Category Archives: Jesus
About Time
Luke 5:8,10-11 “When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he fell to his knees before Jesus and said, “Oh, Lord, please leave me—I’m such a sinful man.” Jesus replied to Simon, “Don’t be afraid! From now on you’ll be fishing for people!” … they left everything and followed Jesus.
It is God’s goodness and His kindness that leads to repentance. When people come to the realization that there is nowhere and no one outside God that can heal, save, deliver, and renew, they genuinely turn to God. Peter had Read the rest of this entry
This Jesus
John 4:23-24 “But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
Please read John 4:1-27. Every time I read the Word of God it is just beautiful. As you engage God’s Word, I pray that God Himself will breathe upon you, in Jesus Name. Read the rest of this entry
Extravagant
Eph.1:7-8 (NRSV) “In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us…”(emphasis added).
God lavishes His grace upon us and that is really comforting. There were a lot of children in my house while we were growing up. At meal time, the food available was limited, Read the rest of this entry
Finished Work!
John 11:25-26 (ESV) “Jesus said… “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (emphasis added).
Jesus says, “I AM the resurrection and the life”. Jesus did not say I point to the way or I teach about the resurrection. Jesus says, “I AM the resurrection and the life”. Read the rest of this entry
Mirror Jesus III
Heb.10:23 “Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.”
Saturdays are the days of doubt and confusion. The disciples were meeting behind closed doors for fear of the Jewish leaders. Can you imagine the ‘what-if’ scenarios that would have been playing in their minds? Read the rest of this entry
Mirror Jesus II
Mark 14:36 “Abba, Father,” he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” (emphasis added).
Some years ago, Pastor Rick Warren lost his son to suicide. Imagine how devastating that would be for a parent that is a pastor. He went through a lot. He granted one interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan, Read the rest of this entry
Mirror Jesus I
Mark 14:35 “He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by.”
It is a mistake to think that no one else understands what you are going through. A lot of us make this mistake because we look at our story and compare it with others. Read the rest of this entry
Centre Align
Acts 1:3(NRSV) “During the forty days after he suffered and died, he appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive. And he talked to them about the Kingdom of God.”
What separates Christianity from Buddhism, from Judaism, from Islam and all the other world religions? The differentiating factor is this; the main figure in Buddhism is dead, Read the rest of this entry
Simplify V
1 Cor. 14:40 (Voice) “Just maintain the proper order in all things.”
We would kick-off today’s devotional with the concluding thought from yesterday. Let everything in your life have a home. Yesterday we learned that the average person spends Read the rest of this entry
Simplify III
Ps. 19:9-10 Reverence for the Lord is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair. They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold. They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.
Our fourth lesson in simplicity is from Mark 14:43-46 (please read). Jesus was so simple that when the guards came to where the twelve were, they would not have been able to spot Jesus. Read the rest of this entry
