Get Out Of The Boat
Each of us has things God has called us to do. Each of us have unique talents and gifts that God can use in unique ways. Each of us are leaders if only we would step out of the boat.
Each of us has things God has called us to do. Each of us have unique talents and gifts that God can use in unique ways. Each of us are leaders if only we would step out of the boat.
Jesus saying that nothing can snatch His sheep from His hands is a declaration of love. We do Him a disservice and completely miss the point when we reduce it to a theological proposition.
Let us not just look at our accomplishments but rather how well those accomplishments line up to our potential.
I am grateful for the Law. It is like a flashlight shining on those darker spots in my life I would rather ignore. It is a witness against me.
Jesus visibly identifies with the poor in order to teach a lesson to the religious. He broke etiquette because they would not break through socioeconomic walls. Are we willing to do the same?
Every society feels as though they have reached the pinnacle of moral philosophy and the cultural ideas they are trumpeting today are so much greater than the backward thinking of yesteryear.
When we pray two things are happening. We are participating in bringing heaven to down earth and we are participating in lifting earth to up heaven.
The teacher of the law asked, “Who is my neighbor?” This is a good and very legitimate question. It is one that we each should be asking as well, but I want to flip it for a second. “Who is the Good Samaritan?”
What have I given up for the sake of Christ?
There is a watchful eye that sees all and a presence that understands the fullness of my experience.