December 20 2018

What do you want Me to do for you?

Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the road, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” Then the multitude warned them that they should be quiet; but they cried out all the more, saying, “Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David!” So Jesus stood still and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.” So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him. Matthew 20:29-34
What do you want Jesus to do for you today? 
No, really, what do you really want Him to do for you?  
The blind men on the side of the road knew they wanted their sight.  
Jesus asked, they answered, He had compassion and healed them.  
What happens when Jesus asks and we answer but we are not committed to the changes that go along with what we have asked for?   
Sometimes, we believe we want something, but we really don’t want to make the changes, do the work, or really grow in the way that this “thing” that we have asked will require.  
Jesus asked the blind men.  
They knew, I’m sure, that having their sight would keep them from continuing to beg on the side of the road.  
They were willing to make that change and so when asking, asked in earnest.  
What do you want Jesus to do for you today?  
Are you ready to take on the changes that will come with it; to do the work and to grow in it? 
Then ask away!  
Jesus is waiting!

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December 19 2018

Who He is to Me


Come and hear, all you who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
I cried to Him with my mouth,
And He was extolled with my tongue.
If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear.
But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me!
Psalm 66:16-20

I can share all kinds of head knowledge about God with those around me, but that head knowledge won’t move them and won’t change their hearts.  
What changes hearts and impacts lives is when I share my experiences with the Lord with those around me.  
Who is the Lord to you?  
How has He impacted your life?  
What is He doing in you right now?  
That makes it real.  
And it is yours. 
No one can argue with or take away what is yours.  
The Psalmist says, 
“I will declare what He has done for my soul.”  
What has the Lord done for you?  
Who is He to you?  
You story is one to be shared.  
Through it others will be encouraged and uplifted and the life changing power of the Lord will go forth!

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December 18 2018

Salt and Light

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5: 13-16

Salt gives flavour.  
Light gives hope.  
We are called to be both in the world, flavour and hope.  
What flavour are we adding to the world around us?  
What light are we throwing that offers hope to those whose pathways it strikes? 
We are not called to be self- absorbed, self -serving or self- focused, rather we are called to consider the impact we are having on the lives around us. 
Christmas is a wonderful season to add flavour and hope.  
Although many enjoy the season, there are also many who suffer in the season due to loss or loneliness.  
And even those that enjoy the season inevitably tire of the busyness and the doing.  
How can you be salt and light in the midst of this Christmas season? 
To those you encounter regularly?  
A smile, a thank you, a word of encouragement, a pleasant manner, can all go a long way to adding flavour and hope.  
Be salt and light today- flavour and hope!

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