June 22nd
That's Christianity
He That Is Greatest Among You... Shall Be Servant Of All.
Matthew 23:11-15
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We need to keep our priorities straight. The greatest disaster to Christian leadership is when we think we are really something. Pride goes before a fall... and the sad thing is... many folks don't even know when they have fallen. They get trapped by the cares of this world and vain deceit. They lose sight of why they followed the Lord in the 1st place.
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A Good Shepherd is not in it for what they can get... but what they can give. That's what Jesus did... He Gave... & Gave... & Gave... Till It Hurt! Till He Died So We Might Live!
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Sadly Though... When Power, Money & Position Come Into Play... Faith, Humility & Sacrifice Often Go Right Out The Window. We forget what we joined the Lord's army for. So...
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Maybe we don't have to wash our teams feet... BUT it might be good if we went down and did the dishes with 'em. We are a TEAM FOR GOD... and there is no "I" in team. We rise together or we fall together. We are the body of Christ. When one hurts... we all hurt. When one's victorious... We Are All Victorious.
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God Help Us To Keep The Vision... And... To Keep Living The Sample... That Jesus Set For Us.
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If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. Matthew 16:24 That's The Job... A Cross... Not A Worldly, Earthly Kingdom.
Watch The Song
That's Christianity
(lyrics)
[Verse 1]
We started out with willing hearts
Just glad to hear His call
We didn’t need a place of honor
We would gladly give our all
But somewhere on that busy road
The things of earth crept in
Lord, bring us back to why we came
And help us start again
[Pre-Chorus]
You knelt before Your followers
And washed their weary feet
Help us see the ones we serve
Through every soul we meet
[Chorus]
You gave and gave till it hurt
Till You died so we might live
Help us follow in Your footsteps
With a heart that longs to give
When we lift a fallen brother
When we serve where no one sees
When Your love becomes the life we live
That’s Christianity
[Verse 2]
A shepherd knows his people’s pain
He hears them when they call
He doesn’t stand above the flock
Too high to help at all
So when the meal is over
And the crowd has gone away
There’s a brother doing dishes
We can stand beside today
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep our hearts from chasing money
Keep our eyes from earthly praise
May we never get so high, Lord
That we lose Your humble ways
[Chorus]
You gave and gave till it hurt
Till You died so we might live
Help us follow in Your footsteps
With a heart that longs to give
When we lift a fallen brother
When we serve where no one sees
When Your love becomes the life we live
That’s Christianity
[Final Chorus - Full Vocals, Building]
You gave and gave till it hurt
Till You died so we might live
Help us follow in Your footsteps
With a heart that longs to give
Let the greatest be a servant
Bring us humbly to our knees
May the world see You in how we love
That’s Christianity
[Outro - Gentle, Heartfelt]
Lord, keep the vision burning
Keep us faithful to Your call
With a cross upon our shoulders
And a heart to serve them all
That’s Christianity
Let it be Your life in me
[End]
I absolutely love the daily inspirations on this website. I'm a single mom raising two kiddos and these bolts of light give me hope to keep fighting on. They really brighten my day. They remind me that nothing is too hard for Jesus. He never fails.
Dr Ileana Ramudo-Townsend
Wow. This is exactly what I needed to hear this morning. I was thinking about the future in this life, thinking how am I going to make it. He has always done so much for me in the past but what's going happen now? So, these are great promises.
Jesus, the same yesterday today and forever.
Jon Fisher
