Author: coachdkeith

Truth. Truth spoken like a double-edged sword…

Mark 14:27-31
27 “You will all fall away,” Jesus told them, “for it is written:

“‘I will strike the shepherd,
    and the sheep will be scattered.’[d]
28 But after I have risen, I will go ahead of you into Galilee.”

29 Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will not.”

30 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “today—yes, tonight—before the rooster crows twice[e] you yourself will disown me three times.”

31 But Peter insisted emphatically, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the others said the same.

Such tragedy for Peter. So many had to endure so much. Jesus took the brunt of it all when He conquered death and sin, but others were feeling the weight of their sin just before Jesus took it with Him to the cross.

Peter would later be given an opportunity by Jesus to answer what he had done. Peter would shine in that instance also. We are all given another chance. As many as you need, in fact. No, this does not imply a free pass. But Jesus does not withhold love as punishment, rather He pours it on. More than you can handle, in fact. All that is needed is for you to cry out His name. Cry out to Jesus.

All that failed previously will become monstrous successes. Try it for a week, if you don’t like it…well, prayer is powerful. Let me know if you need some. Chances are I pray for you anyway. #JesusSaves

Amen.
DK

The end seems to come quickly for us as we read. Jesus knew what was coming though, and He gave Himself freely for us…

Mark 14:12-26
12 On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, when it was customary to sacrifice the Passover lamb, Jesus’ disciples asked him, “Where do you want us to go and make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

13 So he sent two of his disciples, telling them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. 14 Say to the owner of the house he enters, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is my guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 15 He will show you a large room upstairs, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.”

16 The disciples left, went into the city and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover.

17 When evening came, Jesus arrived with the Twelve. 18 While they were reclining at the table eating, he said, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me—one who is eating with me.”

19 They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”

20 “It is one of the Twelve,” he replied, “one who dips bread into the bowl with me. 21 The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”

22 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take it; this is my body.”

23 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

24 “This is my blood of the[c] covenant, which is poured out for many,” he said to them. 25 “Truly I tell you, I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it new in the kingdom of God.”

26 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

The preparations made for The Last Supper are nothing short of amazing. Each piece had been prepared and set in place so that the gift of Salvation would be given in the perfect way at the perfect time, just as prophecy had predicted.

Jesus has allowed us to eat with Him. Although we are the reason that He came to earth, and that reason was for our salvation, He still came and saved all of us. He still broke bread with those that would kill Him. He loved even those that sought to hurt Him. Why?

Love. Pure and unconditional love. A love that is so unfathomable that it brings man to their knees. It’s a blinding love. One that requires only one thing to receive it. Say the name of Jesus. Cry out to Jesus, from your heart.

Last night my daughter and I gave it a shot together. We held hands and she cried out to Him. She immediately felt His presence. She believed before, but she came to speak with me later and said she felt Him with us. She was giddy with laughter. The Holy Spirit was with us. He is always with us. We only need to ask for His help.

Today, when you are out and about, lift your hands high to the Lord God the Father, and profess your love for Him. It may feel strange the first time. It did for me, but that will pass. He just wants your heart. Give Him your heart today. #JesusSaves

Amen.
DK

Nothing given to Him or for Him is a waste. Our eyes will always betray us in this regard…

Mark 14:1-11
Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. 2 “But not during the festival,” they said, “or the people may riot.”

3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head.

4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, “Why this waste of perfume? 5 It could have been sold for more than a year’s wages[a] and the money given to the poor.” And they rebuked her harshly.

6 “Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. 7 The poor you will always have with you,[b] and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. 8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. 9 Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.”

10 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. 11 They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.

We remember this woman not because of her waste, which Jesus clarified that it was not. We remember her for the amazing example of worship and love for our King and Redeemer she displayed on that day. This is the example of how to worship God. Give what you have to God. It does not matter if the gift is expensive or not. It only matters what it means to you. It matters what is in your heart. Jesus knew her heart, as He knows ours. I believe this is where the saying, “It’s the thought that counts,” comes from.

This Christmas, tonight, as we celebrate the birth of the man that saved us from eternal death and destruction, let us learn from this woman. Let us learn to give to one another from what we have. Learn to give from our hearts. If I sit and relax and think, I can recall the times that I have given from all I had. I need to do that more often. I need to strive to be like Jesus. I need to give like this woman did.

Christmas is a time to put down the troubles of the day and simply bask in the understanding that because Jesus arrived on earth in that manger in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago, today I am saved. Today I walk with my God, my Shepherd, my Father, my Redeemer. He walks with us always. Emmanuel…God with us! #JesusSaves

Amen.
DK 

The only one to know when The End Times are upon us is God Himself. There is another that can know this…

32 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 33 Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come. 34 It’s like a man going away: He leaves his house and puts his servants in charge, each with their assigned task, and tells the one at the door to keep watch.

35 “Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the owner of the house will come back—whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn. 36 If he comes suddenly, do not let him find you sleeping. 37 What I say to you, I say to everyone: ‘Watch!’”

Here is that instance when FEAR=REVERENCE, only as it applies to God. Fear of all else is death. As we begin to know God through Jesus Christ, a clarity will come to your mind, heart, and Spirit. It is TRUTH that is cleaning you out. However painful it is, this process of sanctification must occur within all of our bodies. Do not be misled.

There are quite a few that have come before and have manipulated people to belief in false prophets. Jesus does not mince words. He gives them #truth. #JesusSaves

Amen
DK