The Christian Walk

I recently saw the movie Chasing Maverick's. This movie is about a big wave surfer. My husband and I were going to watch it on the big screen, but the reviews were poor so we figured that we would wait till it came on DVD. I was sorry we didn't see it on the big screen because it was a very inspiring movie, clean, and for the young and old. I think what inspired me was the passion that the character, Jay had. He was determined to ride this big wave, but he knew that he had to be mentally and physically prepared and on the top of his game to succeed in riding this wave without injury or even death! In the same way, in this life we need to be mentally and physically prepared for the battles that we fight, and we need to be in the game, living out our lives in step with the Holy Spirit. When I read through the gospels I am in awe that people were fortunate enough to be with Jesus. They were desperate for him. The crowds always following, or searching for him. He would speak...

Jesus says these simple words; "come and follow me."  He said these same words to His disciples. The disciples did just this, they were a constant companion to Jesus when he began his ministry. It wasn't until the first night of the Feast of Unleavened Bread that Jesus predicted they would all leave Him; 31  Then Jesus said to them,  “All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd,  And the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’  Matthew 26:31 Peter proudly disagreed with Jesus, boasting that he would never stumble, even if he had to die , he would never deny Jesus.  That very night Jesus went to pray and he asked the disciples to pray and watch  He told them;  41  Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed  is  willing, but the flesh  is  weak.” Matthew 26:41 Regardless of the words of Jesus, they fell asleep. Jesus ...

Jesus went to the temple and was angry because the people had turned the temple into a "den of thieves" the people were using the temple, the house of God to sell their stuff and rip people off. Jesus said;  ...   “Is it not written, ‘ My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations’ ? But you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’ " Luke 19:46 When Solomon built the temple he prayed and said; 27  “But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!  28  Yet regard the prayer of Your servant and his supplication, O  Lord  my God, and listen to the cry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before You today:  29  that Your eyes may be open toward this temple night and day, toward the place of which You said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that You may hear the prayer which Your servant makes toward this place.  30...

When Jesus walked into the temple and cleaned it out of the money changers, the children there were shouting;  Hosanna to the Son of David,” they ( the priests) became indignant   16  and said to Him, “Do You hear what these  children  are saying?” And Jesus *said to them,  “Yes; have you never read, ‘ Out of the mouth of infants and nursing babies You have prepared praise for Yourself ’?” The children there knew who Jesus was and they were praising Him in spirit and truth. The fascinating thing about children is that they can see and know what is good. Jesus told the disciples that; Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like  children , you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3 I think that we are pre- wired to love and know God from the womb. (Psalm 139:13)Some of us are brought up in the church and its cultivated, and our faith, and the truth of Jesus is built in, others come to know the truth later but it's ...