Our zeal to usurp what we perceive to be a corrupted system often blinds us to the tainted nature of its projected replacement. Even when we recognize the flaws, we are prone to rationalize that it is somehow a “necessary evil” (Psalm 127:1).
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Thought for the Day – Corrupted Systems
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged corrupted, necessary evil, rationalize, Zeal on January 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – Successful Ministry
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged congregation, ministerial resume, ministry, religious leader, standard for ministry, successful ministry on December 18, 2023| 1 Comment »
Would any current religious leader aspire to have Jesus’ ministerial resume? After all, He started with a dozen men that no self-respecting church was likely to pursue. He traveled constantly, never really establishing any set location. His followers rarely seemed to grasp the things He said. Other ministers constantly talked about Him behind His back. And though He had a couple of well attended camp meetings, by the end of His three year run, none of His congregation was willing to be seen in town with Him. By our standards for ministry, He could hardly be viewed as a “success”.
And yet, in His final days He could truthfully declare, that He didn’t do anything that He didn’t see the Father do first (John 5:19), and that if you had seen Him, you had seen the Father (John 14:9).
In light of these proclamations, I would suggest that this is ultimately the Father’s standard for ministry, and if that’s so, we need to take a hard look at what we’re considering “successful”.
Thought for the Day – Large & In Charge
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged character, destination, in charge, leadership, sacrifice on December 13, 2023| 1 Comment »
True leadership isn’t about being large and in charge. It’s about modeling character, pointing others to the ultimate destination, and being the first to sacrifice for the good of the whole.
Thought for the Day – The Challenge Flag
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged challenge, fruit, religious leaders, repentence, temple system on December 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »
John the Baptist challenged the religious leaders of his day to produce the fruit of their alleged repentance. They had giftings, and titles, and a booming temple system, but no real fruit. The Spirit of the Lord is presenting that same challenge to today’s religious leaders.
Thought of the Day – Oasis
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged abiding in the vine, abundant life, in Him, profound rest, unshakable peace, unspeakable joy on November 28, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The abundant life Christ died to give us (i.e. unspeakable joy, unshakable peace, profound rest..) can only be found “in Him”. It is not some sort of reward for good behavior, it is the natural result of abiding in the vine.
Thought for the Day – Tainted Wine
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged spoiled, tainted, wine, wineskin on November 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Bad fruit produces tainted wine, and spoiled wine will not be sweetened by a new wineskin.
Thought for the Day – Grace Like Manna
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged grace, manna, undeserving on November 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
God’s grace is like manna. Its power is diffused when we try to store it on a shelf for later. Its true potential is only realized when we pass it along to someone as undeserving as we are.
Thought for the Day – The Missing Element
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged healing, humility, missing element, seek His face on November 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
We all know 2Chron.7:14 (If my people, who are called by my name…), but without humility, we will not see the need to change our ways or seek His face, thus failing to recognize that we are actually the missing element in our nation’s healing.
Thought for the Day – For Christ
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged boldness, for Christ, genuine fruit, in Christ on November 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Our boldness “for Christ” is only valuable to the degree it is derived from our boldness “in Christ”. A vital connection to the Vine is the “only way” to produce genuine fruit.
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