This Week With Jesus

Proverbs 3 ver 5 and 6 -  "Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. [6] In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." How often our human, earthly wisdom conflicts with Gods heavenly wisdom. We simply do not understand the ways of God and the truth is we do not have that kind of wisdom. Hence, we can only obtain wisdom from above, not here below. His vision is our entire life and beyond. Our vision is may a year, a day or a sec. Therefore, things don't make sense to us when our plans fail or we suffer some set back. In these situations, what can man do but put our trust in the one who created us? Instead of asking and praying for a temporal blessing, should we not be asking for His wisdom as well? The key to success is the meeting point of our plan with Gods plan . Let us then ask for wisdom to understand Gods plan, and make our own in line with His, so that we are assured of success. In retrospect everything ma...

In baseball and softball, the curveball is a type of pitch thrown with a characteristic grip and hand movement that imparts forward spin to the ball, causing it to dive as it approaches the plate. In life, a curved ball, as an idiom, is to surprise someone with something that is difficult or unpleasant to deal with. In both of the above, one can do, and expect a couple of curved balls and can deal with them. But what happens when you get a constant stream of curved balls?  They can knock you out! In life, many of us face such situations, sometimes continuously, as did Job. What do we do? We have but one door we can knock on, trusting in faith. But donwebreally? Or do we depend on our own skill and resources to pull us through. Jesus called Peter "little faith". That name still applies to us in varying degrees. Again and again we forget the promise “Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; as thy days, so shall thy strength be:” (Deuteronomy 33:25) Spurgeon asks - If you cannot tru...