The small foxes
It is the little things that can destroy everything. Song of Solomon 2:15 Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards, our vineyards that are in bloom. Recently in our family we celebrated my daughter’s birthday. She wanted a cake that she could decorate herself. We purchased a cake mix together…
What happens if the heritage that I have received is a mixed bag?
Identify and recognise the negative so that you can learn what to avoid. If we will learn from the mistakes of those that have gone on before we can be strong in that area and avoid history repeating itself. Don’t try to eliminate it or live in denial. If you pretend it did not happen,…
What happens if we have not received a Godly heritage?
Recognise it! Learn the lessons and let them be a stepping stone and not a stumbling block. Forgive, bless and move on. It starts with you. You can break the chain of the past and set up the future generations to receive a Godly heritage. It starts today. Don’t wait until tomorrow. See your life as having an inter-generational…
How do we leave a Godly heritage?
By the way we live our lives. By the way we handle things, especially the little things. By the example we set. By the influence we exert. By the effect our lives have on those around us. By recounting your own experiences with the goodness of God to your family. Be concerned about the spiritual…
Leaving behind a Godly heritage
Years ago I met with a psychiatrist who had dealt with many people over many years. She made a statement to me that it was very difficult, if not impossible to escape your upbringing. Our upbringing forms us and shapes the way we see things and the way in which we interpret the world around…
A Godly heritage
Psalm 16:5-6 ‘The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup: You maintain my lot. The lines are fallen to me in pleasant places; yes I have a goodly heritage.’ WHAT IS A HERITAGE? It is an inheritance. It is a gift. It is part of the history that has been passed down from one…
The disciples' feet
The one at whose feet we should be, chose to wash the feet of others. There is no greater example. John 13: 4-5 ‘So he got up from the supper table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his loins, poured water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to…
At His feet we do not need to be afraid
Revelation 1:17-18 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead; but he laid his right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! Though I am the First and Last, the Living One who died, who is now alive forevermore, who has the keys of hell and death—don’t be afraid! It is…
At His feet we can receive forgiveness
Here is another great reason to come back to the feet of Jesus. It is from this vantage point that we can receive His forgiveness Luke 7:36-38 As they sat down to eat, a woman of the streets—a prostitute—heard he was there and brought an exquisite flask filled with expensive perfume. Going in, she knelt…
We can come to His feet when we are discouraged
We can come to His feet with our sadness or discouragement. There is a story about three people, Mary, Martha and Lazarus. Lazarus had become sick and died. The sisters, Mary and Martha were sad and discouraged as a result. They felt that Jesus had let them down and as a result Lazarus was dead….