Jesus closes His address to His disciples with this final truth. Being one of His disciples will take forgetting the doctrines of the past and laying a new foundation on which to build relationally. Jesus is still speaking primarily to His disciples, but we benefit from His words just as well. He cautions this group […]
We are almost at the end of Jesus message to His disciples. He is preparing them for the work ahead. In our reading today He talks about the fruit they will bear. We know from the accounts we already read that Jesus’ disciples experienced a LOT of success while out in the “mission field.” They […]
After finishing writing on this passage, God prompted me to think about it another way. He reminded me that this message was specifically aimed at Jesus’ disciples. This was a message they would need once He sent them out into the world. When Jesus’ disciples head out into the mission field they are going to […]
GUILTY as charged! As I sit here and write about Jesus’ words on judging, I’m so frustrated I want to scream! Not at a person but at my cats. They are just being their natural self but that “self” is driving me NUTS! I know it sounds strange to be talking about my cats when […]
I want to start off by asking your forgiveness. I have not written in a few days. Getting ready for Christmas and watching grandkids have occupied me more hours than I expected. Let’s get on into what He has for us today. Luke brings us Jesus’ words about love today. We are going to hear […]