Jesus and The Twelve

Scripture: John 15:9-17; 17:1-26

John 15:9-17

King James Version (KJV)

⁹As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

¹⁰If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

¹¹These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

¹²This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

¹³Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

¹⁴Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

¹⁵Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

¹⁶Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

¹⁷These things I command you, that ye love one another.

John 17:1-26

King James Version (KJV)

John 17

¹These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

²As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

³And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

⁴I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

⁵And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

⁶I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word.

⁷Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee.

⁸For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.

⁹I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

¹⁰And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.

¹¹And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

¹²While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

¹³And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

¹⁴I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

¹⁵I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

¹⁶They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

¹⁷Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

¹⁸As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

¹⁹And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.

²⁰Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;

²¹That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.

²²And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

²³I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

²⁴Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

²⁵O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.

²⁶And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.

The commandments and obedience Jesus speaks of is something we should do if we truly love Him.  A child that truly loves their parent will do what the parent asks of them.  We are like children to God, and we should do what he saya.  Giving Him joy, gives us joy.  Jesus proved His obedience to His Father, and love for us, by dying on the cross.  “Greater love hath no man than this, tha a man lay down his life for his friends.”(John 15:13)  Jesus calls us His friends, ones he is willing to die for, and at the same time, He is being obedient to God, His Father.

Jesus prays to His Father, telling Him he knows He gave him His name, God, which He has spread throughout the world, the disciples, which he knew were God’s, and were entrusted to Him, and God’s Word was given to Jesus, to teach the disciples, and for them to spread it abroad throughout the world.  He thanks God for giving hi these disciples, these friends, for entrusting their teaching of God’s Word to them.  He is always praying for them, their wisdom and strength to persevere through all trials and hardships, after He has gone back to the Father.

Jesus loved the disciples, and he prayed for them that they will stay strong in their faith, in the knowledge of the love of God they felt through Jesus.  But he prayed for each believer that will come after, too!  He prayed that all who heard the work of God would feel His love, believe on Him, and serve Him.  Jesus knows how loving and forgiving God is, and hos He draws all men to Him, and wants everyone to feel that love, that acceptance.  He also know the wrath of God on those that reject Him, and prays no one chooses that path.  That is why Jesus willingly took the path of sacrifice, dying on the cross, so no one will ever have to feel anything but the love of God. 

Which do you choose?  Love or wrath?

 

 

Jesus, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus

Scripture: Luke 10:38-42, John 11:28-45

Luke 10:38-42

King James Version (KJV)

³⁸Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

³⁹And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus‘ feet, and heard his word.

⁴⁰But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

⁴¹And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things:

⁴²But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

John 11:28-45

King James Version (KJV)

²⁸And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.

²⁹As soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him.

³⁰Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that place where Martha met him.

³¹The Jews then which were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there.

³²Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.

³³When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.

³⁴And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him, Lord, come and see.

³⁵Jesus wept.

³⁶Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

³⁷And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

³⁸Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

³⁹Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

⁴⁰Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

⁴¹Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

⁴²And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

⁴³And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

⁴⁴And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

⁴⁵Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

Are we too busy with our day-to-day life, leaving Jesus out of everything?  Do you run out of time at the end of each day, and have no time to spend in meditation and prayer with God?  If you have scheduled your life so tightly from minute to minute, and not scheduled God into your day, then you are too busy!  Your priorities are out of whack!  God should be your first priority and then everything else will fall into place.

As Martha was running around when Jesus came to visit, trying to make sure everything was readily available fo russe, food on the table, wearing herself out, she didn’t make time to sit down to visit with Jesus, like Mary.  Mary loved Jesus, showing Him her undivided attention, hungering for every little word that came out of Jesus’ mouth.  This made her forget Martha working so hard, when she’d usually be helping her.  Martha gets upset with Mary, complains to Jesus for Mary to help.  Jesus tells Martha in the nicest way to check her priorities, because Mary’s top priority was to listen to Jesus, instead of worrying about what to serve.

John 11:35 is the shortest verse in the Bible, but it says so much.  It is found in the story of Lazarus, where Jesus raises him from the dead.  Most people take this verse to show how much Jesus was sad at the passing of Lazarus, because he loved him so much.  In church one not too long ago, God spoke to me, and gave me another meaning for this verse.

“Jesus wept.” shows how much God loves his people, and it grieves Him whin His people mourn at the passing of one of his own.  I believe God is grieved not only because we are sad, but because of our human limitations.   We are the ones sad when someone we love dies, but if they are Christians, God is happy when they pass from this life, and go on to eternity.  They go home to be with God, and He is able to share all he had for them, as their reward.  Plus, he is then able to commune with them, and they with God.

Jesus didn’t weep just because Lazarus died.  John 11:11 shows Jesus telling his disciples Lazarus sleeps, and he needs to go wake him.  The disciples thought Jesus was saying Lazarus was just resting, not that he had died, so they weren’t in a hurry.  Jesus let them know the sleep of Lazarus was that of death, and he let him die so he could perform a miracle, and increase their faith and belief.  This is one of the miracles Jesus performed while on earth, to show his followers he has power over the grave, and show the glory of God.

Martha was the only one who showed a measure of faith in Jesus, and what can do.  She knew all Jesus had to do was ask God, and he could restore Lazarus.  She did show her human side, and her doubt, when Jesus told her her brother would rise again.  She responded to Jesus, yes he would in the last day, in the resurrection.  Jesus had to reiterate to Martha that he was able to bring Lazarus back from the dead.  In verses 25-26, he explained to here he is the resurrection and the life, and all who believe will never die.

Jesus groaned when Mary came to Jesus on the road, telling him Lazarus would still be alive if Jesus hadn’t taken so long to get to Jerusalem.  He groaned not because he was sad Lazarus was dead, but because of her disbelief in him and what he could do.  He then asked to be taken to Lazarus, and the stone removes.  All along the way Jesus was troubled and groaned because of what the people were saying, and their unbelief.

Mary them complained, or argued, when Jesus said to move the stone, because in her thinking, Lazarus would stink since he’d been dead 4 days.  Jesus explains, patiently, in verses 40-42 that he would show them the glory of God, and he did by brining Lazarus back from the dead, not stinking.  When Lazarus cam forth, people saw, and believed on Jesus.  The followers had their beliefs strengthened by what they saw, when Jesus performed this miracle.

How much do we limit what God will do for us bu our unbelief?  We don’t see as many miracles happening today, but have you ever thought it is our fault, not God’s, because we do not practice our faith as we should?  Why would God bestow his miracles, and grace, on his people when we have doubts?  Why even ask God to do something for us, when we doubt?

Jesus and Simon Peter

Scripture: Matthew 14:24-33; 16L13-19; John 21:4-19

Matthew 14:24-33

King James Version (KJV)

²⁴But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary.

²⁵And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea.

²⁶And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

²⁷But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

²⁸And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.

²⁹And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

³⁰But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

³¹And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

³²And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

³³Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

Matthew 16:13-19

King James Version (KJV)

¹³When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

¹⁴And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

¹⁵He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

¹⁶And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

¹⁷And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

¹⁸And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

¹⁹And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

John 21:4-19

King James Version (KJV)

⁴But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

⁵Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

⁶And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

⁷Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

⁸And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.

⁹As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

¹⁰Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.

¹¹Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.

¹²Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.

¹³Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.

¹⁴This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

¹⁵So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.

¹⁶He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

¹⁷He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

¹⁸Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdest thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.

¹⁹This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.

How many of you can be like Peter?  How many of you will step out on the water and walk to Jesus?   No matter what you’re going through, that is what we need to do, and once we step out, we need to keep our eyes on Jesus to keep from falling.   We can’t make it in this world without keeping out eyes on Jesus, letting Him guide us through the good time, and the bad.  And when the bad times do come, we have His shoulders to lean on, his arms to carry us when we don’t think we can make it one more step.

I love watching a thunderstorm when God is working.  It is like a cleansing of the earth to me, and the fireworks are so much better than at any July 4th celebration!  After the storm is over, and you step outside, the air is so fresh and clean smelling.

Who do you say Jesus is?  This is a question we all have to answer personally, and also to every one we witness to.  We have to know the answer in every form possible, because the devil will come at us with some crafty questions in different forms.  That is why we need to make sure we are always prayed up, and them we can be as positive as Peter when he boldly said, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”  We really need to believe what we are saying to be effective witnesses for Christ.

I used to say I could be a Christian if I was living when Jesus was walking the earth, but it took many years for me to realize, if I’m not bold enough to stand up for Jesus now, with the religious freedom I have now, why would I think I would then?

Isn’t it symbolic that Jesus asked Peter if he loved Him 3 times, and to feed his sheep, after Peter denied Jesus 3 times the night He was taken to be crucified?  Jesus didn’t doubt Peter’s sincerity, he knew he was human, and Jesus was teaching Peter about the grace of God that passes all understanding.  You can’t go too far where God’s grace cannot reach you!

Do you love Jesus more than anything in your life?  More than your possessions,  your wealth, your health, your family, or freedom?  Do you love Him more than your own life?  If not, you should.  Jesus loves you more than his own life, because He laid down lis live for each of us, so we could all have eternal life with Him in Heaven!

Jesus and John the Beloved

Scripture: John 1:29, 35-40; 19:26-27; 20:1-9; 1John 1:1-3; 3:16-18; 5:10-13

John 1:29, 35-40

King James Version (KJV)

²⁹The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

³⁵Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

³⁶And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

³⁷And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

³⁸Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

³⁹He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

⁴⁰One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter‘s brother.

John 19:26-27

King James Version (KJV)

²⁶When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!

²⁷Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home.

John 20:1-9

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John 20

¹The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

²Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the LORD out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.

³Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre.

⁴So they ran both together: and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

⁵And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in.

⁶Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

⁷And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.

⁸Then went in also that other disciple, which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

⁹For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again from the dead.

1 John 1:1-3

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1 John 1

¹That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

²(For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

³That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

1 John 3:16-18

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

¹⁷But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

¹⁸My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

1 John 5:10-13

King James Version (KJV)

¹⁰He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

¹¹And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

¹²He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

¹³These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

If you were to see Jesus today, and he stopped to ask you what you wanted, why you were following him, what would you say?  Would you be following Him just to get to heaven, to miss hell, because of a sickness?  Are you following because you love Him or because He loved you enough to die for you?  We know what Jesus did for us, the disciples were living in  the moment, learning day by day why Jesus was sent to earth.  They had no clear answer to give Jesus for why they were following Him, so Jesus told them to “Come and see.”  And what miracles they were shown!

How do you think it would feel to walk in John’s shoes for 1 day, being able to  spend time with Jesus, talking with him, eating meals with him, hearing Jesus tell his parables?  John was learning right from the throne of God.  I know John was overjoyed and he couldn’t write enough books to contain all he saw, or learned, from his time with Jesus.

Jesus’ love for us is so much more than compared to ours for Him.  On the cross, as He was breathing His lasts breathes, He still made sure His mother would be taken care of by the man who was as close to Him as a brother.  He saw all the anguish, and suffering, she was going through, as she watched Him die on the cross, and He wanted to make sure her life was as easy as it could be one he went back to His Father.  So, He entrusted John to take care of her.  This is how Christians should take care of one another.

A Seed

A seed

One day, probably a really long time ago,
someone planted a seed in you. A seed of faith and a seed of doubt. A seed of
comfort and a seed of fear. A seed of hope and a seed of despair. Every thought
you’ve ever had started as a seed first.

When I was younger the
seeds of doubt, fear and despair were planted in me. Nothing I ever did was good
enough. I was not “more like my sister” so thoughtful and helpful and loving so
there must have been something wrong with me. Every day, one more seed would be
planted. One more fear was realized, one more dream faded.

My grades
were horrible, I hated school. I had good friends when they felt like
it. Food was my comfort. My music was my joy. I looked for love in all the wrong
places, anywhere I could find it no matter how bad or dangerous or how awful it
made me feel.

These seeds for me grew into vines, into huge steel chains
that made me afraid to go outside as an adult. That made me afraid to speak to
people because of the shame of my past. And then God started chasing me
down…

Is this you today? Are you facing steal chains of your own?

Don’t you know that God is the ultimate
gardner and He’s planting seeds of His own in you.

Right now He says come to me all you who are weary and
heavy burdened and I will give you rest. That’s a promise and a seed. He plants
seeds of hope, love, faith. He whispers to your heart “I believe in you” He puts
people in your path that come along side you and lift you up to Him in prayer.
He gives you a family that will speak love and hope into your life. His seeds
are so much more powerful than Satan‘s. The seeds that were planted in your life
aren’t from the people you knew, they were from Satan. They were to keep you
from your place at God’s table, you make Satan afraid of you so he started when
you were young trying to keep you from God. It’s not about you it’s about what
God wants to do in you that makes him afraid. God is the ultimate locksmith too.
He has the keys to those chains you carry around and He’s giving you the choice.
Are you going to shed the chains, the fear, the doubt and take what He has for
you or are you going to continue walking as you’ve always walked with the weight
of the world on your shoulders. Might I share with you that you were never meant
to carry that weight and He wants it back today.

He’s the ultimate
gardner and the seeds He’s planting today are going to grow with His Living
Water and turn into beauty beyond your imagination.

My story has not
ended yet but I can tell you the seeds that were planted long long ago are being
uprooted every day and I’m being set free every day of one more fear. Shame does
not have its hold on me any longer. Will you choose to fight with me, God will
be victorious but He wants you to fight too.

For our struggle is not against flesh
and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers
of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms. Ephesians 6:12

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Woman to Woman

Woman to Woman.

Shipbuilding in the Desert

By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned  about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told. Hebrews 11:7a (Msg)

Image this scene:  One day God comes to Noah and says, “I’m going to flood the world and start over with your family, so I want you to build a giant ship that will save you and the animals.”

What would your reaction have been to God’s request?  Noah could have immediately started complaining and questioning God.  After all, he had never seen rain before, he was hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean, and how was he supposed to round up all these animals and then care for them?

But Noah didn’t complain or make excuses.

As a result, Noah became intimate with God. 
Hebrews 11:7b (Msg)

Trusting God means having faith that He knows what is best for your life, even when it doesn’t make sense. 

It took Noah 120 years to build the ark. 120 years!  God told Noah that He was going to send a flood and 120 years later it still hasn’t even rained. I’m sure he faced many discouraging days, yet Noah continued to trust God.

In what areas of your life do you need to trust God completely?

Has God asked you to build a ship in the desert?

Many blessings,

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