THE DAILY BLUEPRINT - 8.11.09
What Manner of Man?
Mark 4:41
...and they feared exceedingly, and said to one another,
What manner of man is this, that even the
wind and the sea obey HIM?
Jesus was in the boat with the 12 and a great storm had come up out of nowhere and they all feared - Jesus was asleep and they were freaking out - how could Jesus sleep when they were in trouble? Sometimes we may ask the same thing - when sometimes it seems like Jesus is slow at doing what we want - that's the trouble - it's never about what we want - only what He wants - and He knows best - this seems hard to understand if you are in the midst of a trial - I have to be honest - I have been through some real fire lately - it's been hard but I know I am not alone - the 12 asked what manner of man was this that even the waves and the storm obeys Him - they knew this was JESUS - the same JESUS that saw call them all out to follow Him - this same JESUS was there on that boat - and they lacked faith - how much harder it is for us to not have seen Jesus - we have never seem Him with our eyes - but that does not mean He is not there - not at all - HE is there - HE is right there with us in the hardest trial we could ever face - the problem is really believing this - when times get hard - many times we run away from JESUS and instead we need to run to Him! I love the song by David Phelps that says "Even the wind and waves obey HIM, why can't I" - tough words - but we must take a look at them - are we willing to obey JESUS even when it hurts? When it's unpopular? And even if it gets the point of our dying for standing up for the name of JESUS?
These are hard questions but we serve a good Savior - One that came all the way down here to save that which was lost -what manner of Man is that?
That my friends is JESUS! Amen! Praise HIS Mighty life giving name!
Sometimes I cannot see JESUS for the storm - but yet HE IS THERE! ~ Daniel<><
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BUILDING MOMENT:
WHEN THE WIND AND WAVES BLIND YOU FROM SEEING JESUS - LOOK CLOSER - HE IS THERE - RIGHT BESIDE YOU! Can't you see??
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Because we have CHRIST - we have peace in the storm!
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8.11.09 - Building on the WORD
WHAT STORMS ARE YOU FACING TODAY?
MAKE SURE JESUS IS ON BOARD!
What Manner of Man?
Mark 4:41
...and they feared exceedingly, and said to one another,
What manner of man is this, that even the
wind and the sea obey HIM?
Jesus was in the boat with the 12 and a great storm had come up out of nowhere and they all feared - Jesus was asleep and they were freaking out - how could Jesus sleep when they were in trouble? Sometimes we may ask the same thing - when sometimes it seems like Jesus is slow at doing what we want - that's the trouble - it's never about what we want - only what He wants - and He knows best - this seems hard to understand if you are in the midst of a trial - I have to be honest - I have been through some real fire lately - it's been hard but I know I am not alone - the 12 asked what manner of man was this that even the waves and the storm obeys Him - they knew this was JESUS - the same JESUS that saw call them all out to follow Him - this same JESUS was there on that boat - and they lacked faith - how much harder it is for us to not have seen Jesus - we have never seem Him with our eyes - but that does not mean He is not there - not at all - HE is there - HE is right there with us in the hardest trial we could ever face - the problem is really believing this - when times get hard - many times we run away from JESUS and instead we need to run to Him! I love the song by David Phelps that says "Even the wind and waves obey HIM, why can't I" - tough words - but we must take a look at them - are we willing to obey JESUS even when it hurts? When it's unpopular? And even if it gets the point of our dying for standing up for the name of JESUS?
These are hard questions but we serve a good Savior - One that came all the way down here to save that which was lost -what manner of Man is that?
That my friends is JESUS! Amen! Praise HIS Mighty life giving name!
Sometimes I cannot see JESUS for the storm - but yet HE IS THERE! ~ Daniel<><
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BUILDING MOMENT:
WHEN THE WIND AND WAVES BLIND YOU FROM SEEING JESUS - LOOK CLOSER - HE IS THERE - RIGHT BESIDE YOU! Can't you see??
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Because we have CHRIST - we have peace in the storm!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
8.11.09 - Building on the WORD
WHAT STORMS ARE YOU FACING TODAY?
MAKE SURE JESUS IS ON BOARD!
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