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It Is I!

This morning I have stared at the words the Christ said to his boys when he walked across the water to meet their boat.  Ok, yes, I know that sentence is pretty amazing and terrifying.  And that’s why he said this to them

Take Courage! It is I, Don’t be afraid. Mark 6:50

That’s even more awesome.  How can that be more awesome than walking on water?  It’s contains more awesomeness because he still speaks those words to us today.  He says “hey bro, I got your back, I am your wing-man, don’t be afraid.”  Who would not want to take on any challenge with someone like that at your side?

So today, as you conquer meetings, and vanquish the foes of hard relationships. As you deal with illness, and children that are stretching their wings.  As you maneuver the river of life, remember those words and that he is right with you!

Take Courage!

 

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Happy World Water Day

Today is World Water Day!  I hope that you spend a few moments consider how fortunate you are to have such easy access to water.  for instance last weekend my Dad and I installed 2 fifty gallon rain barrels on Saturday and they were full on Monday mid day.  It’s such a blessing to have an abundance of good clean water!  So as you walk to the faucet today, say a little prayer of thanksgiving and realize how precious that simple clear stream is!

And then take a moment to remember this simple story of a women who went to the well to draw some water, and got something worth so much more!

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”

11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” John 4 NIV

and then maybe you will utter that same little prayer as that women “Sir, give me this water…..”

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Monday Morning Problems

Well, it’s Monday, and with Monday we are all concerned with some sort of problem or issue – more than likely!  Well, just stop for 60 seconds and watch this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxyhfiCO_XQ

 

and remember all the blessing you have and how your problems just might not be problems at all.

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ESV

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Why do we doubt?

Yesterday was a dark, gloomy, rainy day in Chattanooga.  However, I loved this text message exchange I had with my friend Randy.  I just had to share:

 

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His response was so good and the more I thought about it during the day, the more I thought about how we use walking on water to symbolize perfection, when really both Jesus and Peter, who also walked on water, did it because of their faith not because of their perfection.  It’s very obvious that Peter was far from perfect, yet he trusted enough, for long enough, to walk on water.

 

29 “Come,” he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.  Matthew 14:29 New International Version (NIV)

Yet we doubt so much.

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Drink Just Water Week

This week World Vision ACT:S is teaming up with water bottle manufacture MiiR to encourage people to just drink water.  They are calling it simply Drink Just Water Week.  You can read more about their efforts to raise awareness of the blessings water is to some, and have scarce it is to others here.

Here is what they are asking people to do today:

Monday July 9th: Drink Just Water
We invite you to join us in taking the challenge to drink just water for an entire week and donate the money you would typically spend on coffee, soda etc. to help fund clean water projects through World Vision or One Day’s Wages.

I recommend you try drinking only water this week as well.  I was actually looking forward to grabbing a huge sweet tea as I made my way back into the office and tackled the mountain of email I will have this morning, but I think I will attempt this challenge.  How about you?

I think it will also help me think about my need for only spiritual water as well.  Do you remember this little exchange?

When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?(His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)

The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)

10 Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.

11 “Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”

13 Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.

15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”   John 4:7-15

As you drink water this week for your physical body, consider the blessing it is, and also spend a moment thinking about the words of this woman.  May we echo her words this week: “Sir, give me this water…”