This Mini Quiet Time about the Parable of the Lost Coin can help us understand God's heart toward us when we've lost our way.
Jesus' life was a powerful example and inspiring blueprint that guides us in living a life of faith that changes the world.
With secure confidence in the saving power of God, we tightly grip the “sword of the Spirit”, which is God’s Word, and then march forward in our fight to rescue others from the darkness.
Spiritual awareness means never settling for the superficial view that human resistance is responsible for our difficulties.
We are living in a time of fear-inducing chaos, when darkness is rising. We must embrace our responsibility to God and our neighbors to bring the light.
Jesus's confidence was in God, so when people were fickle he remained faithful, which is why I think so many people found him attractive. We must read the scriptures with greater intensity to learn this confidence, so we continue to keep the dream of Jesus alive and build his kingdom, regardless of whether we are many or few, important or irrelevant, succeeding or failing, being criticized or praised.
Redefining our view of Jesus should include not only identifying compassion in his life, but exhibiting compassion in our own.
