John 17:20-21 (NLT)
"I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one - as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me. "
It makes me sad when my boys don't get along. I know that they are only kids and I'm praying that as they get older they will develop a super strong bond like that that I've seen in other grown siblings I know. I can't imagine how sad it must make parents of adults when their children fuss, bicker and treat each other worse than an enemy. How sad must it make our heavenly Father when we, His children, don't (or won't) get along? Sometimes we won't even try. We think we're showing how spiritual we are when, after coming to a point of disagreement with another follower of Jesus Christ, decide to avoid them or write them off. I know there's a huge spectrum on which these things can fall and some folks are just not healthy to be around because of how argumentative they are by nature. What I'm referring to is our quick trigger to write off folks just because we disagree on non-essential issues of theology or life when Jesus has clearly called (required) us to unity. Sure we're going to disagree. That's healthy. It sharpens us and, funny thing, we can actually learn from one another if we will. Not if we're in the habit of fatally choosing sides though. I'm just say'n.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
No explanation needed...
Jeremiah 17:5-8 (NLT)
"This is what the LORD says: Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land. But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried about long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit."
"This is what the LORD says: Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the LORD. They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land. But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried about long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit."
Monday, April 5, 2010
Passion Week: FINISHED!
RESURRECTION SUNDAY!
Are you a follower of Jesus Christ? Have you ever by faith accepted as true what the Bible has revealed about what God the Father planned, God the Son obeyed and God the Holy Spirit empowered? You can be his follower, a believer, like me. Click here to learn how you can, by faith, accept Jesus Christ as your Savior.
"Christ was resurrected from the dead (Matt. 28:1-15; Mk. 16:1-13; Lk 24:1-35; Jn. 20:1-18). He was a type of the offering of the first fruits which was offered the day after the Sabbath (Lev. 23:9-14; 1 Cor. 15:23)." H. HoehnerHe is alive! Sin and death have been defeated! Satan has lost! What God had planned before creation has come to pass and He stands victorious! On the cross He waged the war but in resurrection He has claimed the victory!
Are you a follower of Jesus Christ? Have you ever by faith accepted as true what the Bible has revealed about what God the Father planned, God the Son obeyed and God the Holy Spirit empowered? You can be his follower, a believer, like me. Click here to learn how you can, by faith, accept Jesus Christ as your Savior.
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