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I’m With You Always
For almost two months the disciples of the Lord had been confused, frustrated and downright scared for their lives. Their Leader had been killed and even though He rose from the dead, He is now telling them that He will soon leave them again. It was in this setting that Jesus gave “The Great Commission.” He said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you;….” (Matt.28:19-20).
Now, that was a frightening charge. If the Lord’s enemies hated Him enough to kill Him, what would they do with His disciples? Those men loved life as much as any of us. They loved their families, …show more content…
Realizing that the Lord was with them; they would have bold courage and all of that frustration, fear and weakness would fade in the presence of their Lord.
As a boy growing up on Blackjack Mountain in Arkansas, there were occasions when I was dispatched to the potato shed for a bucket of potatoes. I shall never forget a certain evening, just as the day was turning into night; I accompanied my father as he visited his father. My Grandmother died during World War II; therefore, and a son and daughter-in-law moved into my grandfather’s house becoming live-in caregivers.
Shortly, following our arrival at my Grandfather’s house, my Aunt asked me to fetch a bucket of potatoes from the shed for her. Although, the potato shed was not far from the house, I had seen snakes crawling across the path and an addition fear came over me when I remembered the snake, which had been placed in the potato shed. The custom was capturing a King Snake and releasing it in among the potatoes as a rodent control and it mattered not to me that it was a non-poisonous, it was a snake and I was afraid of snakes; all …show more content…
As the salt pouches become wet, the salt melted and eventually there was nothing left in the bag except the trash. Therefore, the Lord said, “It is henceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men” (Matt. 5:13). The Lord then added, “Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another” (Mark 9:50).
There just isn’t anything that makes a person’s presence more enjoyable and pleasant than a kind and peaceful disposition. Perhaps that’s the reason the Apostle Paul said, “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt…” (Col. 4:6). And that is the only way we can ever expect to “live peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18). Paul explained to the Hebrew Christians that this attitude is of such immense importance that without it one has no chance whatsoever of seeing the Lord (Hebrews 12:14).
It’s not difficult to understand why our God desires our attitude and our speech to be seasoned with kindness and peace. We like to be with and around people like that because we are made feel better, more loving and happier by just being in their
I’m With You Always
For almost two months the disciples of the Lord had been confused, frustrated and downright scared for their lives. Their Leader had been killed and even though He rose from the dead, He is now telling them that He will soon leave them again. It was in this setting that Jesus gave “The Great Commission.” He said, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you;….” (Matt.28:19-20).
Now, that was a frightening charge. If the Lord’s enemies hated Him enough to kill Him, what would they do with His disciples? Those men loved life as much as any of us. They loved their families, …show more content…
Realizing that the Lord was with them; they would have bold courage and all of that frustration, fear and weakness would fade in the presence of their Lord.
As a boy growing up on Blackjack Mountain in Arkansas, there were occasions when I was dispatched to the potato shed for a bucket of potatoes. I shall never forget a certain evening, just as the day was turning into night; I accompanied my father as he visited his father. My Grandmother died during World War II; therefore, and a son and daughter-in-law moved into my grandfather’s house becoming live-in caregivers.
Shortly, following our arrival at my Grandfather’s house, my Aunt asked me to fetch a bucket of potatoes from the shed for her. Although, the potato shed was not far from the house, I had seen snakes crawling across the path and an addition fear came over me when I remembered the snake, which had been placed in the potato shed. The custom was capturing a King Snake and releasing it in among the potatoes as a rodent control and it mattered not to me that it was a non-poisonous, it was a snake and I was afraid of snakes; all …show more content…
As the salt pouches become wet, the salt melted and eventually there was nothing left in the bag except the trash. Therefore, the Lord said, “It is henceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men” (Matt. 5:13). The Lord then added, “Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another” (Mark 9:50).
There just isn’t anything that makes a person’s presence more enjoyable and pleasant than a kind and peaceful disposition. Perhaps that’s the reason the Apostle Paul said, “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt…” (Col. 4:6). And that is the only way we can ever expect to “live peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18). Paul explained to the Hebrew Christians that this attitude is of such immense importance that without it one has no chance whatsoever of seeing the Lord (Hebrews 12:14).
It’s not difficult to understand why our God desires our attitude and our speech to be seasoned with kindness and peace. We like to be with and around people like that because we are made feel better, more loving and happier by just being in their