Category: Daily Post

I often think when I don’t have any content I should not write.  Today is one of those days.  But then I remember that I have access to the most wonderful story every told and that provides all the content that I really ever need.  so..

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was in the beginning with God. 3All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:1-5

Oh its the ides of March, a day which we all should historically fear.  Well, I guess that’s only if you are an emperor and have a group of friends that are not so loyal.

Anyway it is interesting that we don’t use the word ides very much any more.

Maybe that’s because are language is changing, or maybe we don’t care about the Romans, or maybe our days are so fast that we don’t count the middle of the month any longer, just like we don’t count fortnights very often.

But anyway, beware today, not of man with knives, but of other things that are of more importance.

Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. Colossians 2:8 KJV

Sometimes it is great to know that the son of  God is acting as our High Priest interceding and acting as a sacrifice for our sins.

14Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. 16Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.  

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9And being made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him, 10being designated by God a high priest after the order of Melchizedek.  Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:9-10 ESV

I just have a single thought today about how it’s important for us to remember that we live our lives as followers of Christ living with him.  It’s right there in John 15

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5 (ESV)

That living with and walking side by side with enables us to do things we never thought we could to.

Go bear some fruit!