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Off The Hook

November 3, 2011 by Fritz

Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land for three and a half years. Once again he prayed, and the sky poured out its rain and the earth produced its crops. — James 5:17-18 (Good News Translation)

We want to think men and women of the Bible were somehow different, more holy or more powerful. It sort of lets us off the hook when we see their prayers answered and ours not. But it also robs us of expecting much when we pray.

The Bible says they were just like us with the same passions, feelings, struggles we have. Don’t see it as a hook to get off of, see it as an opportunity to grow and a privilege to appreciate.

God worked in their lives and he will work in ours if we grasp both this fact and faith in Christ.

Prayer:Thank you, Father, that as I stand in the righteousness that Jesus died to give I can pray like any other man or woman in the Bible and know you hear and answer. Amen.

— fritz

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Uncloging the Wells

November 2, 2011 by Fritz

Isaac dug again the wells which were dug in the days of his father Abraham but had been clogged up by the Philistines after Abraham’s death. And he renamed them, using the original names his father had given them. — Genesis 26:18

The Bible takes a brief moment to tell a little story about Abraham’s son, Isaac. He went back to his dad’s old wells and opened them up again.

The significance?

Wells are symbolic of the refreshing sustaining power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Christ’s followers. We depend on that freshness like the desert dwellers Abraham and Isaac depended on the fresh water from their wells.

Just as enemies clogged up Abraham’s wells, so the enemy of our souls clogs up our “wells” with unforgiveness, bitterness, willful sin, pride. We dry up on the inside, life looses its joy and freshness. Our inner man can shrivel up and blow away if we don’t get it fixed.

God hasn’t forsaken us, we just need to clean out the “old wells”, the living water is still there!!

Let go of bitterness, cry out to God to show anything that hinders his flow. Give yourself to him again — he holds no grudges, the blood of Christ still cleanses, still empowers, still saves.

So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet. — James 4:7-9 (Message Bible)

— fritz

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7 Billion People … in Texas

November 1, 2011 by Fritz

The United Nations now estimates the world population at Seven (7) Billion.

To give a little size perspective, if every person in the world was given 1,071 square feet (about 32′ x 32′) they would all fit inside the borders of Texas. If we gave each two (2) square feet they would all fit in Houston.

— fritz

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