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Extreme Devotion We are now in the world of extremes – the extreme reality shows, the extreme makeovers and the extreme -- you name it. How about extreme, radical devotion to Jesus? All of us can be great casts and characters in this real life reality show - Devotion to Christ. Why not? I like yard/garage or moving sales. I went to a moving sale in my neighborhood this past weekend. This elegant lady (probably in early 70s) owns the stuff. I imagine the husband had passed away and she had been living and maintaining this big house. It is now time to down size and move to an assisted living apartment with less care on her part. I once saw her and complimented her on the impeccable and well maintained grounds/lawn of her property. She replied and said “thank you, I am just trying”. She was tired and I saw it in her face and response. Now most of her precious possessions (lots of jewelry, expensive fur coats, dresses, shoes, and household items) are marked with $10, $5, or less and ...

Two Different Actions How is it possible that two people watching and observing the same event, movie or action would have two different reactions and interpretation? Imagine yourself at a funeral. The burial and interment has taken place and you were just hanging around to comfort the bereaved family. Now walks in Jesus and He goes to the grave, tells people to remove the grave stone or whatever is covering the grave (sand or gravel). Then Jesus proceeds to call forth the dead person to come out alive and he did. I don’t know about you but my first instinct is to take to my heels and run. I will probably calm down later and come back to observe from a closer distance. What would you have done if you were there when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead? Many were present and Apostle John records two notable reactions and results by the people gathered. “45 Then many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in Him. 46 But some of them went awa...

Jesus weeps for me Why are there sufferings and pain in this world? Many people are born deformed from birth. Serious sickness strikes us such as incurable cancer. People are murdering each other and crime such as rape and abuse reign all over the world. It just seems like nothing works and finally there is death for everyone. Why is everything in your life and mine not working perfectly? There seem to be one thing or the other we are dealing with. There are all these natural disasters, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, that are causing their own troubles. It is a messed up and a fallen world. Is this the world God made from the beginning? God had said that everything He made was “good”. In other words, it was perfect including humans. In John 11, Jesus, being fully God and human experienced firsthand the pain of this messed up of world. In the shortest verse of the Bible, it is recorded, 35 “Jesus wept”. Why did Jesus weep? He wept while he was standing in front of the grave ...

Dear Friend/Brother/Sister 15 After I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, 16 do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding[c] being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come. 22 And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church, 23 which...