Andrew: I met a young boy in the crowd carrying five barley loaves and two fish, but that is practically useless in feeding a crowd this large. – John 6:9 The five loaves and two fish were a perfect match for the needs of the young boy who had packed them. But when matched against …
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Yet
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. – Psalm 42:5 It hasn’t changed, it isn’t working, they haven’t responded, He hasn’t come through, the pain hasn’t lifted, there’s no light in …
The case of courage
He asked them, “Why are you such cowards? Don’t you have any faith yet?” – Mark 4:40 From G.K Chesterton: Take the case of courage. No quality has ever so much addled the brains and tangled the definitions of merely rational sages. Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to …
Christ in the boat
They feared greatly and said to one another, “What kind of Man is He, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” – Mark 4:41 The wind and the sea obeyed the voice of the Word that came from the boat. Don’t you think the wind and the sea will obey the voice of …
Deep in your bones
Sometimes I say to myself, “I will forget about him. I will not speak anymore in his name.” But when I say that, his message is like a fire burning inside me! It feels like it is burning deep in my bones! I get tired of trying to hold his message inside. And finally, I …
Where are The 3 Stooges?
When Sanballat, Tobiah, and an Arab named Geshem heard what we were planning to do, they laughed at us and said, “What do you think you’re doing? Are you going to rebel against the emperor?” – Nehemiah 2:19 Moths gather around flames. Bad eggs float in water. Dogs return to their vomit. The earth revolves …
Let the Word do the work
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. – Colossians 3:16 The great news about the Gospel is that it is all about God working in you to make you …
Other people’s problems
Jesus answered,“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but it was so that the works of God might be displayed and illustrated in him. – John 9:3 The opportunity to fulfill your purpose and potential is hidden in other people’s problems. Pharoah’s 14 cow nightmare…Xerxes’ fight with Vashti…Saul’s 9-foot Goliath…Nebuchadnezzar’s strange dream…over 5,000 people hungry people …
The art of war
These are the nations that God left there, using them to test the Israelites who had no experience in the Canaanite wars. He did it to train the descendants of Israel, the ones who had no battle experience, in the art of war. – Judges 3:1-2 The reason for the various enemies, challenges, trials and …
Relentless generosity
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. – Romans 12:21 Admittedly, this is a crazy way to live that doesn’t make logical sense. Surrounded by darkness, you choose to turn up the light. Surrounded by hate, you choose to love. Surrounded by scarcity, lack, need, unpaid bills…you choose to be relentlessly generous. …