SPEAK TO THE DARKNESS

The power of inspiration Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.”  ~John 4:10 There is no subject like Jesus. He is a river that never runs dry! It brings me joy to share with others what I feel God has shared with me. Personally, I find it beneficial to seek Jesus in the everyday moments of life, which is primarily what I write about. In my devotional reading yesterday, I reflected on the story of the Samaritan woman talking with Jesus at the well (John 4:1-26). It’s a beautiful narrative where Jesus arrives at a well in Samaria, thirsty from His journey. A Samaritan woman was present, and Jesus asked her for a drink. Three key themes stood out to me from this story: physical thirst, spiritual thirst, and the power of inspiration. Jesus is amazing—He is bold and brilliant! He has a remarkable ability to offer what is within Him and share it with others. Jesus k...

WASTE YOURSELF Our service to the Lord has its challenges. Discouragement, fear of the unknown, fear of being rejected, being misunderstood and so forth.    We battle each day to destroy the enemy who tries to discourage our purpose and calling from God. I  encourage you to keep praying, keep reading your Bible, keep wrestling, and keep prevailing in prayer, just as Jacob did in the Bible (Genesis 32:22-32 ). From the beautiful story of “Jesus anointed at Bethany" -  “And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.” But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me.” ~Matthew 26:6-11 This is the story of a...