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Archives for May 2021

The Most Important Thing

May 31, 2021 by Tim Sherfy

When the most important thing isn’t your most important thing, then you haven’t got a thing. That’s the convoluted but pertinent thought that came into my mind as I was contemplating what to do next on a recent day. The reality is God is everything to us or He is nothing at all. There is no part-time God. There is only one God, and He demands our full attention and our full devotion.

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In return, we get all of Him. It’s a no-lose proposition. And yet every day we live our lives as if we don’t want the deal. We want God sometimes, but living our lives in complete devotion means surrendering too much of our selfish desires. We don’t want to let go, even though we know what we are getting in return is so much better.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Discipleship, God's will, priorities

The Persecuted

May 27, 2021 by Tim Sherfy

For many in the West, it is uncomfortable to talk about the persecuted Church around the world. While we may face ridicule and discrimination to one degree or another, we have no reference point for the brutality inflicted against our brothers and sisters in far-off countries. Much like the television commercials depicting starving children or animal shelters, the images are hard to look at so we close our eyes, mute the sound, or change the channel.

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We know these things exist but we would rather not think about them. But our discomfort does not change the reality of what is happening to our brothers and sisters. Imagine if it was your flesh and blood sibling who was enduring such things. Would you not keep them in the front of your mind and do everything in your power to help and encourage them? Then why are we so reluctant to discuss and bring attention to the plight of our brothers and sisters in Christ?

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: Luke, Matthew, persecuted, persecution, pray, prayer

Opposition

May 24, 2021 by Tim Sherfy

Opposition means nothing to a person determined to follow God. If you set your mind on loving, living, and looking like Jesus, you will desire to do His will. Nothing else will matter, only Jesus. When you surrender to Christ, your desires will change. Your life will no longer be about yourself. It will be about God and others. But a life like this is only if you want it, and make no mistake, it will cost you.

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The devil sees your surrender to Christ as an open invitation to attack. You will find opposition at every turn. it’s probably time to check the level of your commitment to Christ if you aren’t facing opposition in your life. Jesus promised us we would have trouble in this world (John 16:33). If you aren’t experiencing it now, know that it is coming.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Deuteronomy, God's will, John, Matthew, mission, Revelation, Romans

Seeing Jesus

May 20, 2021 by Tim Sherfy

Do you ever think about seeing Jesus? I don’t mean the casual way we sometimes say the phrase, but rather giving serious thought to the moment you meet Him face to face. I think it’s a great exercise that is at once both exhilarating and terrifying. It’s exhilarating because we will know the struggle is over. Everything we’ve endured will be worth it, and we will spend the rest of eternity in the presence of Christ.

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I can’t even imagine the tears that will flow that day as an overwhelming peace and rest floods our souls. At the same time, seeing Jesus face to face is a terrifying proposition. His Holiness will make it clear how unworthy we are. I imagine my mind will fill with all the times I let Him down and all the things I left unsaid or undone. We will have no other option but to fall at His feet and beg for mercy.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Discipleship, God's Kingdom, Kingdom of God, mission, priorities

A Disciple of Jesus

May 17, 2021 by Tim Sherfy

In these crazy and unpredictable days, it’s hard for me not to feel like I’m sounding like a broken record. The Gospel is a simple message, and there are only so many ways to tell the story. The same is true for discipleship, which is the natural follow-up to salvation. To be a disciple of Jesus means we do what Jesus commands us to do. Discipleship demands we live lives where we love like Jesus.

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At the core, disciples are those who love God with their entire heart, soul, strength, and mind (Mark 12:28-30). And we love our neighbor as ourselves (Mark 12:31). Yet we will fill our minds with everything happening around us if we aren’t careful and intentional with our thinking. We will get caught up in the flow of culture and drift from our King and our purpose instead of focusing on Jesus’s beauty and His mission.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Discipleship, God's will, John, Mark, Matthew, mission, priorities

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