by marshal | Apr 5, 2018 | Attitude, Humility, Identity, Pride
Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? Matthew 7:3 NIV Jesus reminds me that I often pass judgment on others and avoid examining myself. I plead guilty! Ruminating over the minor issues in...
by marshal | Mar 22, 2018 | Attitude, Fear, Prayer, Priorities, Surrender
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? Matthew 6:27-28 NIV Jesus tells me not to worry, but this is easier said than done! As I focus on problems and difficulties in my life, my country, and the world, I...
by marshal | Mar 8, 2018 | Attitude, Listening, Love, Service
Jesus reinstates Peter after his three denials of knowing Him by asking Peter three times if he loves Him. This moment between the two of them is intimate and loving. Jesus repeated the question: "Simon son of John, do you love me?" "Yes, Lord,"...
by marshal | Mar 1, 2018 | Attitude, Humility, Surrender
How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don't seek the praise that comes from the only God? John 5:44 NET My mother-in-law challenged me by saying, "There is no limit to what can be accomplished if you don't care who gets the...
by marshal | Feb 22, 2018 | Attitude, Humility, Identity, Importance, Listening, Surrender
Do you want to get well? John 5:6b Are you kidding me? Jesus is asking an invalid of 38 years whether he wanted to be well. But Jesus, as always, was digging deeper than this man's physical struggles; He was concerned about all the areas of this man's...
by marshal | Feb 8, 2018 | Attitude, Listening
Speaking to Nicodemus, Jesus said, "You are a respected Jewish teacher, and yet you don't understand these things?" John 3:10 NLT Jesus could have been speaking to me, asking, "Bob, you are my follower. You have gone to church for many years and...
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