Chosen

John 15:16 "You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.

What a prevailing thought. Jesus chose you! That must mean He saw something in you He liked. You may look in the mirror and frown; He looks at you and smiles! Others may call you names; He calls you by name.

Not only did He choose you but He appointed you to bear fruit for Him.

Today the fruit of your life should represent the one that chose you. The one that first loved you! And understand that when it comes to bearing fruit for Him you can ask for whatever in the name of the one that chose you!

Live today as one chosen!

Plagues

I read about the Egyptians and the plagues this morning – Exodus 6-11.


I had a plethora of questions and thoughts. Let me share a few with you

• Why did it take so long for Pharaoh to get it?

• Why does it take me so long to get it?

• (What is IT?)

• The Israelites must have had some anxiety. “ok you can go! Wait- no you cant! Get out of here! No wait.” They must have stayed packed and ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Living in the state of ready. (maybe I should be living in a ready state)

• Sometimes it gets worse before it gets better.

• Sometimes something has to die to set something else free.

• Remember the Israelites were living in the mess of the plagues. And they survived.



Just a few thoughts

What are we missing??

Read in Genesis 21 today about Abraham’s maid that he had a kid with. (which is very inappropriate for you to get your maid pregnant in today’s world) His wife says send her away I don’t like her and he did. He packed her a bag gave her some water and said “Good Day.”


Well, in her travels she ran out of the provision Abraham provided. She and Abraham’s son were now left for dead. (But G-d said the boy would not die but be a great nation) She went to a bush laid the lad down and left him to die alone. As with any mother, she could not bear the pain to watch her son die. The boy began to cry the mom began to cry everybody began to cry. What a sad picture.

G-d heard the cries from the lad. Not sure why it says several times that G-d heard the boy cry and said nothing about the mom crying but anyway. G-d then told the mom not to fear and opened her eyes to a well that was close by. Great ending to what seemed like a bad story.

My attention was drawn to the fact that she didn’t see the well. Was she so distracted by her plot in life that she could not see past mans provision. I know sometimes I get so caught up with what I’m walking through that I miss things. I get so worried that I miss opportunities. I get so focused on the negative I miss the positive. I get so mad and say “this is not right or far I deserve better’ and I miss the promises G-d has given. Sometimes it may seem like death is the only option. But before you go that far look around you may be missing something.

What did you see?

The day is drawing to a close and the question i ask myself (and to the few that may read this) is

Where did I see Christ Today? Did I see His mission working in me? Did I see Him working in someone else? Did I see His grace and mercy?

Did I see Jesus in my world toady? Did you?

committed

Had a thought...

Can we be too committed? I mean most of the time it is a good thing (G-d, marriage, family would be a good place to be committed). Here is a list of things maybe we are too committed to:

Too committed to comfort
Too committed to self, our way or always being right
Too committed to money
Too committed to an idea
Too committed to tradition
Too committed to coffee : )
Too committed to a feeling/emotions
Too committed to a plan
Too committed to a place
Too committed to a schedule
Too committed to __¬¬____ (fill in the blank)

Just a thought ( :

Risky Riding

I enjoy the adventure of riding my bike. I love moving down hills at speeds that make me nervous. I’m becoming tolerant to riding up hill at speeds that make me sick. I enjoy the sense of accomplishment after a ride is over. However, all of this is great, but it almost ended today.

I took a turn too early and to my surprise a full sized truck was turning in my path. With G-ds grace he stopped and I moved quickly out of the way. My heart picked up a few extra beats. He almost got me.

And that’s why I love riding, I think?

Maybe I should abide by the rules of the road?

Maybe I should yield to a half ton truck?

Maybe I should ride on the sidewalk?
Maybe I should be more cautious?
Maybe I should leave my bike on the rack?
But where would the fun be in that?

Take a risk!

Get off the sidewalk of life and ride! Yes be smart, but don’t let caution stop you!

Take the down hills of life with speeds that make you nervous. And fight hard to get to the top of the hills. When a half ton truck is staring at you just keep moving (out of the way).

Join the adventure of living.

great books

• Connecting like Jesus
• Jesus Manifesto
• Guerrilla Lovers   

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”
Dr. Seuss