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Jesus Heals a Man Let Down through the Roof of a House

Read these verses then read the think stop at the bottom.

Like 5 v 18-26

¹⁷On one of the days while Jesus was teaching, some proud religious law-keepers and teachers of the Law were sitting by Him. They had come from every town in the countries of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. The power of the Lord was there to heal them. ¹⁸Some men took a man who was not able to move his body to Jesus. He was carried on a bed. They looked for a way to take the man into the house where Jesus was.

Remember who is first

@bwycbic Reading 3 John 1 v 9 struck me as we read of a man named Diotrephes. The Bible says he lived to have preeminence! This means he loved to be first, to put himself above everything. In these difficult times despite our personal situation, we need to focus on Jesus. He alone is the author of our faith. He alone is our salvation, remember to put him first in all things. Amen

The True Vine

@bwycbic John ch 15 v 1-6

Jesus is the true vine and in these verses we can build a picture of the vineyard, we must make sure we know who we are. We are the branches. Our only job is holding on to Jesus, the vine. By doing so we will fulfill our solitary purpose: bearing fruit. Literally all of the other work that takes place in the vineyard will be done by the gardener. That’s God. Not me. Not you.

Our job is to allow Him to work through us by staying connected to the vine. Meditate today on who you are and what you’re called to do. Clinging. Remaining. Connecting. Holding on. Abiding. That’s all, nothing else.

Don’t get stressed

Don’t get stressed out and worried when God is in control of your life. Heaven is working on your behalf right now. God is bigger than the problem you are facing. Trust Him to make a way. Everything will be ok. God is working out what was meant for your bad to work for your good. Stop trying to figure everything out. Just let God work it all out. It might look like a set back but God is setting you up for something greater.

Renew your mind

You attract to yourself what you believe about yourself. If you’re going to become everything God wants you to be, you have to take captive the thoughts that are playing in your mind and ruling your heart.

2 Corinthians 10 v 5 says, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” God has given you His Word and the power to think His thoughts and to create your life around His thoughts.

You can’t control what anyone else does, says, or thinks, and you can’t control everything that happens to you, but you can control what you think. You can control your attitude by allowing God to use the power of His Word to renew your mind, to transform your thinking, and to guard your heart. Too often, you allow the busyness of life and all your responsibilities to overwhelm and overtake you. I encourage you not to be busy, but to be productive.

If you’re going to see your dreams and desires come to pass, you can’t just let everything occupy your time and get you off course. Don’t wear yourself out doing things that others can do. Set your priorities right. Clear the clutter out and rearrange your life priorities. God has good things for you. Every day He will load you up with His benefits. God has an appointed time for you. It’s set in eternity and will come forth, in the name of Jesus.

Have a fabulous faith filled day in CHRIST.

The thief on the cross

“How does the thief on the cross fit into your theology? No baptism, no communion, no confirmation, no speaking in tongues, no mission trip, no volunteerism, and no church clothes.

Pebbles or Sand

A valuable lesson for a happier life ~ A short story to help you sort out the rocks and sand in your life.

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with rocks, rocks about 2″ in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. So the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled into the open areas between the rocks.