The Gate
Jesus said “I am the Good Shepherd” Not “a” good shepherd, “the” Good Shepherd.
Jesus said “I am the Good Shepherd” Not “a” good shepherd, “the” Good Shepherd.
The man Jesus had healed had just been grilled by the religious leaders and mocked for his ignorance. His own parents refused to back him up and he most likely had just been kicked out of the synagogue. But this man when being questioned said, “I might not know all about that. All I know is that I once was blind but now I see.”
Why did it take an untrained boy who was unfamiliar with the situation and untrained in the methods of conventional warfare to destroy Goliath?
Religion has received a bad rap over the past few decades, but even those of us who try our hardest to distance ourselves from being “religious” still tend to be very religious.
What started as a minor panic turned into a full-fledged route. Two men came running in and thousands scattered in every direction.
A brief time with God before bed and an extended one with Him early in the morning is the best way to make sure He stays first in my life.
Try to imagine a world without emotion. It is hard, nearly impossible. Imagine looking at a sunrise or a sunset and not seeing color. Imagine black and white everywhere.
Like the crowds who followed Jesus, the crowds who are hearing and reading Joel Osteen are all coming for the wrong reasons. They have the wrong motivations.
Am I like Eli’s sons, or am I like Samuel? Have I used my leadership positions and roles for my own greedy gain, or am I truly a servant?
What were you doing that morning? Did you have any idea, even by the end of the day all that God had in store with you through that fateful encounter?