(R) Adam Davidson

He’s not talking about sharing, prosperity, or karma. No, in this passage, Jesus is reminding us that what He has to say must be driven by a desire for wisdom, considered carefully, and faithfully lived out. You and I need wisdom! The risk is that we’d encounter God’s wisdom and completely miss it because we didn’t “consider carefully what (we) hear…”

Jesus quotes the OT prophet Isaiah, saying in essence that we see and hear but don’t truly understand. It’s a stark reminder that we have to
1) take time to truly hear the Word
2) take time to ponder and seek understanding
3) do something with this revelation

I was challenged this morning by Mark 4:12, thinking “why doesn’t Jesus want people to understand the Word?” but, of course… He does. It just took time to chew on what He’s saying.
Watch, ponder, let me know what you think, and… carry on!

Followers of Jesus are so emptied of self, so committed to the Way, so focused on faith and courage, that people will think we’ve lost our minds. The accusation isn’t our goal, but it just might happen as we follow Jesus…

There are peculiar passages of scripture that we notice for the first time, which causes our perspective on discipleship to shift. Have you considered the fact that disgrace is built in to following Jesus? The world we live in will sometimes see our faith in Christ as disgraceful. That’s to be expected — this isn’t our home. As Jesus endured, so shall we!

Why does the healed man carry his own mat out of the house?
A) So people recognize him
B) They needed the space
C) His mat is now a trophy
I suggest it’s all three. Your thoughts?

I don’t want people to know what’s wrong & that I can’t handle it myself — that’s humiliating.
Sometimes we’re carrying the mat.
Sometimes we’re the one on the mat.
We need each other. Who’s carrying your mat? Who’s praying for you, interceding for you, lifting you to Jesus in prayer?

If we knew what everyone was thinking all the time, we’d probably be overwhelmed by how good yet shady people can be. The gospel even addresses how we think, because how we think leads to how we live. Consider Jesus, who knows our thoughts and loves us anyway, and make it your aim to keep every thought captive to Christ today.
Thanks for watching and sharing!

Jesus prioritizes spiritual health (eternal) over physical health (temporary). If you had the power to heal a paralyzed man, what’s the first thing you’d do?
Jesus does the most important thing.
What do you think He wants to do in us today?

(From Brittany):

I just wanted to give an update on trial today. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Because this is the first time all lawyers involved have handled a case like this, there are some procedural things we have to be careful with so Carter’s bio mom can’t appeal the ruling. The law really caters to foster parents and step parents adopting. Technically, when Shawn died, by legal definition I was no longer Shawn’s wife or Carter’s step mom. I became his legal guardian. When a legal guardian wants to have bio parents rights terminated you have to prove there has been NO support or contact for two years. Carter’s bio mom has had not contacted or supported him for over a decade, but when Shawn died the timeline started over when I was given emergency guardianship and started over AGAIN when I was grated full guardianship on March 19, 2021. Yes, bio mom’s lawyer wants to dicker and deal over being13 days early. That’s fine. We WON’T stop fighting. Court was adjourned until April 24th, well within a for sure two year timeline. I have confidence that the judge will hear our case and rule in our favor. THANK YOU ALL for continuing to pray! It’s been a long road, and watching the life drain out of my kids face today was just hard. We’ve been waiting for this for so long. Carter told me he worries every day — if I died suddenly, how would Adam be able to keep him with his brothers? No kid should ever have to carry that burden. Stay tuned! I will keep you updated as we move forward. We are believing by June 1 that rights will be terminated and his adoption will be finalized!

We did it once — we can do it again! -rad

I’m encouraged and challenged by this short passage. People were drawn to Jesus as he “preached the word to them.” Overflow seating, standing room only — why were they drawn to him? He has what He offers us: the Word, working and living inside of us, and causing us to speak and live Truth in a hungry world.