Mitch Albom’s book, have a little faith, hits the nail on the head when it states that most people turn to Jesus only when facing their darkest hour. This story could easily portray the life of an individual from many walks of life. I highly recommend this easy to digest story which hits home with impact. This book shares a lesson that will not be forgotten.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 28 September 2009
To be an alive and thinking being is one of the most fantastic things that I can imagine! When you think about what must occur when creating the seed that matures for 9 months in the mother’s womb, just think for a moment about all the parts that make up a human. It is incredible to know that each one of us possesses all those special organs that interact in such a manner that each and every one of our cells receives nourishment and cleansing every day.
Think about just how intelligent you must be to not only design a living body, but also getting it to work with precision! Wow!
As incredible as the entire human body may be, my thoughts today are centered on one specific part of the body: the brain!
Have you ever wondered if God has emotions or feels pain ? I’m not referring to physical pain, but rather emotional pain or hurt. We are created in His image and if we are anything like Him we can see and understand were our emotions come from and learn more about them. Some people say God has a sense of humor because He made you. Sorry, I just didn’t resist that one. As we read the Gospels we can see Jesus display a range of emotions.
John 11:35 Jesus wept .
Mark 10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Isa 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 21 September 2009
Ephesians 1:16-23
I cease not to give thanks for you making mention of you in my prayers; that the God of my Lord Jesus Christ, the Father Almighty would give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened that you would know what is the hope of His calling, and what riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power to usward who believe, according to the working of His mighty power which He wrought in Christ whom he raised from the dead and sitteth Him at his right hand, far above all principality, and might, and power, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but that which is to come. And hat placed all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head of all things to the church, which is His body; the fullness of Him that filleth all.
Paul prayed this pray for his brothers and sisters (the saints) who lived in Ephesus. When we read scripture, it is easy to overlook the power and purpose of this prayer. We are listening to the very words of a man who was directly confronted by Jesus for all of his (Paul’s) deeds and efforts trying to bring an end to the Christian movement. I believe that Paul was trying to accomplish good when he began to persecute Christians. When Jesus brought Paul to the ‘Christian Side’, Paul’s exuberance for goodness and truth was brought along with him. Paul was alive in that day and devoted every waking breath of his life to Jesus.
We all have situations in our life or something we are going through. There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of problems but rather an abundance of problems. There is enough to go around for everyone to have their share and some people seem to have more than their share of trouble. For sure, if it’s the one thing that the world has an abundance of, it’s trouble. Jesus said that in the world we would have tribulation and I am sure everyone would agree with that.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 14 September 2009
Your words are one of the main ways you communicate, while your brain is the place where you store information and solve problems, among other fantastic features. So where does the heart fit into all of this? We (people) constantly use all of the unique features that God has blessed us with, but rarely does anyone take time to understand what is happening when putting these ‘tools’ to use.
Just like the computer we depend on at work and home, this devise does exactly what we ask it to do. It does not think for us, our computer simply performs the function that we command it to do. Our hearts (you and I) are the source of the choice that provides the thinking for the computer. In the same manner, our brain is our computer. It does not think for us, or act independently of us. Our brain does exactly what we tell it to do.
I guess we have all heard the saying “ Be careful what you pray for, you may get it “. Unfortunately and fortunately for me I had this experience. It was unfortunate in the hurt that I experienced in the
receiving of the answer to this prayer, but I got what I had asked for.
It was fortunate because as I grew in the Lord I could see the miracle working power of God that was made manifest to bring all of this to pass and it gave me quite an experience to draw upon all these years since that time of beginning to know God.
posted by Robert Czaplinsky in Christian Lesson, 07 September 2009
One of the most interesting aspects of life is hardly ever thought about, but constantly in use: decision-making!
From the moment that we are brought into the world, the decision-making process has been put into place: the small choices are who will care for us, what we will wear, who our family is, when will we leave the hospital, and many other aspects of living. Another choice that has been made is hardly ever thought about; the day we are born into existence is the day the clock starts for us (you and I) passing away of our physical body. We are given a maximum of 120 years.
Genesis 6: 3
And the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, for he is indeed flesh; yet his days shall be 120 years.”
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