I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing. – John 15:5 Whatever happens to you… You’re not by yourself. You are connected to the Vine. And the job of the Vine is …
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Taking it seriously
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.” – Genesis 1:28 Alexander the …
What did you expect?
He looked up, expecting to get something from them. – Acts 3:5 A billion multiplied by zero will always equal zero. And a day full of activity multiplied by zero expectations will equal zero goals achieved, zero accomplishments and zero disappointments…because you didn’t allow yourself to have any expectations that could be disappointed. Expectation may be the first step …
Mary’s sister
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. – John 19:25 Mary was the virgin who got pregnant, without “knowing a man”. Mary was married to Joseph. Mary had at least 6 children. Jesus, James, Joses, Judas, Simon, and Jesus’s sisters.(Matthew …
Be the best you
In this My Father is glorified, that you should bear much fruit, and you shall be My disciples. – John 15:8 It’s a slogan, the theme of most new year’s resolution…and half of God’s agenda for your life. He wants to make you be the best you…so that everyone who sees you will praise the One …
Praises you
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. – John 12:43 You get to choose who praises you: God or men. (This runs parallel to the idea of choosing your own customer.) You get to choose between the praise of men and the praise of God. And the price of …
Then they all went home…
but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. – John 8:1 When everyone goes home to the safe, comfortable, secure and familiar…where do you go?
It’s a numbers game
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. – Psalm 90:12 Finances, health, quality of relationships, skill on the violin, number of new things learned in the last 90 days, your writing/art portfolio…it’s all a numbers game. Numbers like: monthly cash flow, number of words written each day, …
More than meets the eye
Jesus ordered the servants, “Fill the pots with water.” And they filled them to the brim. 8 “Now fill your pitchers and take them to the host,” Jesus said, and they did. – John 2:7-8 Miracles happen in the process of obedience. It looked as if the servants were simply filling their pitchers with water, and …
Becoming earnest
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. – Luke 22:44 Indifference, lukewarmness, apathy, nonchalance, “neither hot nor cold”…none of these can be used to describe Jesus in this scene or any other scene. He was all in …