How often do we get so distracted by the wonderful/awful/extraordinary world around us that we simply forget to listen out for the voice of our Good Shepherd? How often are we 'facing the wrong way' in our hearts?
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So when I seek wisdom from the Lord, I now ask for two things. The first is for the help I need, and the second is for help for my pride that I would simply receive, and not modify the wisdom of the Lord.
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We need a daily process for the daily bread to work in our lives. James 1:22 says to be doers of the Word and not just hearers otherwise we deceive ourselves. To follow Jesus is to follow His Words.
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As a Year 5 kid, I strained to read the blackboard because it seemed easier to me to stay and strain even though I could have moved forward at any time.
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We come to God with our less than perfect lives, with all our brokenness, shame, anger, hurt, sin and so much more ugly baggage that we doubt whether we should even approach Him at all.
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Our words have serious consequences - even to our own salvation!
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Paul begins his defence of his position by admitting that we earn some of the good things we receive: our wages, for example.
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Does it matter? Surely, if we have been justified through faith we ought have peace with God. But do we, always?
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So often I hear people holding back from serving the Lord by using phrases like, 'but I'm not good at that', 'Other people are so much better at it than me', 'I don't have enough time/energy/resources to help out'.
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Certainly he is living today! The grave could not contain him, death could not hold power over him (Acts 2:24, Romans 6:9).
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Jesus says in John 15:1 "I am the true vine." Jesus says "remain in me." Be entwined and tangled into me. Let us become one.
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It is easy to forget. It is so easy to overlook important things because our lives are so busy. Time flies, right?
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When we are guided in the wilderness, we must hold onto the promise that God is always with us and that He is there to comfort, provide and protect us.
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It's too late for the tree in my yard to be restored, but it's NEVER too late for us to reconnect with Jesus, our Saviour and our source of life
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Oh how Jesus wants us to be happy. There is so much He has in store for us – we can’t even begin to imagine it.
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Take confidence that our God sees and understands our circumstances. Put your trust in Him again and have faith that He is sovereign AND that He cares for you.
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God knows us so well! He knows we forget things. He knows we even forget the amazing things He has done for us!
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What it is is a pathway of surrender, of refusal to be dominated by selfishness or carnality – a pathway of triumph!
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We can make all the plans we want, but God will always have His way.
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Friends, if it’s not Jesus who we look to, we carry a very heavy burden indeed. Jesus isn’t saying “you’ve had a busy week come and put your feet up for a while”.
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