Author: coachdkeith

All in Gods time, not ours…

John 7:1-13
After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want[a] to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to kill him. 2 But when the Jewish Festival of Tabernacles was near, 3 Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave Galilee and go to Judea, so that your disciples there may see the works you do. 4 No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5 For even his own brothers did not believe in him.

6 Therefore Jesus told them, “My time is not yet here; for you any time will do. 7 The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify that its works are evil. 8 You go to the festival. I am not going up to this festival, because my time has not yet fully come.” 9 After he had said this, he stayed in Galilee.

10 However, after his brothers had left for the festival, he went also, not publicly, but in secret. 11 Now at the festival the Jewish leaders were watching for Jesus and asking, “Where is he?”

12 Among the crowds there was widespread whispering about him. Some said, “He is a good man.”

Others replied, “No, he deceives the people.” 13 But no one would say anything publicly about him for fear of the leaders.

Jesus always acted on the direction of the Father. He did not take any action unless it came directly from God. The reason for this is that this world can ensnare all of us, and Jesus was to live the perfect and blameless life so that our sins would be taken to the cross. He is the Messiah.

Those that were fearful of speaking about Jesus were fearful because they did not yet fully believe in Him. Even His own brothers did not. Jesus understood that, and loved them all the same. Their disbelief did not change His love for them. Many of them thought He was a good man. Many of them thought He was deceptive. Nonetheless, Jesus would remain steadfast and strong in His journey.

Jesus is our example to live by. Our standard. We can never love the perfect life that He did, but because of Him we do not have to. It should be our goal to give the perfect effort in trying to live up to the standars that Jesus set for us. He knows we will stumble and fall, and He does not hold that against us. As a matter of fact He uses the stumble to bless others. It’s a wonderful equation in the end, but it’s difficult when we try to work it out ourselves.

Today, let us focus on today. Not tomorrow. Not yesterday. Not next week. Today! Ask God to reveal exactly what He wants from you today. There is something He can do for others through you. As for that. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

John 6:60-71
60 On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”

61 Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! 63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit and life. 64 Yet there are some of you who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. 65 He went on to say, “This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”

66 From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

67 “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.

68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. 69 We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God.”

70 Then Jesus replied, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” 71 (He meant Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)

The gate is narrow. It takes discipline, devotion, commitment, and love, to be able to live right by God. It also takes trust. We must belive and have faith in the the Lord Jesus Christ. Believe it happened the way the Word says it happened…it’s not easy.

Many did abandon Jesus. They were fearful and could not understand what was happening. They left. The Twelve stayed. They stayed with Jesus. The trials they would face are insurmountable. To the very core this world rattled these men. I can only imagine. What faith they possessed. I pray for that now.

I want to be one of the Twelve. I want their faith and loyalty. I want it to be new every day. I don’t want to rest on yesterday’s blessing. I ask God to give us this day our daily bread. Just enough for today. Let tomorrow be taken care of by You, as it always has been. Perfectly.

As we grow closer to God, and you begin to see His light in your life, at that moment you need to praise Him. That blessing you are to give away. You are to pour it out on all who come close to you. Cups need filling. We are to fill them with the overflowing blessing of Living Waters. From our hearts the blessing will pour from Him to us and on into the entire world. Speak it today. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

John 6:41-59
41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

43 “Stop grumbling among yourselves,” Jesus answered. 44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day. 45 It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’[d] Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me. 46 No one has seen the Father except the one who is from God; only he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died. 50 But here is the bread that comes down from heaven, which anyone may eat and not die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

52 Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.” 59 He said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.

Jesus came to earth to save us with His perfect life. He lived the perfect sinless and blameless life so that He could take  our place on the cross. Through this our sins were carried away and forgiven. It is His body that was given up for us.

Those that are entrenched in law are unable to see Him for who He is. He is the Savior of the world, and it is necessary that He is acknowledged as such through the way that we speak with Him daily. As we pray to the Holy Spirit, we are empowered and given the strength necessary to overcome all obstacles in our lives. If we only look to what feeds the flesh yet ignores the spirit, then we will only be temporarily satisfied.

Through Jesus we find a bottomless well of life, love, and forgiveness that is devoid of fear. In Him we find rest from the trials of this world. In Him we find peace. In Him there exists every good thing. We must go to Him every day and receive His gift. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

We have to look past what we see and see with our heart…

John 6:25-42
25 When they found him on the other side of the lake, they asked him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?”

26 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27 Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

28 Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?”

29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

30 So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’[c]”

32 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.”

34 “Sir,” they said, “always give us this bread.”

35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 36 But as I told you, you have seen me and still you do not believe. 37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. 38 For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. 39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day. 40 For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”

41 At this the Jews there began to grumble about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I came down from heaven’?”

We can all very easily get caught up in only seeing what is isibke with our eyes. These men that were with Jesus wanted signs so that they could believe. They wanted proof, even after this proof was already given. They wanted more. Sound familiar?

No worries…He has you. He does not mind that you ask. Spiritual maturity will happen as you walk with Him. He will show you when it is time, but you must submit to the will of the Father and not your own. You cannot allow your eyes to be fixated on this world. It is a process, and one that can be used against you of you let it.

To day, let’s ask for all things that we need and want, like a child does to his/her father. Begin a conversation with Him, and allow Him to grow in you. He will send you where you need to go if you ask Him. It may take some time. That is where faith will become evident to you and you will see the fruits of your faith. People may doubt you or question, that is good. People may say that you are not worthy, that is good. Have FAITH. He see you. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK

John 6:16-24
16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the lake, 17 where they got into a boat and set off across the lake for Capernaum. By now it was dark, and Jesus had not yet joined them. 18 A strong wind was blowing and the waters grew rough. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles,[b] they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the water; and they were frightened. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; don’t be afraid.” 21 Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

22 The next day the crowd that had stayed on the opposite shore of the lake realized that only one boat had been there, and that Jesus had not entered it with his disciples, but that they had gone away alone. 23 Then some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24 Once the crowd realized that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into the boats and went to Capernaum in search of Jesus.

A following. A group to lead. Not lead them to some place magnificent in their, but rather a place of magnificence because that is where Jesus is. People were will to cross the sea to get to Jesus and His disciples. It was worth it, and they noticed. It was their eyes that made the observation, but it was their heart that prompted them to move.

We all have those times when we are unsure of where to go next. Which direction to turn, what friend to lean on in times of trouble. In those instances, many times we are weak and indecisive. It is that moment that we worry and concern ourselves about the things of this world and forget to follow Jesus.

When all else is falling apart and withering away, there will always be one constant. And when I say Always, I mean ETERNITY! Forever. It is Jesus. Jesus is the rock, the cornerstone, foundation of our lives, and if we choose to follow Him, that action will save the lives of hundreds even thousands people.

Today, let us choose to seek Him as soon as we get up in the morning. Let us give Him our first fruits. As we actively seek Him through prayer and Reading scripture, we have FAITH that God will answer our prayers and that His will be done in every situation.

Lord we thank you. We love you. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray for all those that do not know you. We pray that they find you so that their lives will be come a living sacrifice for you name.

Amen
DK