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My older two are from the outside in starting to hit their stride. Halle made the cut for the high school drama, Jacks loving football and friendships are starting to bud. They are in the throughs of adolescence.
Last night, there were a few other high school aged kids over at our house and we were just yakking it up around crocs, pizza and how to wreck them in mariokart...the conversation started drifting into friendship, worldview, how to win at life etc...the little things - and it had my mind going this morning around Pontus Pilate asking Jesus during his "trial" what is truth.
Jesus claims to be truth, one with God, and fully with us via Holy Spirit.
What does it look like to believe that today?
The world is a lot of things, and so is the Kingdom of heaven.
What is your expectation today?
Truth is with you, His name is Jesus Christ, expect Him.
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Be vigorous and aware of your connection to heaven
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Mark 4 on tap for my soul
Reading proverbs 17.3 this morning. My hearts motives will get put out before the Lord to be judged...someday? Sure sure we will all stand before a judgement seat - in the meantime we exist in the today.
Just how much do we really want our motives to be seen and known? To a degree, we can add some churchy language to situations in our lives and make everything seem dandy - try and manage or control the externals around us so that people around us have the idea that we have great lives. And we will all see just how long we can hold that up...
But really whats the driver in your soul. And how will that end? Is it monies? health? reputation? Trying to work out the grind of life so that I feel secure, satisfying my internal need for whatever the thing is.
A free heart has no need for external validation, no need to be proven, it experiences the fire of life and is out on display come what may. Its proof of trust in a God that is in control.
Check proverbs 17.3
Then check out Phil 2. ...
a pretty good indicator of your thoughts and attitudes getting the day going.
That first thing, first word could be to a family member, a text, an email, a co worker, the coffee barista...irregardless take a moment and look at it.
Most of us, myself included have some sort of routine greeting informed by our experiences, culture, friends around us - its generally trite, creating minimal connection, and continues us on our day.
My invitation is to spend that moment with intention and allow Hebrews 3:1-14 to guide you. That first word could be so much more...
The author is giving a recount of the Israelites allowing their hardness to be. He runs the hardening through the redemption of hope in Christ, and then challenges us to understand we are no different than the Israelites apart from Christ.
And then verse 13...the solid therefore. take a moment and read it.
The exhortation is not a trite you can do it, but a calling of the reminder of the hope in the Cross, the person of Jesus, the ...
