PRESENT
PASSIONATE FAITHFUL
BREAD
9 For the eyes of the LORD
range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed
to him. 2 Chronicles 16:9 (NIV)
41 Then a man named Jairus, a ruler of the synagogue,
came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come to his house 42 because his only daughter, a girl of
about twelve, was dying. As Jesus was on his way, the crowds almost crushed
him. 43 And a woman was there
who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. 44 She came up behind him and touched the
edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. 45 “Who touched me?” Jesus
asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding
and pressing against you.” 46 But
Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has
gone out from me.” 47 Then
the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at
his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him
and how she had been instantly healed. 48 Then
he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you.
Go in peace.” Luke
8:41-48 (NIV)
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” 16 Again
Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me?” He
answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” 17
The third time he said to him, “Simon son
of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the
third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord,
you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed
yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out
your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want
to go.” 19 Jesus said this
to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to
him, “Follow me!” John 21:15-19 (NIV)
21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy
Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and
earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and
revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.
22 All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one
knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is
except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” 23 Then he turned to his disciples and
said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you
see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see
what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
Luke 10:21-24 (NIV)
33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come
along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34 “Where have
you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved
him!” John
11:33-36 (NIV)
10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect,
that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal
glory. 11 Here is a trustworthy
saying: If we died with him, we will also live with him; 12 if we endure, we will also reign with him. If
we disown him, he will also disown us; 13 if
we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself. 2
Timothy 2:10-13 (NIV)
23 May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you
through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at
the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The
one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. 1
Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NIV)
BUTTER
“There is really only one thing that can minimize
Christ’s saving work and that is our failing to lay hold of it. I’m convinced that this is when we begin to
make our forward steps as Christians.
When I know through experience that I can lay hold of Christ’s blood by
faith to cover my sins this morning, and then to cover my sins this afternoon,
even if they’re the same sins—when I know this, the preciousness of Christ’s
blood becomes a tremendous reality, I begin to live in the light of His
presence and in the light of His work—not just in the past or in the future,
but in the present. I begin to live in
the reality of the supernatural world. A
true Christian is that person who knows, by experience, the ever-present wonder
of being able to lay hold of the blood of Jesus and then being able to say
thank you, knowing that his or her fellowship with God is completely restored.” Francis Schaeffer
“The
Almighty and everywhere present power of
God; whereby, as it were by His hand, He upholds and governs heaven, earth, and
all creatures; so that herbs and grass, rain and drought, fruitful and barren
years, meat and drink, health and sickness, riches and poverty, yea, and all
things come, not by chance, but by His fatherly hand.” The
Heidelberg Catechism
“Our Lord is passionate and loving enough to leave the 99 in search of the one; to rejoice when His guys finally ‘get it’; to weep even when He is going to restore; to run after a retuning prodigal; to leave heaven to save the likes of me. Indeed, His passion and love burn like fire to restore the brokenhearted – to bring healing to the life, light to the darkness, salvation to the sinner – which, BTW is every one of us.” BHY
“It’s
okay to feel on the outside — you have One who is passionate about you on the
inside, who wants to be with you so desperately, He moves into you, gets into
your skin, so you’re never alone, dwells in you, moves into your empty places,
your rejected places, your abandoned places and fills you with chosenness and
wholeness and with-ness — because He knows the fulfilled life is an inside job.” Ann
Voskamp
“God tries our faith so that we may try His
faithfulness.” Anonymous
“But there’s a decision that I find God is asking us to make: whether
we are going to choose to interpret our circumstances based on what we hold to
be true about God, or whether we’re going to judge what we hold to be true
about God based on our circumstances. People ask how we’re doing, and I like to
say: ‘We have a faithful God.’ Every promise he’s kept, every need he’s met.” Laura
Story
“God wants us to
reconnect with the powerful and timeless things He has done in the past,
enabling us to build on them rather than always starting over. He not only desires that we be encouraged by
remembering His past faithfulness, but also to realize that the promises and
anointings released during those seasons are still available today.” Dutch
Sheets
“In God’s
faithfulness lies eternal security.”
Corrie ten Boom
HEART SAVOR
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God is present and attentive in His presence. He alone knows the heart of man.
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God is lovingly passionate for His children with an eye ever
for their good and His glory never one surpassing the other.
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God is faithful to His promises and loving toward all He has
made.
