Day: June 2, 2017
FILTHY FEET WITH HIDEOUS HEARTS
“[Jesus] riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?” (John 13:4-6 KJV). How willing are you to grab someone’s stinky feet and wash them? A pastor friend of mine frequently refers to how Jesus bothered to wash the disciples’ smelly feet (today’s Scripture). Imagine what those feet were like. They …
Our encounter with Jesus, is on an individual basis!
He doesn’t deny us of our natural emotions! We are in a ‘relationship’ with Him! We can be real! He understands! We can cry, sob, laugh, be angry, experience great depths of sorrow or even mountaintop joy!! But I want to encourage you to remain steadfast, to Him! To live as Pilgrims no matter what the circumstances are. Being driven out of our comfort zone is not easy! Having your world turned upside down and thinking, ‘I’m going to die’ or ‘I’ll never make it through this one’! Those times can be SO overwhelming and crushing! In the Book of …
Our Keeper
The Lord promises to always watch over our heart and mind—even while we sleep. PSALM 121:3-8 3 He will not allow your foot to slip; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand. 6 The sun will not smite you by day, Nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD will protect you from all evil; He will keep your soul. 8 The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this …
“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.” Galatians 5:17
In every believer’s heart there is a constant struggle between the old nature and the new. The old nature is very active, and loses no opportunity of plying all the weapons of its deadly armoury against newborn grace; while on the other hand, the new nature is ever on the watch to resist and destroy its enemy. Grace within us will employ prayer, and faith, and hope, and love, to cast out the evil; it takes unto it the “whole armour of God,” and wrestles earnestly. These two opposing natures will never cease to struggle so long as we are …