Comments on: MARCH 23 – WHOEVER SERVES ME MUST FOLLOW

By: sidonie smith

sidonie smith — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:41:08 +0000

I so appreciate this thought today. I wonder if we were to list what things of the world we have given up, how long would the list be? I will begin to make more conscious decisions, saying more “No” to the world and more “yes” to the things of God. Isn’t that what Romans 12: 1-2 is really about? A lifestyle, a mindset of the things
of God? My prayer, “Holy Spirit, help me keep my mind on Jesus and what I am called to do here on earth for the Kingdom of God”

By: Jane Kohler

Jane Kohler — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:31:14 +0000

Thank you for these thoughtful, wise and inspiring words. In a society where the word “sacrifice” has become a modern economic “novelty”, where people are spoon-fed approval for instant gratification and indulgence, it is so uplifting and refreshing to meditate on the idea of “giving up” something, anything even, but especially giving up our will to do the Lord’s calling. While seemingly challenging at first, recall that He also tells us that His yoke is easy and His burden light, (Matthew 11:28-30)-the hard part is throwing off the weight of human temptations!
Thanks again for the enlightenment.!

By: Catherine Bromell

Catherine Bromell — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:17:04 +0000

Your message for today was just what I needed to hear as I prepare for the business of the day. Thank you

By: Celia Vasquez, SST in Peru local coordinator

Celia Vasquez, SST in Peru local coordinator — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:38:45 +0000

Dear Ms. Lambright,
Thank you for sharing this inspiring message.I suscribed to receive these devotions because I wanted to become spiritually closer to the Chrisitian community of Goshen though being so far.A message like this one fulfils this expectation.Even the comments have been encouraging.

By: Jim Brenneman, President, Goshen College

Jim Brenneman, President, Goshen College — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:11:12 +0000

Susie,

What a hard but good way to begin the week with an invitation to follow Jesus by “choosing to turn from what [we] would naturally gravitate towards” to serving God and others. I will try to remember this throughout the week as the inertia and gravity of the “same old, same old” tempts to hold me down from choosing to do the imaginative, creative, life energizing acts service to God and others. Thanks for the reminder to do so.

By: Grace K. Brunner

Grace K. Brunner — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:00:59 +0000

That call is not just for the young but also for people like me who are retired and need to sense God’s call to us even at this time in our lives.

By: Mary K. Mishler

Mary K. Mishler — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:47:58 +0000

It is helpful to begin the day with a challlenge. Inspiring! Thank You.

By: Matthew Hochstetler

Matthew Hochstetler — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:41:06 +0000

Great devotion, Susie!

By: Kitty

Kitty — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:21:41 +0000

Sometimes it means to follow your husband to a place or a life that you would not choose for yourself! Or it may be a husband following the call to his wife. In the long run, following will be the life God planned for you. This is not always easy to discern. But it is possible to know. Max Lucado tells us a book he wrote that to discern God’s will in your life is possible. If this call sets your heart on fire-God’s fire will help you know that He has planned this for you. How true it is and even at 80 we have found a new place of service! Yes, it set my heart on fire!