Sometimes we close our eyes because we don’t want to we see things as they are. Sometimes we close our eyes because we don’t want to face something challenging. We need to ask ourselves if we want to see things as Jesus does, and if we do we need to come to him. To ask him to give us his sight, and to give us his heart so that once we see things as he does we can then act in a manner that reveals who he is.

We all desire to see justice for the oppressed and to see things set right. Christians are called to seek justice, pursue justice, and love justice. This is because we serve a just God. So we need to be agents of justice by seeking to set things right. To help those in need, rescue those in trouble, and heal broken hearts.

Proverbs 21:15

Dave shares an original song based from Hebrews 11:6.

Alan was reading a “mundane” passage in his daily bible reading and was struck by how he sometimes misses the amazing things God does in the regular things we encounter everyday.

Who’s lives are we nourishing with the fruit we produce, and how are we being nourished?

The Bible has a flowing theme of the importance of tree’s. Trees that produce fruit specifically.
An image that starts in Genesis and flows through the whole bible. Fruit trees bring sustenance, and allow for nourishment.

The Israelites were even forbidden to destroy fruit tree’s or orchards in times of war. Deuteronomy 20:19

After reading Psalm 68, Alan shares something the Spirit spoke to him. Am I being a father to the fatherless, a defender of widows? Then he asked himself this question: Do you like the idea of being a follower of Christ more than the action of being a follower of Christ?

Do you get stuck in routines and everyday duties? These are not bad things, but often we find ourselves trudging along through them. Our purpose is to labour in love and help those who need it, and sometimes when we can pour love into helping someone who really needs a person to walk with them, it gives us the ability to approach our everyday tasks with new energy and passion.

Band Aids exist to help heal and protect wounds. Likewise we can be a “band-aid” for those we live around. We can provide healing and care with comforting words and generous actions. We can protect by encouraging and supporting those who are vulnerable. How can we live out a calling to love others and bring healing and protection to their lives?

We are called to address the difficult topics and questions this world asks with well formulated responses. Jesus was know for doing it with grace and truth. How do you tackle hard questions?

2 Corinthians 10:4-5