Today’s Word
Arise
“Arise, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand.” Matthew 26:46 Arise – Once before on this night Jesus asked those closest to him to take action against sleep. “Watch with me” was His request to stay awake and intercede. But the disciples were oblivious. They lacked the discipline to…
Watch
“Remain here and keep watch with me” Matthew 26:38 Watch – We know the story all too well. Jesus makes a request that the disciples are unable to handle. In spite of Jesus’ obvious need and emotional state, the disciples all fall asleep. When the time for moral support of their Master finally came, none…
Rooted up
“Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be rooted up” Matthew 15:13 Rooted up – Some days when I am trying to clear my head about life, I like to spend time in the garden. Most of that time is devoted to weeding. Not my favorite thing to do, but necessary if…
Example
“for I gave you an example that you should also do as I did to you.” John 13:15 Example – How many times have you searched all over to find something and then discovered that it was in plain sight all the time? My wife often remarks that when I go to the refrigerator to…
Difficult
“Is anything to difficult for the Lord?” Genesis 18:14 Difficult – This is the world’s most important rhetorical question! In case you didn’t know, “rhetorical” means a question for which the answer is already obvious. Do you remember the rhetorical questions of Paul in Romans (“Shall we sin more so that God can give more…
Uncertainty
“Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, ” 1 Timothy 6:17 Uncertainty – The New Testament insists that we not be conformed to the patterns of this world. But unless we understand the patterns of this…
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