Going deeper with Jesus
This writing is about a friend who taught me a lot.
When I was a kid, life was hardI was the black sheep of the familyI didn’t fit inI didn’t feel welcome, like I belonged some place else Joseph was the black sheep to an extentHe had the love of his father and motherHe did not have the acceptance or love with his many brothers who […]
John the BaptistHe knew Jesus before day 1, His Mom and Jesus’ Mom, Mary were cousinsJohn the Baptist leapt in the womb when the moms were both pregnant and they ran into each otherPretty sure John the Baptist was in Jesus’ inner circle, although nothing is said about their childhoods and how well they knew
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And the glory of the Lord came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect is toward the east.So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the inner court; and, behold, the glory of the Lord filled the house.Ezekiel 43:4-5 The inner court of the Sanctuary was for the priestsThe priests had
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Failings are commonWe miss the mark at times, in certain situations, as we walk through lifeEven when we have given our lives to the Lord and are carrying our crossThe failings can hit us hard, some of that might be prideThey seem to always be memorable, even recent, somehow we can’t avoid failing ourselves and
And on My servants and on My handmaidens I will pour out in those days of My Spirit; and they shall prophesy: And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath;blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before
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Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. James 1:27 People say ‘I’m not religious’ because it seems to have a ‘less than’ meaningLess than what God has for us in the area of relationship with JesusBut
Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. Psalm 26:2 Lay it all outPut it on the tableLet it all be seen by the Most HighBe Holy as He is HolyThe only way that can happen is if He cleanses you, even in all the nooks and crannies It seems
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You know when you’re so sad?You can’t stop crying and then it goes into the crying on and off mode?You know why, but you can’t seem to get it togetherDoes everyone go through that?Sometimes it is one devastating event,but most often, it’s an incident like the straw that broke the camel’s backIf everything else was
There were warnings Jesus gave to usIf we don’t honor Him and live for Him, we are risking our salvationOur names could be blotted out of the Book of Life He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life,
I just saw a mega church pastor reprimanding people for being late and leaving early, he accused the people of not treating church with respectThat may or may not be true, whether or not their hearts are respectful of churchWhose church is it?The only one who can see in hearts is God Himself, no pastor,
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