Scripture:
John 14:25 A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around and said to them, 26 “If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison—your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.
Observation:
If you want to be my disciple? Wow! what an invitation. You know Jesus never says here is the requirement for you to be a true Christian you have to do this or that. He simply gives an invitation, If you want to be my disciple you need to put everything lower than me. Why would Jesus say such a thing? I believe He know that anything that we could come up with would never satisfy at all!
Application:
He says here that you even need to hate yourself. IOW: to truly know Him your wants and desires need to pale in comparison.
Prayer:
Lord, I want to want what you want. I want to desire more of you and less of my way. would you give me a hatred for the things that get in the way of that? I love you my master
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Who's your daddy
Scripture:
Luke6:46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?
Observation:
When I call the Lord "Lord" I am sure it is intended to mean that he is the one with complete authority in my life. Today you ask me why i call you Lord if i don't obey what you say? In so many places in my life i call you Lord and do what i want. I am not good at being Lord. You are.
Application:
Today I call you Lord. I want to allow you to be Lord. I need you to be Lord.
Prayer:
Lord, Help me to allow you to be Lord in my life. Help me to become less so you will be more. I love you
Luke6:46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?
Observation:
When I call the Lord "Lord" I am sure it is intended to mean that he is the one with complete authority in my life. Today you ask me why i call you Lord if i don't obey what you say? In so many places in my life i call you Lord and do what i want. I am not good at being Lord. You are.
Application:
Today I call you Lord. I want to allow you to be Lord. I need you to be Lord.
Prayer:
Lord, Help me to allow you to be Lord in my life. Help me to become less so you will be more. I love you
Monday, September 15, 2008
God is in control
Scripture:
Psalms 145:13 For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations.
Observation:
In the middle of such economic chaos it is good to know that you are the everlasting God. You are not afraid of what the world can bring. I know that you are the God of history and the God of the future. You are so good. I find myself being fearful in the light of the unsettling events of the world economy. You have already been in the future and i know you will be there when i get there. I love you and am at peace knowing that you are in charge
Application:
Prepare to live here in on the planet and be aware of the surroundings i live in, but never allow them determine how i will respond. IOW: knowing God is in control is the good news and worthy of trust
Prayer:
Jesus i want only to be afraid of you and what you can do to me. I have hope and i am thankful for that. I love you
Psalms 145:13 For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations.
Observation:
In the middle of such economic chaos it is good to know that you are the everlasting God. You are not afraid of what the world can bring. I know that you are the God of history and the God of the future. You are so good. I find myself being fearful in the light of the unsettling events of the world economy. You have already been in the future and i know you will be there when i get there. I love you and am at peace knowing that you are in charge
Application:
Prepare to live here in on the planet and be aware of the surroundings i live in, but never allow them determine how i will respond. IOW: knowing God is in control is the good news and worthy of trust
Prayer:
Jesus i want only to be afraid of you and what you can do to me. I have hope and i am thankful for that. I love you
Friday, September 5, 2008
Keep secret
Scripture:
Rev 10:4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret[b] what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.”
Observation:
"keep secret". not sure why this leaped off the page to me this morning. I wonder if it has to do with the fact that the Lord often wants to speak "secret things"to us that are only for us? When was the last time i listened to the heartbeat of the Lord and kept our time together a secret? like the intimate times a husband gets to spend with his wife, can i keep secret the intimate thing the Lord and I share?
Application:
I want to spend time with the Lord. I want to build a relationship with the Lord that He can trust. I want to listen to the secret things that he wants to share with me and keep it in that place of intimacy
Prayer:
Lord, I want to develop that secret place with you. I want to hear your heart beat and know what i can share and what you want me to keep between you and i. Would you help me learn and know how to develop that place with you? - I love you my Jesus
Rev 10:4 When the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write. But I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Keep secret[b] what the seven thunders said, and do not write it down.”
Observation:
"keep secret". not sure why this leaped off the page to me this morning. I wonder if it has to do with the fact that the Lord often wants to speak "secret things"to us that are only for us? When was the last time i listened to the heartbeat of the Lord and kept our time together a secret? like the intimate times a husband gets to spend with his wife, can i keep secret the intimate thing the Lord and I share?
Application:
I want to spend time with the Lord. I want to build a relationship with the Lord that He can trust. I want to listen to the secret things that he wants to share with me and keep it in that place of intimacy
Prayer:
Lord, I want to develop that secret place with you. I want to hear your heart beat and know what i can share and what you want me to keep between you and i. Would you help me learn and know how to develop that place with you? - I love you my Jesus
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Tears in Heaven
Scripture:
Revelation: 7:17For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
Observation:
Will there be tears in Heaven? It says here in Rev. that there will be tears in Heaven. What kind of tears will they be? I wonder if they will be tears of regret. tears of what should have been, tears of what might have been. tears of what should have been while life was in the balance.
Application:
What if i lived life without regret? Can life really be lived without regret so that the tears that will fall from my eyes will be few? I want that. I want to life to my potential and life in obedience.
Prayer:
Lord will you help me to live life without regret? life with the fullest of response to your voice.
I love you
Revelation: 7:17For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; he will lead them to springs of living water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes."
Observation:
Will there be tears in Heaven? It says here in Rev. that there will be tears in Heaven. What kind of tears will they be? I wonder if they will be tears of regret. tears of what should have been, tears of what might have been. tears of what should have been while life was in the balance.
Application:
What if i lived life without regret? Can life really be lived without regret so that the tears that will fall from my eyes will be few? I want that. I want to life to my potential and life in obedience.
Prayer:
Lord will you help me to live life without regret? life with the fullest of response to your voice.
I love you
Friday, August 29, 2008
Make a decision
Scripture:
Revelation 3:19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference. NLT
Observation:
The passage just before this one talks about being lukewarm. neither hot nor cold. completely indifferent.
How is it that we would ever decide to be indifferent? Why would we ever allow ourselves to be placed into a position of non-opinion. Is it because we don't want to fight? Is it because we don't want the conflict with those from one side on the other? Perhaps it is because we want everyone to be in agreement with our decisions and be left alone. Whatever the case, indifference is a poison that, if swallowed will only Merritt the pain on non movement. like mold that grows on a rock that hasn't moved, indifference will produce mold and pain that will eventually choke and kill.
Application:
Make a decision! right or wrong. make one.
Prayer:
Lord i know you are calling me to a place of persistence. this is the word given to me as of late. With this word and this devotion, I want to be a person that will be a person of action and not indifference.
I love you Lord
Revelation 3:19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference. NLT
Observation:
The passage just before this one talks about being lukewarm. neither hot nor cold. completely indifferent.
How is it that we would ever decide to be indifferent? Why would we ever allow ourselves to be placed into a position of non-opinion. Is it because we don't want to fight? Is it because we don't want the conflict with those from one side on the other? Perhaps it is because we want everyone to be in agreement with our decisions and be left alone. Whatever the case, indifference is a poison that, if swallowed will only Merritt the pain on non movement. like mold that grows on a rock that hasn't moved, indifference will produce mold and pain that will eventually choke and kill.
Application:
Make a decision! right or wrong. make one.
Prayer:
Lord i know you are calling me to a place of persistence. this is the word given to me as of late. With this word and this devotion, I want to be a person that will be a person of action and not indifference.
I love you Lord
Sunday, August 10, 2008
extravagant vs. nessessary
Scripture:
John 12:1 Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. 2 A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate[a] with him. 3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar[b] of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.
Observation:
Right, wrong, expensive, costly, Mary did what what she thought was the more extravagant thing she could do. Mary made a decision. "What is the most costly think I could do to show my love for my savior?" She gave all she had of value. The same scripture here says two words that make me cringe because they make me think that this is what I might have been doing at the time of the anointing of Jesus. The two words: "Martha served". Martha was so caught up in doing that she missed the beauty of relationship. Mary's act of anointing Jesus left the entire house filled with a fragrance that all could partake in
Application:
I want to try and stop myself from the steady need to do something. Even something appropriate. I want to be confronted with the extravagant. This scares me to say this, but i want to be willing to offer that which is extravagant to the Savior who is more than worthy of my offering
Prayer:
Lord help me to offer extravagant worship to you. I want my worship to honor you in all I do. I know that there are necessary things to do like Martha thought. But Lord, help me to know the time and place of when to let the necessary fall tot he extravagant. - I love you my Lord
John 12:1 Six days before the Passover celebration began, Jesus arrived in Bethany, the home of Lazarus—the man he had raised from the dead. 2 A dinner was prepared in Jesus’ honor. Martha served, and Lazarus was among those who ate[a] with him. 3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar[b] of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.
Observation:
Right, wrong, expensive, costly, Mary did what what she thought was the more extravagant thing she could do. Mary made a decision. "What is the most costly think I could do to show my love for my savior?" She gave all she had of value. The same scripture here says two words that make me cringe because they make me think that this is what I might have been doing at the time of the anointing of Jesus. The two words: "Martha served". Martha was so caught up in doing that she missed the beauty of relationship. Mary's act of anointing Jesus left the entire house filled with a fragrance that all could partake in
Application:
I want to try and stop myself from the steady need to do something. Even something appropriate. I want to be confronted with the extravagant. This scares me to say this, but i want to be willing to offer that which is extravagant to the Savior who is more than worthy of my offering
Prayer:
Lord help me to offer extravagant worship to you. I want my worship to honor you in all I do. I know that there are necessary things to do like Martha thought. But Lord, help me to know the time and place of when to let the necessary fall tot he extravagant. - I love you my Lord
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