Trust – Page 6 – The Nexus

Morning Musings: John 14:26

April 30, 2018April 30, 2018Leave a comment

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” (ESV – Read the chapter)

Living the life of Christ day-in-and day-out is a tall order. It’s a huge task. If we let it, the thought that we are to live each day following after the pattern of Christ and doing what He said can be an overwhelming thought. If we think about it in the wrong way, it can leave us wondering whether it’s really all worth it. How are we supposed to do this on our own? Read the rest…

Digging in Deeper: Joshua 3:8

April 25, 2018April 23, 2018Leave a comment

“And as for you, command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, ‘When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.'” (ESV – Read the chapter)

This has always struck me as one of the more remarkable stories in the Exodus narrative. Here were Joshua and the people of Israel ready once again to cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land. The bounty of God’s provision and promise lay ahead of them. The only thing that stands in their way is the Jordan River. But, this should present no real trouble to them. After all, God had already parted a whole sea for them. What threat does a river pose? Read the rest…

Digging in Deeper: Matthew 6:25

March 30, 2018March 29, 2018Leave a comment

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” (ESV – Read the chapter)

Jesus tells us not to worry and instead to trust in Him. He presents worrying about even basic life necessities such as food, shelter, and clothing as a sinful mistrust in the Lord. I remember still the first time I read these words and truly understood them. They had a profound impact on me. With only a few exceptions, I have largely purged worry from my own life because of them. Sometimes, though, I have let this intention to not worry drift too far in the other direction which is laziness. This prompts and interesting (at least to me!) question in my mind: What does it look like to live free from worry in such a way that honors Christ? Read the rest…

Digging in Deeper: Matthew 6:30

March 28, 2018March 29, 2018Leave a comment

“But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?” (ESV – Read the chapter)

One of the things I have told my congregations many times over the years is that we have to get God’s character right. If we don’t get the character of God right, much of the rest of our lives will be incredibly more difficult than they would otherwise be. Read the rest…

Morning Musings: John 4:11

March 28, 2018March 26, 2018Leave a comment

“The woman said to him, ‘Sir, you have nothing to draw water with, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water?'” (ESV – Read the chapter)

Put yourself in the shoes of the woman at the well for a moment. Jesus was offering her something which sounded way too good to be true. Even thinking literally, this was the case. She thought Jesus was talking about a literal kind of water that you could drink and never be thirsty again. Spiritually, it sounds even better. But, as good as it sounded–or rather, because it sounded so very good–she did not believe it was really something He could do. How often have we been in the same kind of place? Read the rest…