Amy Carmichael served Jesus faithfully and effectively in India until 1951. She knew Him well and shared that knowledge with all who would listen. Some of her knowledge of Him includes: “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” “Satan is much more in earnest than we are – he buys up the opportunity while we are still wondering how much it will cost.” “If a sudden […]
Category Archives: Discipleship
No Scar?
Amy Carmichael was born in Ireland in 1867, and died in India in 1951. She understood that difficulties in life are our trip with Jesus through the desert of preparation. The more we take advantage of the difficulties as opportunities to be with Him, the more they make us like Him. This poem of hers is called “No Scar?” Hast thou no scar? No hidden scar on foot, or side, […]
Speck Picking
You need me on days. And I need you. We need the Holy Spirit in each other. We can’t see everything well. The two ways we can find in the teachings of Jesus on getting rid of sight-limiting items in our eyes are: If its a log, remove it yourself If its a speck, get some help from another believer “Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s […]
Using the Bible
Matthew 3:16 – When Jesus was baptized by his cousin John in the river, Heaven opened and the Spirit of God came down on Him. The Holy Spirit then did something that He loves to do after He baptizes someone: He drove Jesus out into the wilderness. In the place of lack and pain and threats of more, Jesus encountered misery and exile. He began to suffer the things through […]
You Have Seen Me
Many portraits of Jesus exist. At least, many portraits of what people have imagined Him to look like exist. John knew Jesus well. When he saw Him revealed in glory – when he saw what He really looks like, though, he fell on his face like a dead man (Revelation 1:12-18). Jesus informed some lawyers one day that the Scriptures of the Old Testament were about Him (John 5:36-40). Paul […]
Friendship
When Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would come down and remain at the entrance to the tent, and the Lord would speak with Moses. As all the people saw the pillar of cloud remaining at the entrance to the tent, they would stand up, then bow in worship, each one at the door of his tent. The Lord spoke with Moses face to face, just as a […]
Totally Surrendered
The place most safe and blessed, the position most protected and provided for, is the place of being completely surrendered to the ownership and leadership of the King of kings. The sphere where His lovingkindness rules is a place of life and peace and joy in His Spirit. The Kingdom of Jesus is that place – it is the place where He is obeyed. The more clear we are on […]
Job’s Advisors
The descendants of Eliphaz, Bildad, & Zophar all have websites and YouTube channels. These fountains of information are filled with water that has been poisoned with presumption, deception, and misinterpreted experiences. They would like to advise me on health, car repair, recipes, investments, and preparation for the end of the world. Many of them can prove they are right by presenting evidence that “the Bible says…” The Bible says, “Can […]
Making Amends
On days, we react to opportunities and dangers, and to situations that we cannot identify as either. Sometimes we clearly sense the leadership of the Holy One to answer in a certain way. Other times, we respond with no thought at all about any things but our rights, our feelings, or our fears. Even after some of our greatest errors in those responses, we are ignorant of the mistake until […]
Knowing Better
In those days there was again a large crowd, and they had nothing to eat. He summoned the disciples and said to them, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat. If I send them home famished, they will collapse on the way, and some of them have come a long distance.” His disciples answered Him, “Where can anyone […]