Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Sometimes there is a cost, but with great rewards!

When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.  Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
wagtailnest2.jpg wagtail nestJesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."  {Matthew 8:18-20}
A couple of nights ago I was laying in bed and talking to God, this scripture came to mind. When I was a youth we sang a song with this scripture in it. The next mourning I got up and got my bible out to find the scripture and I thought it was in Matt. but I couldn't find it. I had lunch with my special niece and asked her if she knew the scripture and she had heard it but didn't know the scripture, so she pulled her phone out and looked it up. When I got home I looked it up and was amazed when I read this:

Following Jesus is not always easy or comfortable. Often it means great cost and sacrifice, with no earthly rewards or security.  Jesus didn't have a place to call home.  You may find that following Christ costs you popularity, friendships, leisure time, or treasured habits.  But while the cost of following Christ is high, the value of being Christ's disciple is even higher.  Discipleship is an investment that lasts for eternity and yields incredible rewards.

Sometimes God speaks to us in a still small voice we just need to listen and then follow through.  I know that life can be so demanding, but I also know that God will give you exactly what you need right when you need it. Our time is not always God time, but his timing is perfect.

Monday, December 6, 2010

God is good

He's still working on me to make me what I ought to be.
It took Him just a week to make the moon and stars,
The sun and the earth and Jupiter and Mars.
How loving and patient He must be, He's still working on me.