bread and water

Last night at church I got to hold a new baby ...only 5 pounds!  He was precious, so sweet!  I just stared at him in amazement.  The next day I got to see a baby chick hatch out of an egg.  Another new life...so little and tiny and cute.  I told my husband that there was just something amazing about NEW life.  I got to thinking about when people meet Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior He gives them NEW life.  They are sometimes fragile and weak, like a newborn, when they begin their journey with Christ.  New believers need the milk of the Word and the kindness and tender love of God to strengthen them.  I notice in some churches they sometimes treat new believers like they are already strong soldiers in God's army and they shove hard truths and the meat of God's Word at them before they are able to digest it.  This turns them away.  A new life is fragile and we must handle them with care.  A newborn baby cannot care for ...

Spend some time with the Lord today.   Pretend like Jesus is actually sitting with you as you talk with Him and share with Him.   Ask Him to teach you something through His Word as you study it. 1.   Read and review James 4:1-10.   Write down 3 main things the Lord taught you. 2. Read James 4:11.   Read it a few times.   What do you think this means?   It is talking to Christians because it uses the word “brethren”.   It plainly says for Christians not to speak evil of one another.   The Lord knew that we would struggle with gossip toward our brothers and sisters in Christ so He put this verse in the Bible to remind us.   Why do you think we speak bad things about other people?   The reason I do is because it makes me feel better about myself.   If someone else’s fault is spoken of then it gets my eyes off of all my own faults and sins.   I see the spot in their life and not the plank in my own eye.   Yes, I jus...