Comments for To Follow Jesus

Comment on Beware of contagion by Shayne

Shayne — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:51:27 +0000

Richard, I agree – and I like the point you raised: “Our duty is to be true to the new identity God has given us’. It is indeed – a duty!

yours – in Christ, Shayne

Comment on Vision and energy by Shayne

Shayne — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 05:49:04 +0000

Bec,

Yes, I’m often amazed that God’s Son died for us – consequently, we must be priceless in worth – and, we only have such a short time here on earth, to freely give God glory for what He has done for us; and, to be a light on a hill, guiding (by the power of the Holy Spirit) others towards Jesus.

yours – in Christ, Shayne

Comment on Beware of contagion by Richard Wright

Richard Wright — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:23:35 +0000

I don’t read TFJ so I don’t know what today’s reading is. However, this sounds to be in agreement with Jesus words in John 17.
And I agree that we shouldn’t go against the herd in an attempt to be different. That fact is that we are different whether we try to be or not. We are new creations. But our new self is in some repects very similar to our old self, and in some areas very different. Our duty is to be true to the new identity that God has given us. Sometimes it will align with the herd and sometimes not.

Comment on Vision and energy by Bec

Bec — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:13:02 +0000

Thankyou, I needed this. Stumbled upon this site and feel refreshed by what I read.
So humbling to think that a rotten person like me still stands a chance of living in paradise with Jesus, because he died for me! He thought i was worth it. Wow!

Comment on The Divine Optician by Brad McCorkle

Brad McCorkle — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:46:00 +0000

Sure, sometimes the Lord will open our eyes even when we aren’t listening very closely. That is often a painful experience. However, we do have a responsibility to ” be talking to Him and listening, for His words;” I’m amazed at how “out of focus” to borrow from your Optician imagery, that I can become despite the profound affect that the Lord has had on my life. Just shows how desperately we need a Savior. Even David stumbled in some of the most ugly ways.

Comment on Desire-less – not the way by Rick Mills

Rick Mills — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 22:36:49 +0000

While I was reading your commnt at the end of todays commentary – “I’ve reached the point in my life that I know Jesus loves me, and I trust Him with my life; yet I’ve been through some very difficult times – He has used these bad times to help me, to better understand His amazing loving ways; and, to strengthen my relationship with Him. This, I know – Jesus loves you!” – it reminded me of something I read just today.

“We often fail to grasp our greatest need in time of greatest need“ `The Holy Wild`by Mark Buchanan.

Comment on ‘A sparrow sent by God’ by Rick Mills

Rick Mills — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 11:40:34 +0000

I thought that the definition of despair was quite profound – “a refusal to struggle.”

The story of the sparrow is amazing. What a testimony of God’s faithfulness.