“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6:12 NASB1995
Tag: Living Water
Give us this Day, our Daily Bread!
There are five things about bread we need to know:
B: Basic
Bread is foundational. In Jesus’ day, it was a staple of their diet—simple to make but complex in how it reaches us. Think about it: bread requires farming, threshing, milling, baking, transporting, selling, and serving. A restaurant crafts a recipe. A server brings it to your table. A bank operates so you can pay for it. There’s a whole process behind every loaf, and at every point along the way, God gets the glory.
R: Rises
Bread rises! And it’s a powerful symbol of what God wants to do in our hearts as we seek Him. When life heats up, we rise. Bread goes through a lot to get to us—from a single buried seed to being held in our hands. It rises because of the adversity it endures. The process may not be pleasant, but it is always profitable.
E: Energy
Getting bread takes effort. God’s provision requires us to break a sweat. Don’t pray for something you aren’t willing to work for. We are called to be active, not passive. And provision is cyclical—energy goes into making bread, and bread gives us energy in return. The same is true spiritually. Jesus compared Himself to bread because we need Him as part of our daily spiritual diet.
A: Ask
You have to ask for it. Matthew 7:7 tells us to ask, seek, and knock—not just once, but persistently. And if you look closely, those three words spell ASK! Petition God earnestly. Nothing is too big or too small to bring before Him. Don’t live with a scarcity mindset—your Father loves to provide.
D: Decays
Bread is perishable. It doesn’t last forever. You have to use what you have and keep it fresh. The same goes for your spiritual life. Are you studying His Word? Are you in community? Are you serving? Are you coming back daily to ask God for fresh strength and a fresh filling? He gives daily bread, but we need to return again and again to receive it.
Excerpt from the Bible App devotion: “5 Days in the Lords Prayer”
“Christmas and Easter, is Good News, to All who Believe”
A light to the World, to open our eyes to our own darkness, to remove the chains of bondage. Our part……..Believe and walk in faith in Jesus, who did what we could not.
“I am the Lord, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations, To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.”
Isaiah 42:6-7 NASB
A Summary of the Gospel of Mark. What do you think?
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Nothing will be Impossible with God….
May we show Grace, this season, as as one who has received much Grace. Lord help us see through your eyes, to see how much Grace, we have received, that we might give freely to others. May your Spirit fill us with the same Love, that we have received.
Happy Thanksgiving!What are you Thankful for?
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, For His Love is everlasting. Psalms 136:1
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Chris Tomlin – Forever
We are no longer a SLAVES to SIN.
As a follower of Jesus we are sons and daughters of the King. We are adopted sons. We are blessed beyond all measure!
Lord remind us continually, from your word, the precious identity we have, that out of LOVE, we were bought with a price, for our sakes.
“For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.”
Romans 8:14-17 NASB1995
In a dusty village in Nepal near the shadows of Mount Everest, close to 80 percent of the girls are destined to be sold into brothels because they are the lowest subgroup of the lowest caste in the country, the Badi people. Their religion teaches in a past life they must have racked up a serious number of sins for Karma to punish them and send them back to earth in their caste. People do not even help them, because they do not want to prevent Karma from punishing them. As a result, Badi girls are some of the most trafficked people per capita on the planet. The caste they are born into means they are doomed to be treated lower than a dog—used, sold, and abused.
It was here my friend Ryan met Landana, the most beautiful ten-year-old girl. Her father had agreed to sell her to an Indian brothel. Her mother couldn’t bear the thought and tried to prevent her husband from selling her precious girl. But he would not have it. He started beating his wife because she did not want to sell their girl.
When they found this out, they acted quickly with local social workers and law enforcement. They got Landana to a safe house where girls like her are kept safe, warm, fed, and loved. Landana heard the Gospel. She heard how through Jesus we are adopted into God’s family. This is the most powerful part of the Gospel for many in this area of the world.
When sharing the Gospel with another Badi girl, my friend Ryan told her, “The Gospel teaches your last name is no longer Badi. It’s like your name is no longer Jarla Badi; it is Jarla ‘Christ’ because you are in His family, you are in His caste now.” She lit up and looked at him with eyes of possibility and hope. “Can this be true?” she asked. “Yes, it is the truest truth in all the world!”
Taken from Devotion….Chosen: Remind Yourself Of The Gospel Everyday – Day 6 of 7
Landana gladly joined the family of God, leaving behind the shame of her family, her caste, her bloodline. God became her father, and His love is the opposite of a father willing to sell his little girl. It is a God who was willing to sell Himself for thirty pieces of silver to save His little girl.
The modern mind looks at Christianity and wonders, “Why blood? How can you sing about the blood of Jesus?” But those who have been bought with the blood of Christ know that we now share a bond that goes much deeper than our bloodlines here on earth. Jesus is inviting us into a new family and a new destiny. This is why Christians love to think about the blood of Christ.
This Gospel goes beyond purging our past of its sin; it purges our entire ancestry, lineage, extended family of its shame. You are not primarily a part of an earthly family anymore; you have joined a heavenly family. The blood of Jesus marks you as family for all eternity. We have a new family identity, a new family crest, a new estate, new brothers and sisters, a new last name.
Resurrection Power! Who would we be, without it?
Our Strength and Power, comes from the Lord!
Living Waters 