[Dailydevo] Daily Devotion Monday March 13, 2006

[Barry Ludwig]

Daily Devotions Monday  March 13, 2006

The Daily Devotions are this week are written by Pastor Dave Hendricks.
During the season of Lent, the theme of Zion's Wednesday services (5 & 7pm)
is based upon our congregational set of values. Those values flow from the
person and name of Jesus (Justice, Energy to witness, Spiritual maturity,
Understanding the radical nature of Grace, Service to those in need). This
week we explore Energy to Witness..

 

Matthew 28:16-20 (NRSV)

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had
directed them.  When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted.
And Jesus came and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me.  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, and
teaching them everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with
you always, to the end of the age." 

 

Thought

In his book, Loving Jesus, Professor Mark Allan Powell makes this comment:
"The church for Matthew is a community of worshiping doubters, a gathering
of people of little faith pooling their mustard seeds together, ready to use
those seeds, which seem so insignificant, to move mountains."  One thing I
have discovered over the years I have traveled on this path following Jesus
is that I couldn't stand this faith alone.  This walking the path of Jesus
is too much for me to walk it by myself.  I NEED other doubters who are
trembling in their boots of faith. Walking with other doubters somehow
persuades my fear, and even my doubt, to diminish as we walk together.
Somewhere, in the middle of the road - in the dust we have caused by our
movement, I find Jesus is really with us. 

 

Prayer

Jesus you have more power than any of us can imagine.  It is a little thing
for you to strengthen our doubting and expand our little faith in you.  In
this little thing for you we are empowered to do some really great, little
works in your name. You alone can do this with us little people. I think I
believe this and thank God you have no doubt it can happen. Amen.

 

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