The day with dianne Louise

Jesus said, “I am the Road, also the Truth, also the Life. No one gets to the Father apart from me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him. You’ve even seen him!” John 14:6‭-‬7 MSG If we want to know what Father God is like, look at Jesus! The gospels present a God who is compassionate, loving and not afraid to confront. Jesus paid the price to reunite us to the Father. He is no longer far removed from us. He is Abba Father! How good is that! Look at Jesus: He is the way, the truth and the life. No one can come to the Father but through Him. He holds the keys! Amen!

“Lord,” Thomas said, “we don’t know where You’re going. How can we know the way? ” Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:5‭-‬6 HCSB Although modern man claims there are many ways to God, Jesus, here, refutes this idea. Jesus has been telling His disciples He is going away and that they will follow, poor Thomas is anxiously saying: "But we don't know where you are going!" Perhaps Thomas was the kind of person who visualizes the trip ahead before he sets off. When Faith is involved we must trust. God does not always show us the path before hand. When Jesus had died and come back to visit the disciples Thomas was missing. He refused to believe unless he touched the wounds of Jesus. Thomas would be a 'seeing is believing' kind of guy. Again I say: 'faith is required!' We cannot have everything as we want. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence ...

“Don’t let this throw you. You trust God, don’t you? Trust me. There is plenty of room for you in my Father’s home. If that weren’t so, would I have told you that I’m on my way to get a room ready for you? And if I’m on my way to get your room ready, I’ll come back and get you so you can live where I live. And you already know the road I’m taking.” John 14:1‭-‬4 MSG 'This' was the pending crucifixion of Jesus. The leader who had faced off all their enemies was going to give up His life. Why was Jesus leaving them? Why was He going to surrender to evil? I am sure the disciples thought these thoughts. The scriptures above were encouraging the disciples to not fear but to trust. History shows us they ran in fear, all but John was absent at the cross. Why did John stay? Was his love for Jesus able to trust? Was his love able to endure the cross? Will our love for Jesus strengthen us and enable us to endure the cros...

“Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. John 14:1 HCSB What we believe can give us peace or trouble us. If all the machinations of our mind continually creates a picture of chaos then fear will dominate. However if our eyes are fixed on Jesus we have peace in the storm. The three young men: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego chose to trust the Lord in the furnace and came out unburnt. Hebrews 12:2 encourages us to keep our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame. In John 14 Jesus was encouraging the disciples to not fear as He went to the cross. Their whole world were about to fall apart as they watched their Lord brutally beaten and crucified. To believe that He could rise after such treatment would have been hard, unless they caught the power behind the words: 'Believe in God, believe also in Me.' Learning to believe was a part of their last three years with Jesus. Now...

“Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me. John 14:1 HCSB What we believe can give us peace or trouble us. If all the machinations of our mind continually creates a picture of chaos then fear will dominate. However if our eyes are fixed on Jesus we have peace in the storm. The three young men: Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego chose to trust the Lord in the furnace and came out unburnt. Hebrews 12:2 encourages us to keep our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame. In John 14 Jesus was encouraging the disciples to not fear as He went to the cross. Their whole world were about to fall apart as they watched their Lord brutally beaten and crucified. To believe that He could rise after such treatment would have been hard, unless they caught the power behind the words: 'Believe in God, believe also in Me.' Learning to believe was a part of their last three years with Jesus. Now...

What I’m getting at, friends, is that you should simply keep on doing what you’ve done from the beginning. When I was living among you, you lived in responsive obedience. Now that I’m separated from you, keep it up. Better yet, redouble your efforts. Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure. Philippians 2:12‭-‬13 MSG God's energy deep within, God Himself and working at what gives Him most pleasure. He is more interested in your growth than you are. He will take you to the best paths, where you will develop character and become more like God's Son. Remember, this life is not about you! Amen!

For it is God who is working in you, enabling you both to desire and to work out His good purpose. Philippians 2:13 HCSB It is good to know God is working in me. As I come to Him daily I can trust Him to work His plans in me. Are you ever concerned that you will miss God's plans? Do you worry about being on the right track? Don't! Just stay close to Him and He will guide you. If you love God with all your heart, mind and soul that is the best you can do and He will lead. Jesus told us He is the vine and we are the branches. If the roots of the vine take in nutrients and water, if we remain attached, we receive it also. We can trust Him to guide us. Amen!