All tagged Teaching

Jesus, and the Self-test Questions He Asks

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Fear, Asking

What is it that frightens you most? Stop reading for a moment and in that short time write down three or four things that come to your mind... Ok, now look at your list. How many of those fears have to do with earthly things, and how many are eternal in nature? I would suppose that most, if not all, are things like losing your family, being killed, fear of the dark, or heights. If you are exceptional, then there might be one which deals with eternity, like damnation, or maybe displeasing the Lord. Our lives are like our fears, they are spent focused on the world, and if you don’t believe it then test yourself.

Teach Your Children Well; Teach them the Tears of Awe

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Teaching, Children, Tears

We are inclined to worship the Lord and remind ourselves that He is with us always. It is our natural inclination to do this because we are weak, our lives so fleeting, and we need Him continuously, but how often do we pause and think to ourselves... “I will never abandon my God!”? Do we say this silently in our own minds, or exclaim it LOUDLY to God, the world, and to our children?

Abiding in us - Learning how to be taught as Jesus would have us be.

Richard Forbes
Christian, Daily Devotion, Lessons, Abiding, Learning, Truths

Have you met Jesus Christ, and become determined to study and understand the truths of God? Do you say to yourself that you want Jesus to abide in you, and yet you are not really certain that He has done so? Well when you ask Him, He will anoint and enter you, but in the beginning you may feel only His peace and joy, but little more... this is the first day of school, and from here you will begin your education by being taught how to learn.

Are we Simply here for the Fish and Loaves?

Richard Forbes
Christian, Jesus, Teaching, Daily Devotion, Will of God

Do you sit at the feet of Jesus to learn, and if you do, exactly what is it that you are expecting to learn about? Are you there to learn what God can do for you, or maybe about what heaven looks like, what is required for you to be healed of something, the secret of eternal life, how about to increase your power... or, perhaps some other hidden knowledge that you think He might give you? Jesus came to do one thing, the will of God, and that is what we should expect to learn by sitting at Jesus’ feet.

Divine Glory in the Simplest of Acts

Richard Forbes
Doing, Daily Devotion, Preaching, Christian, Teaching

What gives us the comfort and power needed to testify of Jesus Christ, and how is it that we witness to others? Some of us go into the world and deliver the gospel message verbally to those who haven’t heard it, or to those whose heart has been prepared to receive it, and then there are others of us who quietly go about preaching of Jesus simply by their day to day lives... witnessing by how they live them.

Perfection in Discipline; Lessons in Our Suffering

Richard Forbes
Suffering, Goodness, Christian, Daily Devotion, Discipline, Grace, God

Are you in the midst of some trauma in your life? Are you looking to God and asking “Why Lord? Aren’t I your child?” Of course the answer to this question is that He loves you too much not to discipline, or teach, you. The storms in the life of a Christian are meant to teach and perfect us, but they sure feel like pure punishment don’t they? Yet, amidst the hardships and discipline, never lose sight of the fact that you are indeed a child of God.

The Checkbox of Faith and Religion

Richard Forbes
Teaching, Family, Faith, Daily Devotion, Christian

What shape is your home in? I am not talking about the condition of the physical house you live in, but rather the spiritual roof you and your family live under. Are you providing a sound structure of faith that will shelter and protect you and your family for generations to come? As parents we must first look after our own faith and salvation, but then we must provide an example and instruction for our children. What shape is your spiritual house in today?