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2015 Day 62 – Luke 18

03 Tuesday Mar 2015

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We tend to have faith that is limited by what we think is possible. But with God all things are possible. Luke 18:27, Jesus replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” While God is not in the business of writing blank checks, He is capable of doing anything. We must have faith that He is capable of doing everything even if He does not will it. Trust, obedience, and faith are all part of the equation in our relationship with God.

2015 Day 61 – Matthew 21

02 Monday Mar 2015

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Sometimes it is the simplest things that make the most sense. Jesus’ plan is simple and yet it is hard to do because we want to make it something complex and difficult. Matthew 21:16 says, “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him. “Yes,” replied Jesus, “have you never read, ‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise?” Jesus simply wants us to listen and obey to His guidance in our lives through the leading of the Holy Spirit. It’s that simple.

2015 Day 59 – Matthew 20

28 Saturday Feb 2015

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Jesus loves us all equally. When He heals, He does so because of His compassion for each of us. In today’s reading we see Jesus heal the blind beggars in Matthew 20:34, Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him. When we have faith and humble ourselves to know Jesus can and will heal us from whatever is hurting us (physically, spiritually, or emotionally), He has compassion on each of us according to His will and does not leave us in our pain. We are never alone when we have an authentic relationship with Jesus.

2015 Day 58 – Mark 10

27 Friday Feb 2015

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Jesus loves us and wants a relationship with us. And like any other relationship, it requires selflessness and an understanding that life does not necessarily get easier; though it is more fulfilling. Jesus warned His disciples of what true relationship with Him meant in Mark 10:38, “You don’t know what you are asking,” Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?” Jesus wasn’t ridiculing His disciples for asking to be at His side in glory, but He did warn them that the road to glory would not be easy. Those of us who think this life and the path to eternity exists without obstacles are fooling themselves.

2015 Day 55 – John 11

24 Tuesday Feb 2015

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The reality of who Jesus is does not depend on our belief in this truth. However, when we trust and believe in Him our faith allows us to do great things. In Luke 11:25-26 Jesus is talking to Martha about her brother Lazarus’ death, 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; 26 and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Jesus asked her to trust in Him, not because He needed her faith to perform miracles, but because her faith in Him would fulfill the desires of her heart through the miracle. We see Martha’s answer to Jesus in Luke 11:27, “Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe that you are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.” Even through her suffering, she was able to believe Jesus had the ability to do anything because of who He is. No matter how we feel, or whatever is going on in our lives, we must trust and believe that Jesus has the ability to do all things. This does not mean He will, but has the ability, and is ultimately for His glory.

2015 Day 48 – John 10

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

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Some of my favorite passages in the Bible are when Jesus speaks bluntly about who He is and His purpose for coming into this world. John 10:9 says, I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come and go out, and find pasture. There is no question that Jesus came to us to become the gate by which we enter into salvation and into real relationship with God. Jesus does not mince words and makes it clear that He is the only way. Whether we choose to believe, and in turn follow Him, is up to us. But when we do, we find all we need; pastures that sustain all our needs.

2015 Day 35 – Matthew 16

04 Wednesday Feb 2015

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Most people can only believe when they see physical evidence. It is one of the reasons why some have a hard time believing in who Jesus is. But this is where faith comes in. In Matthew 16:4 Jesus said, A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. Jesus then left them and went away. Jesus used Jonah as an example of resurrection since Jonah was swallowed by a fish for 3 days just as Jesus would later be resurrected after 3 days. Jesus gave the people around Him plenty of information and signs about who He was and what He would do. But without ears to hear and a heart that is willing to believe, they missed the truth, just as people still miss the truth today.

2015 Day 32 – It Is Well with My Soul – Jimmy Needham featuring John Piper

01 Sunday Feb 2015

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This is such a beautiful rendition by Jimmy Needham of the song It is well with my soul, which was originally written by Horatio Spafford in 1873 in response to the loss of his four daughters and nearly losing his wife in a ship accident on their way to England. John Piper describes the story beautifully in the middle of the song.

 

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2015 Day 29 – Matthew 14

29 Thursday Jan 2015

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Today we read about Matthew’s account of Jesus walking on the water. What stood out to me was how much faith Peter had in order to step out and join Jesus and then how quickly he loses faith and starts to sink. Matthew 14:28-31, 28 “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” 29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus. 30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” We are just like Peter. We have moments of faith where we feel we can move mountains and other moments when even the simplest requests seem impossible. For God, nothing is impossible if we just have faith.

2015 Day 22 – Matthew 12

22 Thursday Jan 2015

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When we choose to follow Jesus, everything else is less important. Jesus explains this at the end of today’s reading in Matthew 12:48-50 when someone tells Him that His mother and brothers are there to see him, 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who is my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” While the people in our lives, including family and friends, are important, the work of the kingdom of God is what is really important. For this reason it is important to surround ourselves with people who share our beliefs and a burden for serving God to further the work of His kingdom.