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Friday, August 15, 2008
The Power of His Word
The next morning, Jesus was walking with his followers. They
saw the fig tree {that Jesus spoke to the day before}. The
fig tree was dry and dead, even the roots. Peter remembered
the tree and said to Jesus, "Teacher, look! Yesterday, you
told that fig tree to die. Now it is dry and dead!"
-- Mark 11:20-21 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
God spoke and the world was created. There is great power in the words
of God! Jesus comes as God's presence among us. His words have great
power. He speaks and the demons are cast out, the leprosy is healed,
the storm is stilled ... and the fruitless are cursed and wither. What
is the difference between fearing the words of Jesus and embracing
them? The answer is in who we believe Jesus is and how much influence
we let him have over our lives. Jesus' power to condemn is often
forgotten in our desire to have a soft and winsome Savior to offer a
hostile and lost world. However, the Cross -- the awful and hideous
cost to God -- is not only a symbol of grace, but also a demand for
decision. The voice we hear when Jesus speaks will be largely
determined by what we do with his words in our lives today. Which voice
of Jesus will you hear?
TODAY'S PRAYER:
O Father, thank you for the confidence I have in Jesus. I am confident
that the Lord to whom I have yielded my life will keep and honor all
that I have entrusted to his grace. I long to hear his voice of welcome
and to see him face to face. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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