This Week With Jesus

Some people know the true meaning of the words "God provides", because they have lived with nothing in hand, no idea from where they will meet their daily expense and yet they are able to. Quietly and without fanfare, through some God given providence. While Gods provision is true for all, these people have lived on the edge of collapse, with nothing in sight except hope for Gods provision, unlike other people who have wealth or jobs or plans which they depend on, not realizing that even those were provided by God. One is not better than the other. We all go through hard times, possibly living on the edge. We may feel let down or that life is unfair, but there is another perspective: it brings about true dependence on God. Such times remind us of the journey of Israel as they walked to the Promised Land. They were not allowed to store manna as an exercise in trusting Gods daily provision. Why? Ms. Francis Taylor explains it beautifully - "We take these troubling events a

 

One story that has completely baffled us as we read the Bible was the story of Rahab.  You can find it in the book of Joshua in chapter 2 and 6:22-27. She is also  one of five women mentioned in Matthew’s genealogy of #Christ .  How could Rahab be used so strategically by God when she was a prostitute? Doesn't #God expect people to clean house before he works through them? How can the writers of the #Bible offer her story as an example to later generations without saying her profession was wrong? Without pointing fingers?   Our finding? If you’re going to read the Bible, you have to be ready for a God you don’t expect. Expect the unexpected at every expected turn! Alli Patterson says - "This God may violate your traditions and your theology (you’ve got one; trust me). He doesn’t always reward the “good” and punish the “bad.” The God of the Bible is most interested in the concept of faith (faith = our belief in him and willingness to risk something because of that belief). He

This is a "how to" message. How to corrupt blessings . Because, dictated by a selfish nature, that is what we do. The #Bibleverse in Jeremiah 5:7 " How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots' houses". It happened then. It happens now. We do it possibly unaware we are doing it. For example - when we have excess food, what do we do with it? Do we feed the hungry? When we have excess money what do we do? Feed our desires or use it for Gods work. Gluttony, hoarding, envy etc. are all signs of misused blessings. Our thought process: "We have ours but we want theirs". The depth of this problem can be seen in the fact that we don't even know, are not even aware, we do it. We do all the right things, thanking God, going to church, tithing etc. But nonetheless, sometimes subconsciously, so

                                                         In case you missed we bring to you, as we do every Monday, some older posts which make sense in the current world situation. (Just click on the highlighted heading) # Grace Our society’s broad assumption is that religious exercise belongs in our hearts, in our homes, or in our churches. It doesn’t belong in a booth at McDonald’s. Do you think that is true? Here is a post of someone’s personal experience on this topic. The Farmers Prayer A very short story by #CrystalRoss with a farmers #godly #wisdom about the good and bad times we all have faced or will face.