“On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.” (Luke 5:1)
Our scripture says that the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear a word. It must be nice to be in a position where the people are so excited and so hungry to hear a word from the Lord that they just keep coming, trying to get closer and closer. It didn’t say that they were looking for anything else from the Lord, just a word. Continue reading
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrew 11:1 ESV)
The writer explains that faith is the assurance of things hoped for. The word assurance means guarantee. It’s a guarantee that if God said it, it’s a done deal. The Bible says heaven and earth shall pass away, but my Word will stand forever. All you have to do is believe that you receive and it’s done. Continue reading
“Now they came to Jericho. As He went out of Jericho with His disciples and a great multitude, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the road begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, ‘Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!’” (Mark 10:46-47, NKJV Bible)
We read here that Bartimaeus was one who begged for sustenance, which was normal during that era. If that was what he did, possibly on a regular and daily basis, what should hinder him from begging for one of the most important things of his life? What should hinder him from making sure that the Lord heard him? Likewise, what should hinder you and I from passionately pursuing the Lord? Continue reading