John 12-14; Proverbs 24:1-22
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My three takeaways today:
~Give all you have knowing He’s all you need.
~When the darkness seems to be closing in, focus on the light.
~You are not alone.
When reading about Mary and how she poured the expensive perfume
on Jesus’ feet, I remembered this quote I read the other day: “A
gospel-saturated church is filled with people who give all they have because
they understand that in Christ they have all they need” – (Tchividjian).
What you pour out is not always the same. Sometimes it is giving financially, sometimes it is pouring
out your time and talents, and sometimes it even means pouring out emotionally
– being vulnerable. Give
everything because He is all you need.
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who
believes in me should stay in darkness” (John
12:46). Have you ever been
laying in your bed at night in the dark and felt scared? You lay there as still as you can with
your eyes open straining to see anything, listening so intently that you hear
every tiny sound in the house, and your fear multiplies. When you focus on the darkness, the
darkness seems to intensify and close in on you. One light can make all the difference if we can just focus
on that light. Jesus is our light;
no one who believes in Him will stay in the darkness.
When Jesus’ time on earth was almost done He told His followers
that they would be given another Counselor of the same kind – the Spirit of
truth, the Holy Spirit. Jesus
said, “The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you
and will be in you. I will not
leave you as orphans; I will come to you” (John
14:17-18). Any believer knows
what Jesus is talking about – His Spirit within you that whispers truth in your
heart just when you need it. It is
a constant reminder that you are not alone. When you start feeling alone, try to bring the “noise” of
life around you down and listen for His whispers. “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you … Do not let
your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
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