Aug 25
It doesn’t matter where I am, when I hear a “Hi, Sister Mary” or “Hey I know you, you go to my church” and sometimes it’s “Momma, that’s my church teacher lady”. I get a good feeling. And why not? Everyone want to know someone cares enough to say “Hello”. After all it’s free, doesn’t cost you any more than a smile or a nod of the head and “How you doing”
Paul said to “Greet one another with a Holy Kiss” not once but 4 times in different letters. Romans 16:16, 1 Corinthians16:20, 2 Corinthians 13:12, and 1Thessalonians 5:26. This is how you’d show brotherhood and the love of Christ. Now days we hug at church. I like them too, But just to get a “HI” from a small voice somewheres in a store, is enough for me.
Don’t ignore your friends from church! It is probably a very bad idea to kiss your friend, but you can at least say hello. You never know how much that one little thing may mean to them!
Aug 23
All through the bible you find where there is no way out, the end is near, and God uses the (non of the above ) option. Examples; Daniel in the lions den, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, in the fiery furnace, The widow and her sons and the last bottle of oil, Jesus feeding the five thousand.
Having Jesus in your heart frees you from sin and He’s there for all your needs. This doesn’t mean you never have bad things happening to you, but you can always trust Jesus to see you through, and sometimes in a way you’d never think of. Just as it says in Luke 12:22-28, don’t worry Jesus has it all in control.
Aug 12
In Mark 9:46-48 we read about an argument that the disciples had. They wanted to know who would be the greatest when they got to Heaven. Jesus held a child next to Him and said ”Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all—he is the greatest.” He was trying to get His disciples to understand that even the children are important. He was showing that the least are the greatest.
Sometimes we see people that don’t seem very important to us - these are the little guys. We need to remember that these people are great in the eyes of Jesus. We need to remember to be nice to them too because they are important to Jesus.