Sunday, September 18, 2011
Luke 17:10
This morning I got a little bit earlier to pray and read my Bible. As I went for the walk, I am not kidding, I had a little bit of a mind set of "I am sacrificing sleep to be here God has to show up." Matthew 23:37 "And he said to them you love the Lord your God with all your heart with all your soul and with all your strength." Lord fix my heart and as I wake up tomorrow to go for a walk remind me that I am doing it to search after you and that I am an unworthy servant.
Luke 17:9
Luke 17:9
does he thank the servant because he did what he was commanded?
"I am sorry" and "thank you" are two words that mean a lot to me. I am not sure why but it seems that it is important to be noticed especially when you are doing something nice or good. However does a master thank his servant for the things that he is supposed to do? The answer is obviously no. So what will Christ, my master, say to me when I die? Hopefully He will say well done good and faithful servant. So how does this apply to today? Well if Jesus can look at me and acknowledge my life by saying good job then I can say thank you when people serve me, because I all to often just think of it as something that should be done.
does he thank the servant because he did what he was commanded?
"I am sorry" and "thank you" are two words that mean a lot to me. I am not sure why but it seems that it is important to be noticed especially when you are doing something nice or good. However does a master thank his servant for the things that he is supposed to do? The answer is obviously no. So what will Christ, my master, say to me when I die? Hopefully He will say well done good and faithful servant. So how does this apply to today? Well if Jesus can look at me and acknowledge my life by saying good job then I can say thank you when people serve me, because I all to often just think of it as something that should be done.
Luke 17:8
8: Will he rather say to him; prepare supper for me, and dress properly and serve e while I eat and drink?
Here I see a servant after a work day not getting an opportunity to eat but instead to work more. It would seem that the term bond servant has been on my mind the last couple days because what I see in this verse is the fact that he would not have a choice. There are many times that I do not want to serve people and that usually happens in the little things. The application from this is to serve in the little things even if I don't want to or think that it is meaningless.
Here I see a servant after a work day not getting an opportunity to eat but instead to work more. It would seem that the term bond servant has been on my mind the last couple days because what I see in this verse is the fact that he would not have a choice. There are many times that I do not want to serve people and that usually happens in the little things. The application from this is to serve in the little things even if I don't want to or think that it is meaningless.
Luke 17:7
Today is just one of those days that it seems like everything has gone wrong. The word in this verse that has stuck out to me the most is the word servant. I know that I am a willing bond servant but all day today I can feel myself fighting this. However I do know that His way is better. Although I can feel my fleshly desires fighting even more today I will continue to strive towards Christ.
Application: Today it is more important to follow Ephesians and to not give any opportunity to the devil. This realistically looks like me praising God remembering that I am growing.
Application: Today it is more important to follow Ephesians and to not give any opportunity to the devil. This realistically looks like me praising God remembering that I am growing.
luke 17:6
Luke 17:6
And the Lord said, "if you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
As we are now only weeks away from being on the mission field this verse really speaks to me. Since we are so close to leaving, whenever I talk to people back home the questions that I get the most are about the trip, these incude whether I have enough money or I am just mentally prepared. I don't have a problem with these questions, in fact I like talking about the things that are going on in my life. However these questions do get to me in some ways. As I start to think about it I realize that I am not as prepared as I could be mostly because I can not prepare everything. However this verse shows me how much simply having faith in Jesus Christ can do. My application for today is to not let a single thought about the trip stress me out but to have faith that he is preparing me as much as is needed.
And the Lord said, "if you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
As we are now only weeks away from being on the mission field this verse really speaks to me. Since we are so close to leaving, whenever I talk to people back home the questions that I get the most are about the trip, these incude whether I have enough money or I am just mentally prepared. I don't have a problem with these questions, in fact I like talking about the things that are going on in my life. However these questions do get to me in some ways. As I start to think about it I realize that I am not as prepared as I could be mostly because I can not prepare everything. However this verse shows me how much simply having faith in Jesus Christ can do. My application for today is to not let a single thought about the trip stress me out but to have faith that he is preparing me as much as is needed.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Ephesians 4:31
31Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slandor be put away from you, along with malice.
Here Paul is explaining just about every way of having a problem with someone. I have mentioned in past blogs that I have a problem with holding onto and thinking about these things. So now I come to a part of scripture where Paul is describing how serious this is by repeating himself over and over again. In the past when I was convicted of this I just prayed about it and asked God to take it away. This time however is a different story, prayer is neccesary but there is also a part that I must act in. Today when these problems come up I will pray about it first but then start working for the family that we all want.
Here Paul is explaining just about every way of having a problem with someone. I have mentioned in past blogs that I have a problem with holding onto and thinking about these things. So now I come to a part of scripture where Paul is describing how serious this is by repeating himself over and over again. In the past when I was convicted of this I just prayed about it and asked God to take it away. This time however is a different story, prayer is neccesary but there is also a part that I must act in. Today when these problems come up I will pray about it first but then start working for the family that we all want.
Ephesians 4:30
30:And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
When I was first reading this verse I could not think about what to write. Although as I started to think about applying it to my life it started to make sense. The point of this verse for me is to realize that not everything I do is going to have an eternal effect. My application for today is to remember that I am sealed by the Holy Spirit which means that not every little thing is a big deal but that I am in fact saved and guided through each day.
When I was first reading this verse I could not think about what to write. Although as I started to think about applying it to my life it started to make sense. The point of this verse for me is to realize that not everything I do is going to have an eternal effect. My application for today is to remember that I am sealed by the Holy Spirit which means that not every little thing is a big deal but that I am in fact saved and guided through each day.
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