But the Lord is in his holy Temple;
the Lord still rules from heaven.
He watches everyone closely,
examining every person on earth.
{ Psalm 11:4 }
Category Archives: Devotion
I Am Wonderfully and Fearfully Made
You Made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous – how well I know it.
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God.
They cannot be numbered!
~ Psalm 139:13-17 ~
Happy Easter Everyone
“But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.”
– 1 Corinthians 15:20
Christ is alive and give abundance life to those who believe in Him and have faith in Him.
Happy Easter!
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A Great Follower Will Make A Great Leader
Nowadays, we have seen lots of leadership problems in the worldwide. President step down because of the people wanted him to step down, and even at a church, the pastor got “fired” because of things went south with his leadership.
So what is the real problem actually? How a leader can be a great leader and have followers? How a leader can be the one who lead the way?
In his recent post, Michael Hyatt wrote good points about being a leader and how to be a great leader. Here what I quote from him:
I contend that if you want to be a great leader, you must first become a great follower. Although it is rarely discussed, this is where almost all of history’s greatest leaders got their start.
- Joshua followed Moses for more than forty years before he led the children of Israel into the promised land.
- Elisha served Elijah for ten years before he took up his master’s mantle and went on to perform even more miracles.
- The Apostle Peter followed Jesus for three years—and made a lot of mistakes—before he and his fellow-disciples “turned the world upside down” (see Acts 17:6).
It Is Okay To Say No
But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer. – Luke 5:16
I sometimes will feel guilty to say no to get involve with Christian Activities at our local church. This guilty feeling tell me that I am not “Christian” and “active” enough with the church and other people. Is it a lie? Is it a intimidation? It is to me after I read this Women’s Devotional from New Living Translation website.
The verse of today from Luke 5:16 teaches us that even Jesus took sometimes off and be alone in the wilderness for prayer, to reconnect with His Heavenly Father. Jesus said no to any charity or so called Christian activities just to pray, seemed for God’s guidance and be with God.
If youre active in church, you attend Sunday worship, Wednesday prayer meeting, lead a womens Bible study, teach Sunday school, sing in the choir . . . the list could go on. And you never take a break, right? Of course not. Saying no to people in need is not something a Christian woman does, right? Taking time off makes us feel guilty.
Thats why studying Jesus ministry is so important for us overachievers. When we look at his life, we see a Savior who knew his limits. Jesus chose whom to help and whom to say no to. Even though his time on earth was short, he still spent long hours alone. If Jesus did not view these rests as selfish or wasteful, why do we? And he didnt hesitate to tell women to slow down, either–remember Mary and Martha?
Ladies, its okay to say no. Go ahead–rest. Rejuvenate. Dont kid yourself into believing that you cant take a break. That kind of pride will only drive you to exhaustion. God the Creator rested on the seventh day. And Jesus constantly withdrew from the crowds to connect alone with the Father.
Whatever you do, is it more important than what Jesus did when he was on this earth? If not, then take a time off from whatever you do to reconnect with God and to have constant refueling by God. That is important.