#PassionWeek - #Tuesday - Becoming A Servant

This day, 2014 years ago, Jesus taught His disciples that "the greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted" (Matthew 23:11-12).

Everybody wants to be great, but who's willing to humble themselves and become a servant to get there? #Tuesday #EasterIsComing #PassionWeek

God bless,
J.W.

Go and Make Disciples

God has called us to make disciples.  In fact, it was Jesus' last commandment to His disciples before His ascension into Heaven after the resurrection.  According to Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus told His disciples to "go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."

So, why is it, then, that we as Christians are having such a hard time making disciples?  God said He'd give us a Comforter to help us accomplish what He's called us to do.  So, why don't we do it?

For many of us, it's because we are ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  We hide our light so no one can see.  We tell ourselves that faith is a private matter not to be shared with others.  We keep our testimonies to ourselves. 

In fact, the opposite is true.  Our faith is a very public matter, and God wants us to share it with the world.  Like my Pastor says, we don't have to know every book in the Bible to share what God has done in our lives.  We've all got a testimony that we should be sharing with the people around us.

So, why aren't you making disciples today?

God bless,
J.W.

Jesus Walks (Part IV)

Today, some 2009 years ago, Jesus sat with His disciples at what’s now called the Last Supper and asked them to remember Him.

Instead, what he got was betrayal, denial, and abandonment.

But still Jesus chose to forgive, and as a result, His disciples would become the foundation of what the Christian church is today. It is become of them that we celebrate this week of Passion.

It just goes to show that Jesus offers the gift of forgiveness to any and every one, no matter how big or small the sin.

Have you accepted His gift today?

God bless,
J.W.

“To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him.” ~ Daniel 9:9

Servanthood Series - Part IV - Jesus The Foot Washer

Right before the Last Supper – before He would be betrayed, beaten, and crucified – Jesus took the time to wash His disciples’ feet. Not because they were dirty, but rather he sought to teach them a lesson.

Later, He said, “I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. Most assuredly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.”

If Jesus took the time to serve his followers during one of the most difficulty episodes in His life, what could we do for those who are near and dear to us?

God bless,
J.W.

“Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that His hour had come that He should depart from this world to the Father… [Jesus] rose from supper and laid aside His garments, took a towel and girded Himself. After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel with which He was girded… So when He had washed their feet, taken His garments, and sat down again, He said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” ~ John 13:1-16