Category: Meditations

In these days when everyone has an opinion. When “icons – rock stars in the religious world” that are enjoying popularity in the so called Christian world are undermining the foundational doctrines of the Christian faith; people such as – Steve Harvey who openly declares the heretical idea that “Jesus is not the only way to Heaven” and people such as Joel Osteen who talks about the “Power of Intention” which is an occultist esoteric term and practice and the such as sports icon Tom Brady the American footballer who plays as a quarterback for the New England Patriots who relies on his Wife who is a self-confessed witch who casts spells, gives him necklaces, healing stones and mantras for his success it is really important that we recognise who Jesus is to us.

The old Beatles song lyrics say “Yesterday all my troubles seemed so far away now it looks as though they’re here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday. Suddenly I’m not half the man I used to be There’s a shadow hangin’ over me. Oh, yesterday came suddenly”

These words typify the experience of many as they awake in the morning – Perhaps even this very morning for some.

I’ve been challenged over the past few weeks about where my spiritual eyes are focused and where my treasure is. Strange thing you might say to be considering but is it really. You see, it’s so easy for us to get distracted because of the busy and hectic lives we live. Families, Careers, Holidays, Seasons of Sickness and this does not exclude those reading this meditation that are involved in “full time ministries”.

In the dark mornings there is always a sunrise you just have to wait for the clouds to pass. I tell you today that you are only moments from the break of dawn that you have been waiting for. You are closer that your natural senses are telling you and the defeated Satan wants you to believe.

How often do we weep over a lost and dying world? What about some individual, friend or loved one? Does it really bother us? I am afraid that we may only shed a few tears because we are not totally convinced that the world is really lost. We just do not see clearly the lostness of this world. Perhaps we do not understand the exceeding sinfulness of sin!

Thus, we understand that to be jealous or zealous are in fact the like Siamese twins expressing the same things. As always though, it’s all about the context. The context provides the road map of the different direction of these powerful feelings.

We have a Sovereign God – Right? I trust we answer unequivocally yes to that. It’s a reality that God finds it unacceptable when fear is the dominating and determining emotion in our hearts and minds – Why? It shows a distrust in Him, His care, His Ability and His Sovereignty.

What? Is the question we need to ask ourselves does “Your kingdom come” mean for us today and in our on-going walk with Jesus.