Being obedient... even when it hurts
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Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Grabbing the Golden Moment - #4365
Now in our word for today from the Word of God, Jesus is describing a window of opportunity that is easy to miss, an exciting scene that you have to capture when the moment is there. It's in John 9:4. Jesus says this: "As long as it is day, we must do the work of Him who sent Me. Night is coming when no one can work." He's describing what I'll call the "work of God window" - this brief spiritual opening during which you can accomplish an important spiritual objective. Then, just like those photo opportunities that we've missed, that golden moment is gone.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Grabbing-the-Golden-Moment-4365
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Grandeur of an Old Faithful - #4368
Our grandson says he wants an Old Faithful of his own. So does God. He's looking for some "old faithfuls" He can count on. The Bible makes it clear that a lot of the things we do don't really impress God much, if at all. But there is one trait that gets His attention and triggers His blessing - faithfulness.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Grandeur-of-...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Trouble with the Top of the Mountain - #4374
I made a simple mistake the day of the dunes. I kept thinking that what I was looking for was just over the next hill. It wasn't. That's a mistake a lot of us have made - with our life. We've kept climbing a mountain that we were sure would bring us what we were looking for once we got to the top. But so far, it never has.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Trouble-with...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Missing Birthday - #4379
Our grandson knows when he was born. You know when you were born - even if you've got so many candles on your cake now that it sets off the smoke detector. Basic fact of life: your life had a definite beginning. There was a point in time at which you were born into your family. It's the same in God's family.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Missing-Birt...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Hijackers in the Church - #4380
Now that's one place you wouldn't expect to find hijackers - in the church. Oh, but they're there. If a hijacker is someone who tries to take over what belongs to someone else, to use it for their own ends, well then we've got quite a few hijackers in the church.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Hijackers-in-the...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - No Conquest Without Risk - #4387
It doesn't just apply to reaching the top of a mountain - it pretty much describes everything worth doing in life. No risk, no meaningful conquest - a triumph without glory. Low risk, low return. High risk, high return. It's a principle that defines spiritual greatness - or spiritual mediocrity.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hindrances/No-Conquest-Without-Risk-4387
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Frustrating Harvests - #4392
My gardener friend was thinking about his puny raspberries when he said to me, "Things just do a lot better when they're grown God's way." That applies to a lot more than berries. In fact, it may explain why the outcome you've been getting isn't what you'd been hoping for.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Personal-Power/Frustrating-Harvests-4392
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Standing Strong, In Spite Of The Storm - #4397
The creed of the guards of the Unknown Soldier commits them to maintain their vigil for America's honored dead, no matter what the storm. And even with permission to avoid the ravages of the storm, they refused to leave their post. It's the kind of loyalty and dedication that should characterize anyone trusted with an assignment by Jesus Christ - who deserves the highest honor for the death He died for us and His victory over death on Easter Morning.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Relationships/Standing-Strong-In-Spite-Of-Th...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Shocking Truth About History's Ultimate Crime - #4399
If there's one thing you want to be straight on, it's understanding the death of Jesus Christ. Because God says what we do with what His Son did there will decide where we spend eternity.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/The-Shocking-Tru...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Energy or Fat? - #4577
Why is it that North American Christians are so well fed, and yet, so spiritually powerless compared to third world Christians who have so much less? Could it be that we're just hearing it, filing it, and not applying it? Are we just letting it turn into spiritual fat? And people in situations where they have to put it immediately to work are living on it, living for it, living it!
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Most-Important-Relationship/Energy-or-Fat-4577
