Day 11 of God’s Love for Us August 1, 2017 I read an interesting article by Derek Harvey entitled, “The Silent Marriage Killer.” As I read this, it made me think of our marriage with Jesus. He is the bridegroom, and we as followers are His bride. Harvey pointed out that unmet expectations are the root of most problems. I totally agree. He made a formula that says “EXPECTATION – OBSERVATION = FRUSTRATION.” We are human, so therefore, we have expectations; of others, of our spouses and children, of our abilities, and of our faith. When we don’t observe those expectations Read More
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Serving in Concert
Serving in Concert – June 20, 2017 – What does it mean to be in concert? I’m not talking about a rock concert here, but to be in concert, with yourself and with others. It is “in agreement; have a plan or a combined action; to be in harmony and accord.” So to serve in concert would then imply to be in harmony, taking a combined action, and having a plan to benefit someone else. Benefiting someone else takes wisdom to know and understand what they need, and taking the action to fill that need. When Jesus washed His disciples’ Read More
Gifts and Callings
Gifts and Callings – May 12, 2017 – Yesterday I asked if we need God’s light shining on us all the time. We have the presence of God all around us all the time when we consider that He has made everything under the sun and above the sun. But do we need God watching and hovering over us like a helicopter parent? Or do we need the knowledge that He is there if and when we need Him? The disciples didn’t understand why Jesus had to die. If He hadn’t, then they (and we) would never walk in the Read More
Jesus Loved You First
Jesus Loved You First March 10, 2017 As I read and share this morning, I read 1 Corinthians 13. There, Paul sums up the idea of love. In verse 13, Paul writes, “But now faith, hope, and love remain, but the greatest is love.” I write this morning to tell you Jesus’ loved you first. Before you ever knew Him, He knew you. He said of the commandments, love God first. Then second, “Thou shall love thy neighbor as (you love) yourself, hang everything you do and think on these two ideas.” I give these readings and ideas to you Read More