We need to recognize our divine instruction to pray for the people in charge of this nation.
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When we can’t sleep, when the anxieties of the day are stealing our peace, we can get up and get into God’s Word.
Friend, you don’t have to wait until the dregs of your marriage to ask for Jesus’ intervention. He comes where He is invited. Don’t just bid Him to the wedding, include Him in the marriage. Keep Him at the center of your union by praying with and for your spouse every day.
If we write down His words, if we hide His truth in our hearts, we create strongholds of hope to return to when the lights go out.
What role did people pleasing play in Pilate’s encounter with Jesus?
It occurs to me this morning, forgiveness is always the first step in reconciliation. Someone has to be the bigger (but maybe meeker?) person in the relationship. Thankfully for us, God has already extended grace toward us. And our only right response after receiving said grace is extending it toward others. Our mercy piece is vital because forgiveness gets people’s attention. It opens their eyes to the reality of the Kingdom.
The Pharisees failed to see themselves accurately in the narrative. We all struggle to a degree. We are all near-sighted, too selfish and too important to see the bigger picture with divine priority. This is why it is critical to engage with Jesus and ask for His perspective.
In the wilderness, all that other stuff falls away. In the wilderness, life is stripped down to essentials and we can’t take another step without knowing God is with us. It is only in this parched land of perception or circumstance that we are consumed with longing for God. It is in the wilderness where we discover that He truly is enough. In the wasteland that we learn that our God really will provide all we need according to His riches and glory. In the wilderness we learn to follow closely: convinced and contingent upon His protection and provision.
We learn from the lepers that gratitude is uncommon. Stopping to say ‘thank you’ will set apart from the crowd.
If bad company corrupts good character then good company promotes good character. I look over my list of friends and the people I pull closest consistently call me to be a better person.