Crisis. A Danger and an Opportunity.

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Low information people.  Depressed.  Downcast. Paraplegic. Blind. Mute.  Depressed.  Obsessed.  Mentally ill.  Since we have chosen to follow Jesus, these are the people we work with. It’s been said that a crisis is a terrible thing to waste.  This certainly seems to apply when it comes to spiritual growth.  They may cry out to God and they may reach out and open their hearts to us in this moment.  In that moment all we may have to give them is God’s mercy and love but with this immediately the scene is changed. They are changed and we are changed.
People who are hungry or thirsty or in need of something material are our teachers.  They have a need. We have something material to give.  We give it to God.  He gives the Spirit of His Son Jesus to the body of people around us and to us.  The best answer may be “yes” or may be “no”. We then thank God for what we have.  We distribute it to the best of our ability.  Again, things are all changed.

Matthew 15.
Intensive Daily Bible Reading

If you have ten minutes read Jesus from the Gospels.

If you have thirty minutes read Jesus, The New Testament.

If you have forty minutes read Jesus, The New Testament and Psalms.

If you have an hour read all the readings.

Think of this time as an intimate conversation with your Father in Heaven.

Listen for something of His love He wants to pour into your heart today.

 

Date___1/14/13__________

 

Read A Chapter of Jesus Today: _Mt. 14._________________

Read A Chapter from Acts Today:__Acts 14._______________

Read A Chapter from The New Testament Books Today_Romans 15.__________________

Read A Paragraph from The Pastoral Epistles Today___1 Timothy 6.3-10___________________

Read A Verse About the Beauty of the Word of God Today__Psalm 119.14______________

Read A Couple of Chapters from the Old Testament Today__Genesis 27______________

Read A Chapter from Wisdom Literature Today__Job 14.________

Read A Chapter from Psalms Today_Psalm 13.1-4______________

Read A Few Verses from Proverbs Today__Proverbs 14.1-4__________

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