The Word of God for wisdom:
Proverbs 9:13-18 (NLT)
13 The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn't know it.
14 She sits in her doorway on the heights overlooking the city.
15 She calls out to men going by who are minding their own business.
16 "Come in with me," she urges the simple. To those who lack good judgment, she says,
17 "Stolen water is refreshing; food eaten in secret tastes the best!"
18 But little do they know that the dead are there. Her guests are in the depths of the grave.
The Word of God for inspiration:
Psalm 35:26-27 (NLT)
26 May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
27 But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, "Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!"
The Word of God for encouragement:
Mark 1:16-20 (HCSB)
16 As He was passing along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, Simon's brother. They were casting a net into the sea, since they were fishermen.
17 "Follow Me," Jesus told them, "and I will make you fish for people!"
18 Immediately they left their nets and followed Him.
19 Going on a little farther, He saw James the son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in their boat mending their nets.
20 Immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
My observation:
Jesus came as a servant. In this chapter I have been reading from the gospel of Mark yesterday and today, I observe many things that Jesus did for people of that day, and things he continues to do for people today.
Today's focal passage highlights the work of Jesus in choosing his disciples. Think about it. Jesus is still calling today people to follow Him, and be His disciples. Long before there was a Twitter, Jesus had a multitude of people that identified themselves as followers of Jesus. You don't have to be a user of Twitter to be a Christ Follower.
These first disciples were not perfect people. They had their faults and failures. Some of them even fell down. However, the key to their success is that they didn't stay down; they didn't quit, except for Judas. Be a Peter not a Judas.
My prayer:
Father God, my dear Father, I gladly identify myself as a Christ follower. Father, I am so grateful for the work of Jesus in calling, leading, and guiding His followers through the steep and rugged paths we encounter in our journey through this world.
Father God, I am comforted by the knowledge that my God is bigger than any mountain I will ever encounter. I am so glad that Jesus is a leader in whom I will never be disappointed because Jesus can do anything but fail. Lord Jesus, I thank you that you specialize in lifting up those who falter, fails, and fall.
My song:
Jesus Never Fails (Click on link below to listen to this song):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-_jkYb1cc&noredirect=1
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1 Peter 2:2-3 (ESV)
2 Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation— 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
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