SCRIPTURE: Psalm 49 Sooner or later, rich or poor, wise or foolish, we are all going to die. The psalmist is focusing on people who spend their whole lives seeking happiness through wealth. But in the long run having money does not buy happiness of long life or security. Understanding, or wisdom, is more valuable than…
2 Kings 1-8:15
SCRIPTURE: 2 Kings 1-8:15 What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
Jesus is concerned for you too
SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:30-34 Jesus is concerned for his disciples, and invites them to a quiet time of retreat. Jesus is concerned for the masses that follow Him, desperate for God and good in their lives, and He teaches them about God and His kingdom. Jesus is concerned for us, He sees us overwhelmed and stressed, and…
Do you want to be a holy man or woman?
SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:17-29 John was a holy man who did what was right… and he was beheaded for it; Jesus was a holy man who did what was right… and he was crucified for it. Do you want to be a holy man or woman, are you committed to doing what is right? Jesus invites us…
Allowing Jesus to reveal and change my heart!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:14-16 God was doing amazing things through Jesus, and people were taking notice. But Jesus’ message challenged peoples selfish hearts – including religious and political leaders. It was these every leaders who eventually crucify Jesus, to protect their own selfish hearts. Herod knows he is guilty, and Jesus makes Him uncomfortable. If we really…
Jesus sends me too!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:6-13 Jesus is sent by God to rebuild His world, to rescue His family, to restore His kingdom. Jesus sends out His disciples to do the same thing, in the same way as He does (John 20:21). He authorizes His followers to represent God, to demonstrate God’s love and power. They are to love, to…
God’s greatness emanating through me!
SCRIPTURE: Psalm 48 When God is at the centre (of a city, a nation, a fortress, or a person’s heart), there is hope, security and joy. The psalmist is thinking in terms of Jerusalem, with the temple at the centre, and how God makes them confident. But we can apply this to our own lives, to…
1 Kings 17-22
SCRIPTURE: 1 Kings 17-22 What do you sense the Lord saying to you? PRAYER
When familiarity breeds contempt
SCRIPTURE: Mark 6:1-6 Wow, Jesus could not do miracles among those who knew Him best. Is it possible that people who are close to Jesus can actually be closed to Him, and not experience His blessing? Is it that we take Him for granted, or that we know too much, and it confuses or distracts us…
Trust is better than fear!
SCRIPTURE: Mark 5:35-43 It is my belief that what Jesus did, we could do, with God’s help and for His purpose. Jesus was not exercising God-power as God, but as a human that trusted God, and was empowered by the Holy Spirit. Fear and unbelief are destructive, limiting forces that hold people back from God’s best…