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“Do all things without murmurings and disputings” (Philippians 2:14).
As I mentioned in our meditation yesterday, the Lord Jesus learned obedience when He became a man, and came into this world. He did His Father’s will in every way, no matter what the cost was.
You and I may do what we are asked to do, but perhaps with murmurings and disputings (arguing about it). If we are given a distasteful job to do, we might say, “Oh, do I have to? Can’t someone else do it?” We can think of a number of reasons why we should not have to do this job. Or perhaps we agree to do the job, but complain and murmur about it. Murmuring in this verse means complaining in a quiet way, and perhaps not saying anything very loudly, but loud enough that the person who gave us the job to do knows very well that we are not happy to be doing this.
If there is something that we are given to do, we are to do it without complaining and arguing. This gives joy to the person who gave us the job, and gives joy to the Lord as well!
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