Nameless Servants

Have you ever considered the thought that most of the people who are presently serving Christ are unknown to us? In the same way, many hundreds of thousands (most likely millions) over the ages have served the Lord faithfully without any special recognition. These are those who have served in obscurity and their claim to fame is just not being known. Usually, it is very easy for people to remember the names of the popular Christians who are well known in media and among the popular church circles. People often gravitate to one of their "camps"...

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Making Jesus Known

Recently, as I was reading in the Bible, I came across a particularly intriguing prayer. This prayer was prayed the night before Jesus was crucified, and it was prayed by Jesus Himself.As the Lord develops His prayer for the disciples following Him at that moment, He mentions all the tender, loving things that one would expect Jesus to say if we imagined Him praying for us today. However, there is one aspect of this prayer that specifically addresses believers in every age. The thought that Jesus puts forth as He prays will directly bear on all...

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Blank Pages

While driving to work this morning and meditating on the subject of this blog, a warm tear trickled down my cheek. As I brushed it away, another one replaced it. My soul was crying out with this thought: whatever it means to be a "blank page" for the Lord to write on--- I want that in my life so very much........ You see, last week I was called out at midnight to see a family in need. While I was struggling to get awake and, at the same time, driving to where they lived, the Lord impressed me with the thought of compiling a talk on how we...

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Roots - - - Healthy Or Harmful?

Definition: Roots – the fundamental cause, basis, or essence of something, or the source from which something derives Healthy roots are essential to the plants and trees in nature in order for them to grow and produce their fruit or flowers. In this same way, the roots that we have in our lives determine that which is produced from within us. Our attitudes, judgments, evaluations of life, and general dispositions all come from different roots that have been planted in our lives. Commonly we refer to our ancestors as our "roots". The...

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On Purpose Acts Of Kindness

A few years ago, there was a movie made that was called Evan Almighty. This movie was a funny take-off from the Biblical story of Noah and the ark and actually reinforced the idea of always obeying God. The events of the story took place in Washington, D.C. and dealt with the life of a new congressman named Evan. He was elected and then sent there to represent the people from his state. The move, the family adjustments, and the excitement of being elected to office was a big change to his life, but he was coping with it all.... that is, until "God"...

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