Samuel 1:27-30
"For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD."
We Know Better
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Well Done
Today we heard a message about the holiness of God. We heard what the Bible says about how big God is, how glorious, and how meeting him someday will bring us to our knees and cause us to regret every sin, every stupid thought and every minute we weren't spending with God. We were challenged to imagine meeting our Holy God, this amazing being we can't even begin to fathom, that Revelation 4 describes. So as I imagine being knocked to my feet at the awe and fear I will be feeling in that moment, I can tell you the only thing I want to hear are the two words every believer longs to hear: "Well done." As I reflect on my life I question my lukewarmness and whether or not I will hear those words. It causes me to want to change everything. I am praying to become less and less important to myself, and to become more and more detached to the things of this world. In doing so, I desire for my picture of eternity to become more accurate, for my fear of God to manifest itself in more reverence and obedience of Him, and for my life to be an accurate reflection of Christ and His love. Only by the grace of God will He utter those two words to me... I am so thankful for His Word, His life, His love, His grace, His Holiness, and His promise of eternity.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Hungry Kids, Stuffed Church
Hungry Kids, Stuffed Church
Please click on the link above to see an amazing video about giving. Jesus asks us to give to and love others as if we were feeding, clothing and loving Christ Himself.
God has been teaching Randy and I so much about giving. We feel convicted to give more. Our desire is for our hearts to beat like Christ's, to care about what He cares about. To love like He loved. To care so little about ourselves or the flesh at all, that we forgoe the comforts of life and feel no twinge of desire for what the world has to offer. The joy of giving can make sacrifice feel like the greatest pleasure known to man. In giving, we want to be humble and obedient, faithful and joyful. In giving we want to become more like Jesus.
Matthew 25:31-46
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
Please click on the link above to see an amazing video about giving. Jesus asks us to give to and love others as if we were feeding, clothing and loving Christ Himself.
God has been teaching Randy and I so much about giving. We feel convicted to give more. Our desire is for our hearts to beat like Christ's, to care about what He cares about. To love like He loved. To care so little about ourselves or the flesh at all, that we forgoe the comforts of life and feel no twinge of desire for what the world has to offer. The joy of giving can make sacrifice feel like the greatest pleasure known to man. In giving, we want to be humble and obedient, faithful and joyful. In giving we want to become more like Jesus.
Matthew 25:31-46
31"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his throne in heavenly glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34"Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'
37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'
41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.'
44"They also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?'
45"He will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.'
46"Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."
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