"You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here....He is going ahead of you...." (Mark 16:6, NIV)
Some times we "look for" Jesus in the wrong places. The Marys went to the tomb to "anoint" Jesus body. That was all they knew to do. But they were met with the response of the messenger, "He is not here."
We tend to "look for," or expect our Lord Jesus in the familiar "places." But after the messenger told the women, "He is not here", he then told them, "He is going ahead of you"; in this case it was, "into Galilee." But what about you and me? Our Lord is always, "going ahead of you." If our eyes and ears are open to Jesus, there is always a, "going ahead of you", for us.
The remainder of this day, and every day, will bring opportunities to "see" Jesus, "going ahead of you." While some of those "places" may not seem familiar, they are the safest, the most comforting, rewarding "places" to be. Remember: "If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also."
Father, in Jesus' Name, help me this day to see what, "going ahead of you," you have for me. Amen.
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I will be in DC and on the ground of Camp David, February, 14-16. Note the extra day.
Some times we "look for" Jesus in the wrong places. The Marys went to the tomb to "anoint" Jesus body. That was all they knew to do. But they were met with the response of the messenger, "He is not here."
We tend to "look for," or expect our Lord Jesus in the familiar "places." But after the messenger told the women, "He is not here", he then told them, "He is going ahead of you"; in this case it was, "into Galilee." But what about you and me? Our Lord is always, "going ahead of you." If our eyes and ears are open to Jesus, there is always a, "going ahead of you", for us.
The remainder of this day, and every day, will bring opportunities to "see" Jesus, "going ahead of you." While some of those "places" may not seem familiar, they are the safest, the most comforting, rewarding "places" to be. Remember: "If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also."
Father, in Jesus' Name, help me this day to see what, "going ahead of you," you have for me. Amen.
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I will be in DC and on the ground of Camp David, February, 14-16. Note the extra day.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
