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Seeing the Potential!
Most of us wear the same clothes very often, even 
though we fill our closets with many more choices. Similarly, we seem to have favorite words and phrases.
Just off the top of my head, I can come up with two of my husband Norm’s words used in repetition, ‘stuff’ and ‘potential.’ The first annoys me; the latter challenges me.
He sees the potential while I see the problem.
Abraham, when pressured with problems, saw potential in impossibilities!
“He believed in God, who gives life to the dead and calls things into existence that do not exist. Against hope, with hope he believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what had been spoken: So will your descendants be (Romans 4:17b-18 HCS).”
Or So They Say
‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way,’ or so they say.
It is true that determination and diligence mean a great deal when facing insurmountable obstacles.
Is willing something to come to completion enough? I think not.
We need the might of the Master.
When the Master asserts His will, the impossible becomes reality. I want to serve Him faithfully, yet I fail. His power prevails!
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13 Scofield Bible).”
He is the workman. I am the work in progress.
Quotes
Many collect autographs of famous authors.
I’d rather collect their quotes. I have filled several once empty pages of my Bibles with Scripture references, notes from sermons and quotes by writers, speakers and pastors. They were ‘keepers.’
Quotes by the most gifted speakers and writers do not come close to those ‘written in red.’
Red-letter edition Bibles clearly designate every word attributed to Christ. Each word is of extreme importance. Words such as ‘therefore,’ ‘but’ and ‘truly, truly’ are not to be overlooked. Jesus did not mince His words and I surely don’t want to miss their significance. Listeners could either heed or reject His words. The discerning individuals were astonished.
“When Jesus had closed this address, the result was that the crowds were dumbfounded at His teaching, for He was teaching them as one who had authority to teach, and not as their scribes did (Matthew 7:28-29 Williams New Testament).”
In awe, I read His words. In need, I hide them in my heart that I would not sin against Him (Psalm 119:11).
Empty
Little things can be so annoying. Insects fly in my face. Smoke gets in my eyes. Sand gets in my shoes. My husband puts an empty box back in the pantry. I open it expecting to find something inside; instead, it is empty!
Mary and the other women expected to find Jesus in a borrowed tomb; instead, it was empty. “On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus (Luke 24:1-3 NIV).”
Seekers found an empty grave; they were not annoyed, they were confused. “While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen (Luke 24:4-6a N.I.V)!”
Jesus had risen; he conquered death and the grave! Miracles can be so captivating. A farmer plants a little seed in the ground and it grows into a bumper crop. Severe storms destroy everything in their path and a little bird sits perched on a branch. A little boy offered his meager meal to Jesus and the Master used it to feed multitudes. Jesus touches a life once filled with sin, empties it and pours in his Spirit!
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Unspoken Prayer Requests
The pastor asks the same question every time we meet.
Any unspoken requests?
Hands and seeking hearts go up throughout the sanctuary. Some things are just too personal or painful to voice aloud. There may come a time when we feel led by God to share them publicly; for the present, we label them unspoken prayer requests.
The LORD hears our hearts as well as our lips. Hannah’s prayer serves as an excellent example.
“Making a vow, she pleaded, LORD of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son, I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut (1 Samuel 1:11 HCS).”
Hannah prayed in the temple area without voicing a word to anyone else.
“While she was praying in the LORD’S presence, Eli watched her lips. Hannah was speaking to herself, and although her lips were moving, her voice could not be heard. Eli thought she was drunk and scolded her (1 Samuel 1:12-14a HCS).”
The Priest, Eli, could not hear the prayer request of Hannah. He who answered her prayer with a gift of a son heard every word.
Proverbial Pin
I can nearly hear the sound of the proverbial pin dropping….
The Israel nation had waited with great expectations for their promised Messiah; religious leaders and scribes thought they had envisioned His persona and discerned His purpose.
One day, an unassuming local entered their synagogue worship service and took them by surprise.
“And the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book, and found the place where it was written.
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME, BECAUSE HE ANOINTED ME TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THE POOR. HE HAS SENT ME TO PROCLAIM RELEASE TO THE CAPTIVES, AND RECOVERY OF SIGHT TO THE BLIND, TO SET FREE THOSE WHO ARE DOWNTRODDEN, TO PROCLAIM THE FAVORABLE YEAR OF THE LORD (Luke 4:17-19 NAS).”
After finishing His text, He closed the book, returned it to the attendant and sat down. Synagogue worshipers gave Him close attention. (Verse 20)
“And He began to say to them, ‘Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing (Luke 4:21 NAS).”
The pin dropped; to this day, scoffers search for it in haystacks and needle his followers.
Well, Shut My Mouth!
“Well, shut my mouth!” Surprised? Sometimes I am so surprised that I momentarily find myself at a loss for words. I’m clueless as to why a stare and open mouth accompany my surprise. I’d compare it to spoon feeding a baby. I opened my mouth while they opened theirs. “Well, shut my mouth!” A friend of Job’s thought he had the diagnosis and remedy. He did get a few things right.
“He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth (Job 5:15-16 HCS).” What insightful imagery, I see injustice spouted from lips as they propagate agendas. The unrighteous trample on the rights of the unborn and the aged; yet, God in His sovereignty will one day shut the mouth of injustice. We place our hope in Him.
Each Step
Serving in the pastorate is not for the faint of heart. The enemy of our souls attempts to hinder and halt each step. Those called of God wisely watch their step.
Prayerfully prepared, they step forward to proclaim God’s infallible word.
Equipped, enabled and empowered they step up to the pulpit, [podium].
Humbled, they step aside, giving reigns to God’s Holy Spirit.
Trusting, they step back, giving God all glory and praise!
“Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him,
Nor speak anymore in His name,’
But His word was in my heart like
a burning fire
Shut up in my bones;
I was weary of holding it back,
And I could not (Jeremiah 20:9 NKJ).”
Big Sisters
God gave me two big sisters.
He knew they would love me and make me feel special.
Today, I am remembering Donna, my big sister. It was her birthday.
I cannot give her a call or send an e greeting.
I can simply post an entry on my blog in her memory.
She left an imprint on my heart.
Pam Ford Davis 