When we are transparent, we become vulnerable. We open ourselves up to judgment, to fear that maybe who we are or what we have done will negatively impact our relationships and what others think about us. God doesn’t have that kind of fear. He is completely transparent. He reveals Himself to us through His word, […]
“Zacchaeus was a wee little man. A wee little man was he! He climbed up in a sycamore tree for the Lord he wanted to see…” I remember growing up and singing that song in Sunday School. It was a fun little song, but at the time, that was all it was. The story of […]
It’s been a long day. It’s been a busy week. We don’t have much time to ourselves when we are working full time, raising a family, social time with friends, or just vegging in front of the TV or the computer. In the precious moments of time we do have, we fill those with a […]
Distractions around us cause us to move from one thing to the next, sometimes in the blink of an eye. I know that I can be in the middle of spending time with someone I really enjoy and then my phone chimes. I have a text. Then a phone call. Or a notification comes up […]
Have you tried many different solutions and nothing worked?! A man in a crowd called out to Jesus, begging Him to look at his son, his only son. Luke 9:38 Why did the father want Jesus to look at his son? Because a spirit would seize the boy, throwing him into a convulsion and he […]
All are included when Jesus said… (NASB) Luke 9:23 “… ‘If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.’” I am one of those who come under that “anyone” category. So are you! For the followers of Christ what did Jesus say we are […]
Have you ever tried to hide in a crowd? In a crowd, there are so many people, it is hard to “see” individuals. Perhaps you think there is safety in numbers… and nobody will notice you. I can relate to being hidden in a crowd, intentional or not. Can you? In the days of Jesus, […]
There were twelve disciples, nine are familiar names: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Nathanael (Bartholomew), Philip, Matthew, Thomas and Judas Iscariot. James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James, these three are not well-known. I can identify most easily with the three little known disciples or apostles of Jesus Christ. These men […]
When I was about 12 years old, I became very ill, in fact I was dying.My father, an official in our local synagogue, heard Jesus was in the area. He left to ask Jesus to come to our home. He found Jesus in a large crowd, and desperation coloring his voice, asked Jesus to come […]
Do you have an experience of Jesus in your life? Go! Tell! Jesus said that to a healed, demon possessed man in a pagan country. Jesus used a herd of pigs in the healing of that man. Pigs! Luke 8:26-33 What is Jesus using in your life to give you healing and health? The herdsmen […]