Daily Thought – Are you choked by life?
The seed that fell among thorns Luke 8:14
Story: Jesus spoke to people using lot a parables, one of the parables was the Sower and the seed. Jesus in private explained the parable to His disciples. There were four kinds of ground on which the seeds fell, one was on the thorny ground, Jesus explained the thorny ground like this; these are people who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature.
Lesson: Seed, the word of God we also heard, are we worried about life, are we living some how to be rich and to enjoy the pleasures of the world. Did we grow in the relationship with God? Are we maturing in the word of God? What is our priority? What do we spend our time for; to think and solve the issues of life, or do we really spend talking to the Almighty. Jesus died on the cross that we have an intimate relationship with Almighty by the strength of Holy Spirit. Are you choked by life?
Prayer: Father Lord, change my heart that I will be a good soil, so that the word that I read and listen will bring forth hundred forth result. Amen.
Daily Thought – keep going and do not quit
“..they asked each other, Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?” Mark 16:3
Story: Jesus rose from dead on the third day, all the loved ones were sitting and mourning and weeping. At that time, few ladies went to the grave to anoint the body of Jesus; they had a huge question in front of them, who will roll large stone in front of the grave. This obstruction did not stop them, we know they went, even before they reached angels rolled it away and Jesus came out of the grave.
Lesson: We might see some obstructions in our lives, which looks so large. By faith go forward the Lord will roll it away. Angels were waiting in the tomb with the good news of resurrection; to listen to the great news let us walk towards the obstruction. Who will do remove the stone is an irrelevant question (as our Lord will), right action is to keep going and do not quit.
Prayer: Father Lord, I will not quit, I know you will roll away all my obstructions. I will listen to the good news of the power of resurrection. Amen.
Daily Thought – Practice & Preach
You are the salt of the earth. Mat 5:13
Jesus said we are the salt of the earth. When we walk according to the word of God and as per the guidance of Holy Spirit, we will continue to have the saltiness
Practice & Preach: whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Mat 5:19 we have to read the word, obey and then teach others too. Jesus called those great in the kingdom of God.
Thrown & Trampled: But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot Mat 5:13. When we live worldly we lose our saltiness, sin will make us useless, then Jesus said we are good only to be thrown and trampled.
Prayer: Lord, let me not lose my saltiness. Lord, let me always practice and preach. Lord, let us bring back people who are thrown and trampled. Amen
Daily Thought – Importance of the word of God
He read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord 2 Kings 23:2
Story: King Josiah sent and gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. The king went up to the house of the Lord, and with him all the men. And he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant, which was found in the Lord’s house. The king made a covenant before the Lord—to walk after the Lord and to keep His commandments with all his heart and soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to join in the covenant.
Lesson: Do we really spend time in reading and digging into the word of God. There is life in the word of God that can transform nations. Do make corrections in our life according to the word of God. What do we do with the word of God, is it just emotionally soothes us, or makes us feel better when reading the promises, or is it just claiming the promises of God. Ideally word of God should change our lifestyle and we need to live according to the standard of the word of God.
Prayer: Father Lord, let me live as per the word of God and not as per the world. Help me Lord to be a great student of the word of God. Amen.
Daily Thought – Being Successful
Task: Abraham told his servant “go to my country and my own relatives and get a wife for my son Isaac.” Gen 24:4. We as God’s servants are also assigned many tasks as per our capability and calling. Master has trusted and has given us those tasks.
Watched: ”Without saying a word, the man watched her closely to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful. “ Gen 24:21 Although servant got the sign he asked for, still he watched carefully if it was from the Lord. Let us also watch and see the way of the Lord.