Burning Question:
It’s National Senior Citizens Day! What’s the best advice a senior citizen in your life has ever given you?
Morning Devotional:
The other day I heard a very short but stirring word of encouragement that not only ministered to me right where I needed it, but he spoke life into an area where I have sensed a major disconnect in my faith walk. His word was a simple question. Do we really want a little bit of Jesus to be more than enough for us, or do we want to be all in with Him?
The question seared through me like a hot knife through butter. A little bit of Jesus? I immediately saw this picture of my day to day life like this giant pot of soup cooking on the stove. I was trying to add the seasonings – a teaspoon of this, a tablespoon of that, but instead of the whole portions of seasonings I was adding them in miniscule amounts at a time. A grain of salt here, a tiny dried flake of basil there. I saw how my faith life was becoming more and more flavorless, all because I was settling for just a little bit of Jesus.
There is so much to be found in a relationship with the Lord! Grace, mercy, forgiveness, freedom, eternal life – the list is long. Why do we let ourselves experience the bare minimum of Jesus when He says in John 10:10 that He came “that we may have life, and have it to the full?” A nibble, a taste of Jesus isn’t enough for me and I hope it’s not for you either.
– Beth
Bible Quiz:
Question: After it was discovered the Thessalonians were agitating the crowds because of Paul’s preaching in Berea, where was Paul sent?
Storytime: Our Lives are like a tangled Fishing Line!