The day with dianne Louise

“Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” Luke 22:42 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/luk.22.42.NLT Dodging suffering is something we all try to do, even Jesus in His humanity did not want to suffer. 'Yet' is a word that will resonate forever as the precursor to obedience. Yet, I want Your will to be done. Jesus knew that a sacrifice had to be made for all mankind past, present and future. He knew that without the sacrifice there was no relationship for mankind with the Father. We will face such options. After a broken relationship do we run off looking for the next quick fix, or do we wait and trust God. Most don't wait, never counting the cost for their furutre generations. Most only think of self and comfort. There are many areas that God would have us sacrifice in, but we choose the flesh and our comfort. What would He have us do today?

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.5.8.NLT Which of you would send your son to die for a bunch of Islamic militants in Africa? No takers? We would not do that to our son because we would love him more than a bunch of violent unknowns. What then prompted God to do that? Is He mental? Crazy? What son would go? Is Jesus also mental? If our neighbour acted like this we would report him for child abuse. Obviously we cannot fathom this act because we love selfishly. We love our own and defend our own. I remember watching a movie once about a bunch of Australians in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. The prisoners were worked tirelessly on building a road. One day a spade was missing. The commander was furious and demanded that the person who stole it own up. No one did. He grabbed a man and said that he would kill this man if the perpetrator did not come forward. There was a christian ...

But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. Romans 5:8 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.5.8.NLT Have you ever thought or heard it said: "I won't help them until they mature, or untill they clean themselves up they are on their own"? Yes! Us humans tend to think reward follows demonstration of change. However, this verse tells us God is the opposite. He knew we could not clean ourselves enough, He knew we needed His divine intevention and so He sent Jesus. Jesus was the perfect lamb. He died for our sins, He was the price of our cleanliness. He set us free from the debt of our sins. Praise Him!

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/jhn.14.6.NLT Need to know the truth of a matter? Jesus knows! Jesus promised us His Holy Spirit! The Holt Spirit gives gifts to mankind: healings, miracles, words of knowledge, words of wisdom, discernment of spirits, gift of tongues, the gift of faith. With such gifts we are prepared for battle and leadership. Words of wisdom and knowledge give the believer understanding of the truth of a matter. The Holy Spirit is our counsellor and guide. We can trust Him! Amen!

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me. John 14:6 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/jhn.14.6.NLT Jesus said these words to the disciple Thomas who asked Him to please explain what He meant when He said He would prepare a place for them. On Friday night I had a friend who loves board games bring over a new game. I struggled to understand the game play due to her not explaining it simply. By the end of the game I showed I had caught the way as I won. I had, without her explaining sufficiently, understood I  needed to accumulate certain property. Thomas is displaying a similar need to Jesus. Jesus had said that when He goes away He will prepare  place for them and then they will be able to follow. Thomas' complaint was: how can we follow if we don't know the way? The above verse is Jesus adding some clarity. He was the way. However, I understand Thomas' dilema. He was thinking naturally, as in going on a journey fr...

The next day the huge crowd that had arrived for the Feast heard that Jesus was entering Jerusalem. They broke off palm branches and went out to meet him. And they cheered: Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in God’s name! Yes! The King of Israel! Jesus got a young donkey and rode it, just as the Scripture has it: No fear, Daughter Zion: See how your king comes, riding a donkey’s colt. John 12:12‭-‬15 MSG https://bible.com/bible/97/jhn.12.12-15.MSG The beautiful thing about Jesus was He never  claimed glory. Yes He did, rightly, claim to be the Son of God, but did not go around saying: " I did this, I did that..." He asked the Father to glorify Him, and He did, in much pain and sacrifice and eventual death. Yet, He rose again, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. The crowd caught a moment of truth, and then it escaped them, as within days they were calling for His death. I am grateful for the sacrifice! Praise Your Name Jesus!

they took palm branches and went out to meet Him. They kept shouting: “ Hosanna!  He who comes in the name of the Lord is the blessed One  — the King of Israel! ” John 12:13 HCSB https://bible.com/bible/72/jhn.12.13.HCSB The people thought that Jesus was the coming king, prophesied about in scripture, they were right, but they failed to realise what this meant. They were looking for a deliverer from Rome, but He came to deliver them from their sins. There is a time when He will come as king, and when He does He will be like a lion, no longet a lamb. The people failed to realise that they needed a saviour to cleanse them from their sins so that they could meet the king, and be welcome into His kingdom. Assuming that they had the right to receive a king in filthy spiritual rags was a gross oversight. We who have accepted Him as saviour will rejoice as He comes to take us home to His kingdom. What a day!