would bring a drawn look and the response . . .

     From My Utmost for His Highest
They said to Him, ’Rabbi . . . where are You staying?’ He said to them, ’Come and see’ —John 1

Chambers, in today's post reminds us that the two disciples remained with Jesus that day and that "is about all some of us ever do. We stay with Him a short time, only to wake up to our own realities of life. Our self-interest rises up and our abiding with Him is past."

And as usual, Chambers hits me right where I am. In the Porch Story (if you aren't familiar, see a video of it here or read it in a sample of the first chapter of the book), I broken off the porch. I ran fast and hard, for a while. But the day wore on and I'm tired. I'm still headed home, but for the first time in a long time, I'm worried that . . .

     From My Utmost for His Highest
. . . seek, and you will find . . . —Luke 11

Chambers can get on a roll, and for the last few days (and a few more) he details the things we should do to move on in our faith. In A Rooster Once Crowed, we call it breaking off the porch. If you haven't seen the porch video yet, CLICK HERE to see it.

The book details 5 specific things, but the one that closest relates to today's lesson is "immerse yourself in Scripture." Condiser this excerpt from A Rooster Once Crowed:

It takes five minutes to read a chapter of the Bible, yet setting aside that time is extremely difficult.