A Servant's Heart

Luke:22:27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.

The culture of this world has define greatness by a person’s power, position, and possessions. Jesus set the record straight. It is not the person who has risen to the top of their class that defines greatness. If given a choice, most people would choose to be rich, famous and be served at a voice command.  The attitude of servanthood goes contrary to human nature. No one like being told what to do and how to do it. It goes against our nature. We want to have control over our own life.  Jesus asked the question, is it better to serve or be served? He concludes that His purpose in coming to this world was to serve. The Son of God, the most powerful being known to man washing the feet of sinful man. Being a true servant is a choice. Serving out of duty or obligation is not the attitude of someone who has a servant’s heart. Living takes on different priorities when we seek to serve others. Looking for opportunities, and being willing to sacrifice time and comfort to help others in need. 

Landmarks In Our Lives

Joshua 4: 7 ..these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

Putting the pass behind us and moving forward is good advise. We should not let the things in our pass keep us from going forward with God. But the pass is not all bad, it is good to take some time in our busy lives and stop to remember all that God has done. The journey behind us is filled with sorrow and tears, but along the way we see how God has walked beside us. The landmarks in our lives can be a reminder of the mercy of God and His grace that took us through a difficult time. Landmarks that tell of His provisions when we He answered our prayers. It is good to put down some memorials, a place to point to show others that our God is Jehovah-Jireh, He who provides for all our needs.

Sins Removed

Psalm 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

On a flat plain where there are no curves, and space never ceases, the east and west shall never meet. Forgetting things that impact our lives is something we don’t easily forget. Our sins grieve the heart of God, but in His love and mercy He forgives our sins when we come to Him in humility and confession. He forgives and removes them to a place where He remembers them no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul, who forgives all my iniquities heals my broken heart. The guilt of sin is gone and life is made new again. Daily blessed with the benefits of His grace and mercy. Bless the Lord O my soul!

Follow Your Heart

Matt. 2:2 Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

Within the heart of every person is a desire to find God. To find meaning and purpose in life.We all seek for something that is higher than us. The Magi from the east came looking for a king. These were men who sought to know the truth and went a far off to find it. There only purpose was to worship this king that was revealed to them by God. They were not raised with the knowledge of the Torah. Divinity awoke a desire in their heart to seek and find this king. They followed the dictates of their heart and followed the star. God puts in the heart of every man a longing to know God. Through the nature of God’s creation, He has revealed Himself to mankind. God has given the gift of conscience to all born to this world. the measure of light may vary for each, but He is always faithful to speak to all who are willing to listen. Follow your heart, follow the star, and worship Him.

His Grace Makes us Perfect

1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

His grace will make you perfect. Christian Perfection is too often confused with being flawless and without error. This body has lived under the curse of sin since the fall of Adam. The body grows fatigue, the mind is subject to misunderstanding and proper judgement. On this earth, we can never obtain this type of perfection. The grace that God provides will be the strength to do what is right, when right is known. We can be perfectly submitted to the will of God and His plan for our life. The notion that Christians cannot live a perfect life in Christ is base on a false premise. Must Christians sin in thought, word, and deed? Is this a state of being that God’s grace is not able to help? As Paul would say, “God forbid”. The limitation of human perfection are real, but God’s grace can establish and settle the heart within each believer to always do what is right with a motive to please God. That is the grace of God at work.

Greater Witness

John 5:37  And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.

In the court of law, truth is validated by witnesses. People who can testify to what they saw or heard. They give a first hand account of what happen. Without witnesses to bare the testimony, it is just one person’s word against another. There is no greater witness of the person of Jesus than to be validated by the Father. He is the true witness that confirms that Jesus is who He says He is. He is the Son of God, the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. He is God in the flesh come to earth to be the sacrificial lamb for the sins of the world. In Him, dwells the eternal truth. His truth is a two edge sword. The truth that reveals sin, and the truth that is able to save us from sin. The truth of His love, grace and mercy.  We need no greater witness.

Great is the Lord

1 Chronicles 29:11b Thine, O Lord is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty:…

How great is our God, how great is His name. The heaven declare His glory and the elements of the earth His praise. The rocks cry out His praise for He is all powerful and through Him victory is won. We magnify the Lord for He is worthy of praise and glory. We only need to look around us and marvel at His creation. He is the creator of life. All life is given to us by Him. “In my mother womb was I made and formed” declared the Psalmist. Great is the Lord and worthy to be praised.