Worthy Words

Are you burdened with today’s troubles? God’s covenant blessings are not intended to be looked at only, but to be applied. There is a fountain filled with blood so use it, believer, use it. Your Lord Jesus is given to you for your use in this present real-time moment. Christ-follower, why do you not make use of Christ as you ought to do. When you are in trouble, why do you not tell Him about all your grief? Has He not a sympathizing heart, and can He not comfort and relieve you? Don’t just be going to all your friends telling your tale. Make sure you talk to your best Friend—the Lord Jesus Christ. “God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.” (Psalm 46:1) He is your strength! You can lean heavily on Him. Don’t let guilt be a road block. Never forget about the pardoning grace of Jesus. You can always make use of its ample supply again and again. What’s your trouble? Do you need to be cleansed from you sin? Come to Him! Are you weak and vulnerable? Com...

One of the most prolific New Testament scholars in the world, NT Wright, once wrote, “The longer you look at Jesus, the more you will want to serve Him in His world."  Unfortunately, many people never get a glance of the real Jesus.  People have made up a Jesus that suits them not the one that is so powerfully revealed in the scriptures.  Just like we are apt to create all sorts of things in our world to meet our needs and make our lives easier, so we mess around with Jesus.  If we were all completely honest with ourselves, I think we’d find that a Jesus who plays to our convenience, self-indulgence and the world that revolves around “ME” is the kind of God each of us really desires.  Too many create a Jesus that puts few demands upon us. We see a Jesus who promises to open up His eternal bag of goodies for us at the expression of our latest whim.  However, the reality is that the closer you look at the gospels, the more you realize that kind of Jesus d...

The Chinese character for the word “busy” is written by combining the two words “heart” and “dead.”   How descriptive for when we are way-to busy. When our lives are full of too much activity it lays the foundation for a lifeless heart. I think it would be a challenge today to find someone who is not busy.   It is a part of the times in which we live.   There may be an underlying reason for our hectic pace. It’s because the busier you are, the more applauded and affirmed you get. Your ego gets stroked. But a lot can be gleaned from this ancient Chinese word.   There is a reason God created a Sabbath day to be set aside for His people to rest.   He commanded his people to work six days and on the seventh day to rest. Observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy, as the LORD your God has commanded you—Deuteronomy 5:12. Work and projects and commitments in themselves are not bad.   But when we let ourselves get overly busy—even with good things—we ...