Jesus Is the Healer of Broken People – John 21:15
Broken people abound in the world, myself included. But I am so thankful that Jesus loves people who have failed, bring healing to us.
Encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory. (1 Thess. 2:12 NIV)
Broken people abound in the world, myself included. But I am so thankful that Jesus loves people who have failed, bring healing to us.
Like Paul, my goal should be to be pleasing to God rather than to the people around me. He is the one I am answerable to in the end.
This psalm reflects well on my own experience. I have served the Lord since I was young. And now I am old and gray. But still have a mission.
God calls us to follow and to serve him. But often we find ourselves running ahead of God rather than following. And that is never good.
Are you ever too old to be of service in God’s kingdom? The story of Moses would tell us that we are never too old, no matter our age.
When God called for a volunteer to go, Isaiah did not hesitate. He jumped up and said, “Here I am. Send me!”
Whatever you do, do it for the Lord. Are you employed? Then serve as if Christ was your boss. And whatever else you do, do it for Christ.
Are you depending on your reputation as a Christian? If you are, Jesus warns you about your unfinished deeds, telling you to wake up.
A clay jar is plain and fragile. But, like a clay jar filled with the treasure of God, we can be used by God to accomplish great things.
Paul spent two years under Roman arrest. But his prison ministry was fruitful. Don’t let your circumstances keep you from serving God.