Monday, March 28, 2016
9:26 AM

I went to the stall to claim the items that I had purchased online. The stall owner told me to pay him 18 dollars. I felt that he had overcharged me but I decided to pay the amount he said. I did not check and verify the items but willingly I paid him 18 dollars. I accepted whatever he offered to me, both the price he required me to pay and the items he gave me.

Eighteen - put on: judgment; destruction; captivity; overcome; put on (the Spirit of) Christ.

Judges 10:7-8
Luke 13:4
Luke 13:11,16

God is the Master (Owner). He has the right to decide but not me. I have to pay the price required by Him, not according to the price I can pay or willing to pay. Whatever portions He is giving me, I trust in Him and His decisions. The price the Lord required of me to pay is this: to overcome my "old self" (judgement and destruction of old self), bring my mind into captivity to the obedience of Christ and to put on the Holy Spirit (Christlikeness). I pay the price He said and accept the portions He gave me. I am in no position to negotiate.